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Anopheles gambiae var. melas (Theobald, 1903) 
AphiaID: 494107

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Diptera (Order) > Nematocera (Suborder) > Culicomorpha (Infraorder) > Culicidae (Family) > Anophelinae (Subfamily) > Anopheles (Genus) > Anopheles gambiae (Species)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Variety
Parent Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1902
Source  basis of record: Cheng, L. (Ed.) (1976). Marine insects. North-Holland Publishing Company: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-11213-8. XII, 581 pp., available online at http://repositories.cdlib.org/sio/techreport/48/ [details]

Environment marine, terrestrial
Note  Habitat: Restricted in the intertidal zone to 'high' marsh areas of the mangal. Completes its larval development during spring tides when the larvae are flooded every 12 h. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:494107
Taxonomic
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Date   action   by
2010-08-10 07:51:24Z  created  Cheng, Lanna
2010-08-19 09:08:51Z  changed  Cheng, Lanna
  
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  Citation: Cheng, L. (2013). Anopheles gambiae var. melas (Theobald, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494107 on 2013-05-21
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