Author
Distribution
- Canada, China, Japan (Marcus Island), Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Russia
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Synonyms
Bionomics
- Larvae are common in coastal regions. Larvae usually occur in tidal
pools or rock pools of salt and brackish water, also occasionally in
containers with fresh water. Females readily bite man throughout the
day (Tanaka, Mizusawa and Saugstad 1979).
Medical Importance
- Possible vector of Brugia malayi, Wuchereria bancrofti, Dirofilaria
immitis and Japanese encephalitis (Tanaka, Mizusawa and Saugstad
1979).
Additional References
- Ho 1931:123
(M*, F).
- Bohart and Ingram 1946b:66 (M*, F, P*,L *)
- LaCasse
and Yamaguti 1950:161 (M*, F*, P*, L*; biol.)
- Asanuma
and Nakagawa 1953:89 (P*).
- Omori and Fujii 1953:23 (biol.)
- Hara 1957:61
(F*)
- Bullock 1960:167 (E*)
- Gutsevich,
Monchadskii, and Stackelberg 1970:288 (n. distr.)
- Matsuo,
Yoshida, and Kunou 1972:360 (E*)
- Sollers-Riedel
1971:2 (distr.)
- Gutsevich,
Monchadskii, and Stackelberg 1974:310 (M*, F, L*).
- Matsuo, Yoshida and Lien 1974:187 (E*)
- Tanaka, Mizusawa
and Saugstad. 1975a:331 (M*, F*, L*)
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