Can anyone please tell me which is the largest Mansonia species found in the Indian subcontinent or in South-East Asia?

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Devika Perera

Is it a Toxorhynchitis ??

H. M. Al-Amin

No, I can identify Toxo, I've identified the sample upto genus level but not sure about species.

Sumodan Pk

Can you post its image? None of the Mansonia speices I know are that big.

Ramesh C Dhiman

Mansonia species should not be that bigger than Culex trit. The common species in India is Mansonia annulifera.

Nani Gopal Das

Mansonia uniformis species is the largest among the other Mansonia species found in the Indian subcontnent or in South-East Asia.

Thanks Mr. Nani Das. I'm sure upto genus of that specimen it was Mansonia. I've also got uniformis, annulifera, dives and indiana in Bangladesh.