Anopheles tessellatus

Anopheles (Cellia) tessellatus is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka,^[1] Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It is first described from Sri Lanka (then Ceylon). Larvae are known to found from dirty stagnant water in sun or shady habitats. Adults are zoophilic. It is not regarded as a malaria vector, but is a secondary vector of Wuchereria bancrofti in Maldives.^[2]

Anopheles tessellatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Anopheles
Subgenus:	Cellia
Species:	A. tessellatus
Binomial name
Anopheles tessellatus Theobald, 1901
Synonyms
Anopheles ceylonica Newstead and Carter, 1910 Anopheles deceptor Doenitz, 1902 Anopheles formosae Hatori, 1901 Anopheles kinoshitai Koidzumi, 1917 Anopheles taiwanensis Koidzumi, 1917 Anopheles thorntoni Ludlow, 1904