Aedes (Verrallina) lankaensis, or Verrallina (Neomacleaya)[1] lankaensis, is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Aedes. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2] It is sometimes treated as separate species of the genus Verrallina by some texts.[3]
| Aedes lankaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Aedes |
| Species: | A. lankaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aedes lankaensis Stone & Knight, 1958
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References
edit- ^ "Appendix S1.Tribe Aedini generic, subgeneric and species names proposed herein". PLOS. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133602.s001.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "An annotated checklist of mosquitoes of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Man and Biosphere Reserve of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Species Details : Verrallina lankaensis Stone & Knight, 1958". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 1 February 2017.