Systematic Catalog of Culicidae

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karwari (James).

1902. In Theobald 1903a:102 (F*; Nyssorhynchus).
Type-loc: Karwar, Bombay, India (BM)

Additional References:

D'Abrera 1944:357 (E*).
Colless 1948:104 (M*, F*, L*).
Penn 1949b:14 (P*).
Bonne-Wepster and Swellengrebel 1953:460 (M*, F*, L*).
Reid 1968:360 (M*, F*, P*, L*, E*; tax.).
Aslamkhan 1971:147 (distr.).
Darsie and Pradhan 1990:71 (distr.).
Oo, Storch and Becker 2004: 24 (distr., Myanmar).
Rattanarithikul et al. 2006: 1-128 (F*,L*; bionomics, distribution, keys)

Synonyms:

syn. nigrans Stanton

Distribution:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, New Guinea (Island); Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Bionomics:

Larvae found in seepages and small streams in open and under light shade in hilly areas. Adults zoophilic (Reid 1968).

Medical Importance:

Secondary malaria vector (Reid 1968).