Wetland Mosquito Fauna of Tamil Nadu

Contents: Introduction. Material and method: 1. Study areas. 2. Physiographic features. 3. Surveys undertaken, material collected and examined. Results and Discussion: 1. Mosquito taxonomy. Systematic Account: 1. Anopheles aitkeni James. 2. Anopheles culiciformes Cogill. 3. Anopheles gigas Giles. 4. Anopheles nilagiricus Christophers new status. 5. Anopheles interruptus Puri. 6. Anopheles barbirostris Van der Wulp. 7. Anopheles nigerrimus Giles. 8. Anopheles jeyporiensis James. 9. Anopheles varuna Iyengar. 10. Anopheles culicifacies Giles. 11. Anopheles fluviatilis James. 12. Anopheles minimus Theobald. 13. Anopheles karwari James. 14. Anopheles moghulensis Christophers. 15. Anopheles stephensi Liston. 16. Anopheles annularis Van der Wulp. 17. Anopheles pallidus Theobald. 18. Anopheles jamesii Theobald. 19. Anopheles splendidus Koidzumi. 20. Anopheles Dravidicus Christophers status revived. 21. Anopheles elegans (James). 22. Anopheles tessellatus Theobald. 23. Anopheles vagus Donitz. 24. Anopheles subpictus Grassi. 25. Anopheles sundaicus Rodenwaldt. 26. Aedeomyia venustipes (Skuse). 27. Aedes jamesi (Edwards). 28. Aedes pallidostriatus (Theobald). 29. Aedes pipersalatus (Giles). 30. Aedes stenoetrus (Theobald). 31. Aedes syntheticus Barraud. 32. Aedes vexans (Meigen). 33. Armigeres obturbans (Walker). 34. Armigeres annulitarsis Leciesters. 35. Armigeres flavus (Leicester). 36. Armigeres magnus (Theobald). 37. Christophersiomyia thomsoni (Theobald). 38. Diceromyia micropterus (Giles). 39. Diceromyia agastyai (Tewari and Hiriyan). 40. Fredwardsius vittatus (Bigot). 41. Mucidus scatophagoides Theobald. 42. Neomelaniconion lineatopennis (Ludlow). 43. Neomelaniconion oreophilus (Edwards). 44. Neomelaniconion psedotaeniatus (Giles). 45. Ochlerotatus greeni (Theobald). 46. Ochlerotatus inquinatus Edwards. 47. Ochlerotatus macdougalli Edwards. 48. Rhinoskusea portonovensis Tewari and Hiriyan. 49. Stegomyia aegypti (Linnaeus). 50. Stegomyia albopictus (Skuse). 51. Udaya subsimillis Barraud. 52. Verrallina agrestis Barraud. 53. Verrallina indicus (Theobald). 54. Verrallina pseudomediofasciatus (Theobald). 55. Culex fuscanus Wiedemann. 56. Culex raptor Edwards. 57. Culex vorax Edwards. 58. Culex halifaxi Theobald. 59. Culex iphis Barraud. 60. Culex khazani Edwards. 61. Culex malayi (Leicester). 62. Culex minutissimus (Theobald). 63. Culex flavicornis Barraud. 64. Culex raghavanii Rahman, Choudhury and Kalra. 65. Culex pallidothorax Theobald. 66. Culex epidesmus (Theobald). 67. Culex bitaeniorhyncus Giles. 68. Culex cornutus Edwards. 69. Culex sitiens Wiedemann. 70. Culex vishnui Theobald. 71. Culex barraudi Edwards. 72. Culex tritaeniorhyncus Giles. 73. Culex whitmorei (Giles). 74. Culex gelidus Theobald. 75. Culex mimeticus Noe. 76. Culex mimulus Edwards. 77. Culex nilgiricus Edwards. 78. Culex vagans Wiedemann. 79. Culex quinquefasciatus Say. 80. Culex fuscocephalus Theobald. 81. Culex mimuloides Barraud. 82. Culex fuscifurcatus Barraud. 83. Culiseta indica (Edwards). 84. Ficalbia chamberlainin (Ludlow). 85. Mansonia crassipes (Van der Wulp). 86. Mansonia annulifera (Theobald). 87. Mansonia indiana Edwards. 88. Mansonia uniformis (Theobald). 89. Tripteroides aranoides (Theobald). 90. Tripteroides affinis (Edwards). 91. Uranotaenia stricklandi Barraud. 92. Toxorhynchites minimus Theobald. 93. Toxorhynchites splendens (Wiedemann). Conclusion. Summary. References.