Mansonia annulifera

Mansonia annulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Mansonia
Species:
M. annulifera
Binomial name
Mansonia annulifera
(Theobald, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Mansonioides septemguttata Theobald, 1907
  • Panoplites seguini Laveran, 1901

Mansonia (Mansonioides) annulifera is a species of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Mansonia. It is a vector of humans filliarisis.

Distribution

Mansonia annulifera has a wide range. It is found in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3] A study conducted in Thailand found that M. annulifera populations increased during warmer and more humid weather, raising concern that climate change could lead to increased rates in mosquito-transmitted filiariasis.[4]

Behavior

Mansonia annulifera is an endophilic species, preferring to rest indoors.[5] One study conducted in India found that adults are normally active between midnight and dawn.[6] A more recent study conducted in Indonesia found that mosquitos took blood meals at all times of day but most often fed from humans around sunset.[7]

Medical importance

Mansonia annulifera demonstrates a high affinity for biting humans and is a potent vector of Brugia malayi and Wucheria bancrofti, both causative agents of filariasis[8][4] In 1980, The Japanese encephalitis virus was isolated from M. annulifera in India.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Species Details : Mansonia annulifera (Theobald, 1901)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "annulifera (Theobald)". Systematic Catalog of Culicidae. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 Abdulloh, Arina; Chaiphongpachara, Tanawat; Laojun, Sedthapong (December 2024). "Assessing the climatic impacts on abundance of Mansonia annulifera, Ma. indiana, and Ma. uniformis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Central Thailand". Biodiversitas. 25 (12). doi:10.13057/biodiv/d251209. eISSN 2085-4722. ISSN 1412-033X.
  5. ↑ "THE RESTING AND HOUSE FREQUENTING BEHAVIOR OF MANSONIA ANNULIFERA, MA. UNIFORMIS AND MA. INDIANA, THE VECTORS OF MALAYAN FILARIASIS IN KERALA STATE, INDIA" (PDF). Vector Control Research Centre. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Kumar, NP; Sabesan, S; Panicker, KN (1989). "Biting rhythm of the vectors of Malayan filariasis, Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana in Shertallai (Kerala state), India". Indian J Med Res. 89: 52–5. PMID 2563359.
  7. ↑ Pratiwi, Rini; Huda, Adri; Ghiffari, Ahmad; Anwar, Chairil (June 26, 2021). "Biting Pattern and Seasonality of Filariasis Vector of Mansonia spp. in Endemic Area of Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera, Indonesia" (PDF). Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6138. eISSN 1857-9655.
  8. ↑ Sabesan, S; Kumar, NP; Krishnamoorthy, K; Panicker, KN (1991). "Seasonal abundance & biting behaviour of Mansonia annulifera, M. uniformis & M. indiana & their relative role in the transmission of malayan filariasis in Shertallai (Kerala state)". Indian J Med Res. 93: 253–8. PMID 1683653.
  9. ↑ "Isolation of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus from Mansonia annulifera species of mosquito". Indian J Med Res. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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