il ic ▁mos qu ito ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁genus ▁An oph eles . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁India , ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Bang l adesh , ▁Sum atra , ▁and ▁Java . ▁A . ▁kar w ari ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ul atus ▁Group ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁scarc est ▁species ▁reported ▁from ▁Indones ia . ▁Fem ale ▁is ▁blood ▁su ck ing ▁and ▁involved ▁in ▁transm itting ▁Pl as mod ium ▁fal ci par um , ▁thus ▁an ▁important ▁mal arial ▁vector . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁secondary ▁vector ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁region , ▁but ▁its ▁vector ial ▁status ▁in ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁was ▁unknown . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁found ▁from ▁both ▁natural ▁and ▁man - made ▁sh ady ▁areas ▁including ▁mar sh es , ▁small , ▁slow - mov ing ▁streams , ▁se ep ages , ▁ground ▁and ▁rock ▁po ols , ▁spr ings , ▁and ▁rice ▁fields . ▁It ▁can ▁rep el ▁by ▁using ▁smoke . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁An oph eles ▁sub p ict us ▁carry ▁human ▁mal aria ▁par as ites ▁in ▁an ▁urban ▁area ▁of ▁Western ▁India ▁and ▁may ▁facil itate ▁per enn ial ▁mal aria ▁transmission . ▁Pre val ence ▁of ▁an oph eline ▁species ▁and ▁their ▁Pl as mod ium ▁in fection ▁status ▁in ▁ep ide mic - pr one ▁border ▁areas ▁of ▁Bang l adesh . ▁Sp atial ▁and ▁temporal ▁variation ▁in ▁abund ance ▁of ▁An oph eles ▁( D ip tera :