''Aedes (Danielsia) albotaeniatus'' is a species complex of zoophilic
mosquito
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belonging to the genus ''
Aedes
''Aedes'' (also known as the tiger mosquito) is a genus of mosquitoes originally found in tropical and subtropical zones, but now found on all continents except Antarctica. Some species have been spread by human activity: ''Aedes albopictus'', ...
''. It is found in
Sri Lanka
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,
India
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,
Malaya
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* British Malaya (1826–1957), a loose collection of the British colony of the Straits ...
, and
Sumatra
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.
References
External links
An updated checklist of species of Aedes and Verrallina of northeastern India.
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