WoRMS taxon details
Anopheles gambiae var. melas (Theobald, 1903)
494107 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:494107)
accepted
Variety
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2026). Anopheles gambiae var. melas (Theobald, 1903). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=494107 on 2026-08-02
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Nomenclature
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]
From editor or global species database
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]
