Anopheles

Anopheles
	Anopheles stephensi
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Anopheles
Species
	For a full description, see section Systematics and the main article: Taxonomy of Anopheles; Some important species are: A. albimanus; A. arabiensis; A. barberi; A. bellator; A. crucians; A. cruzii; A. culicifacies; A. darlingi; A. dirus; A. earlei; A. freeborni; A. funestus; A. gambiae (Giles 1902); A. introlatus; A. latens; A. maculipennis; A. moucheti; A. nili; A. punctipennis; A. quadrimaculatus; A. stephensi; A. subpictus; A. sundaicus; A. walkeri;
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	Anopheles range map

Anopheles ^[1] is a genus of mosquito.^[2]

There about 460 species, and over 100 can transmit human malaria. Only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which causes human malaria in endemic areas. Anopheles gambiae is one of the best known, because it transmits the most dangerous malarial parasite species (to humans) – Plasmodium falciparum.

Some species of Anopheles are vectors for canine heartworm Dirofilaria immitis, filariasis, and viruses such as one that causes O'nyong'nyong fever. Brain tumors sometimes occur in malaria sufferers, which suggests that Anopheles might transmit a virus or other agent which could cause a brain tumor.^[3]

Mosquitoes in other genera (Aedes, Culex, Culiseta, Haemagogus and Ochlerotatus) can also be vectors of disease agents, but not malaria.

Anopheles Media

Anopheles eggs with their distinctive side floats
Anopheles Culex adult resting position-USDA.jpg

Resting positions of adult Anopheles (A, B) are more upright than that of Culicinae (C).
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Person wearing personal protective equipment performing indoor residual spraying on a house to prevent malaria.
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Anopheles mosquito larva
Anopheles Culex larvae feeding position-USDA.jpg

Feeding position of an Anopheles larva (A), culicine larva with its siphon (B)
The pupa of a mosquito (Anopheles maculipennis). Reproductio Wellcome V0022598 (cropped).jpg

A. maculipennis pupa, breathing at the surface
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Morphology of female Anopheles

Related pages

Malaria
Plasmodium

References

↑ Greek for 'good-for-nothing'
↑ Meigen J.W. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, vol 1. Forstmann, Aachen.
↑ Lehrer, Steven 2010. Anopheles mosquito transmission of brain tumor. Medical Hypotheses 74 (1): 167–168. [1]

[1] Greek for 'good-for-nothing'

[2] Meigen J.W. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, vol 1. Forstmann, Aachen.

[r8-3] Lehrer, Steven 2010. Anopheles mosquito transmission of brain tumor. Medical Hypotheses 74 (1): 167–168. [1]

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Anopheles

Anopheles stephensi
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Anopheles
Species
For a full description, see section Systematics and the main article: Taxonomy of Anopheles Some important species are: A. albimanus A. arabiensis A. barberi A. bellator A. crucians A. cruzii A. culicifacies A. darlingi A. dirus A. earlei A. freeborni A. funestus A. gambiae (Giles 1902) A. introlatus A. latens A. maculipennis A. moucheti A. nili A. punctipennis A. quadrimaculatus A. stephensi A. subpictus A. sundaicus A. walkeri
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Anopheles range map