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Species: | Anopheles varuna Iyengar, 1924
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Anopheles (Cellia) varuna is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, Sri Lanka [1] Thailand and Vietnam. It is a secondary malaria vector in Sri Lanka. Larvae are known to feed on detritus, rod and cocci bacteria, diatom, filamentous algae and desmids. [2] A microsporidium Thelohania obscura was discovered from the larvae in India in 1966. [3]
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Species: | Anopheles varuna Iyengar, 1924
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Anopheles (Cellia) varuna is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, Sri Lanka [1] Thailand and Vietnam. It is a secondary malaria vector in Sri Lanka. Larvae are known to feed on detritus, rod and cocci bacteria, diatom, filamentous algae and desmids. [2] A microsporidium Thelohania obscura was discovered from the larvae in India in 1966. [3]