Anopheles Culicifacies
''Anopheles culicifacies'' is a mosquito species complex and one of the major vectors of malaria on the Indian subcontinent. It consists of five sibling species, provisionally designated as species A, B, C, D, and E. It prefers to rest indoors in cattle sheds, where it feeds on cattle. The control of ''A. culicifacies'' has become difficult due to development of insecticide resistance against all commonly used insecticides, including new-generation insecticides such as synthetic pyrethroids. It has a ''Culex ''Culex'' is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese encep ...''-like sitting posture. References Insect vectors of human pathogens Insects described in 1901 culicifacies {{Culicidae-stub ...
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George Michael James Giles
George Michael James Giles (1853 - 1916) was an English surgeon and entomologist who specialised in mosquitoes. He wrote ''A report of an investigation into the causes of the diseases known in Assam as KaÌ_la-AzaÌ_r and Beri-Beri'' (1890) and ''A handbook of the gnats or mosquitoes giving the anatomy and life history of the Culicidae, together with descriptions of all species notices up to the present date'' (1902). Giles described several new species of mosquitoes. Two of the most important are Culex tritaeniorhynchus ''Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus'' is a species of mosquito and is the main vector of the disease Japanese encephalitis. This mosquito is a native of northern Asia, and parts of Africa (northeast and sub-Saharan). Females target large animals f ..., described in 1901, and Anopheles culicifacies, described in 1901 with three other species.Description of four new species of Anopheles from India. ''Ent. mon. Mag.'' 37:196-198 References * Evenhuis, N. L. 1997 ...
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