Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' is a
genus
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of
mosquito
Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning "gnat"). The word "mosquito" (formed by ''mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish for "lit ...
es (Culicidae). Of about 484 recognised species, over 100 can transmit human malaria, but only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''
Plasmodium
''Plasmodium'' is a genus of unicellular eukaryotes that are obligate parasites of vertebrates and insects. The life cycles of ''Plasmodium'' species involve development in a blood-feeding insect host which then injects parasites into a vert ...
'' that cause
malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can cause jaundice, seizures, coma, or deat ...
, which affects humans in
endemic
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areas. ''
Anopheles gambiae
The ''Anopheles gambiae'' complex consists of at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species of mosquitoes in the genus ''Anopheles''. The complex was recognised in the 1960s and includes the most important vectors of malaria in s ...
'' is one of the best known, because of its predominant role in the transmission of the deadly species ''
Plasmodium falciparum
''Plasmodium falciparum'' is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of ''Plasmodium'' that causes malaria in humans. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female '' Anopheles'' mosquito and causes the d ...
''.
Classification
The classification of this genus began in 1901 with
Frederick Vincent Theobald
Frederick Vincent Theobald FES (15 May 1868 – 6 March 1930) was an English entomologist and "distinguished authority on mosquitoes". During his career, he was responsible for the economic zoology section of the Natural History ...
. Despite the passage of time, the taxonomy remains incompletely settled. Classification into species is based on morphological characteristics - wing spots, head anatomy, larval and pupal anatomy, and chromosome structure, and more recently on DNA sequences.
The genus ''
Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' belongs to a subfamily Anophelinae with three genera: ''Anopheles'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution), '' Bironella'' Theobald ( Australia only: 11 described species) and ''
Chagasia
''Chagasia'' is one of the three mosquito genera in the subfamily Anophelinae. The other two genera are ''Anopheles'' Meigen (nearly worldwide distribution) and ''Bironella'' Theobald (Australia only). The subfamily consists of five species in th ...
'' Cruz (
Neotropics
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Definition
In bi ...
: four described species). The genus ''Bironella'' has been divided into three subgenera: '' Bironella'' Theobald (two species), '' Brugella'' Edwards (three species) and '' Neobironella'' Tenorio (three species). ''Bironella'' appears to be the sister taxon to the ''Anopheles'', with ''Chagasia'' forming the outgroup in this subfamily.
The type species of the genus is ''
Anopheles maculipennis
''Anopheles maculipennis'' is a species of mosquito that can be found mostly in Europe except New Zealand; it is a main vector of malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes s ...
''.
Subgenera
The genus has been subdivided into seven subgenera based primarily on the number and positions of specialized
setae
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Animal setae
Protostomes
Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. ...
male
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A male organism cannot sexual reproduction, repro ...
genitalia
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. The system of subgenera originated with the work of Christophers, who in 1915 described three subgenera: ''
Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Old World
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Neotropical
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Definition
In bi ...
). ''Nyssorhynchus'' was first described as ''Lavernia'' by Theobald.
Frederick Wallace Edwards
Frederick Wallace Edwards FRS (28 November 1888 in Fletton, Peterborough – 15 November 1940 in London), was an English entomologist. Edwards was known in the field of entomology for his work on Diptera.
Edwards worked in the British Mu ...
in 1932 added the subgenus '' Stethomyia'' (Neotropical distribution). '' Kerteszia'' was also described by Edwards in 1932, but then was recognised as a subgrouping of ''Nyssorhynchus''. It was elevated to subgenus status by Komp in 1937; this subgenus is also found in the Neotropics. Two additional subgenera have since been recognised: '' Baimaia'' (Southeast Asia only) by Harbach ''et al.'' in 2005 and '' Lophopodomyia'' (Neotropical) by Antunes in 1937.
One species within each subgenus has been identified as the type species of that particular subgenus:
*Subgenus ''Anopheles'' - ''
Anopheles maculipennis
''Anopheles maculipennis'' is a species of mosquito that can be found mostly in Europe except New Zealand; it is a main vector of malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes s ...
'' Meigen 1918
*Subgenus ''Baimaia'' - ''
Anopheles kyondawensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Abraham 1947
*Subgenus ''Cellia'' - ''
Anopheles pharoensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen, J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ' ...
Anopheles boliviensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles argyritarsis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles nimbus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Theobald 1902
Within the genus ''Anopheles'' are two main groupings, one formed by the ''Cellia'' and ''Anopheles'' subgenera and a second by '' Kerteszia'', ''Lophopodomyia'', and ''Nyssorhynchus''. Subgenus ''Stethomyia'' is an outlier with respect to these two taxa. Within the second group, '' Kerteszia'' and ''Nyssorhynchus'' appear to be sister taxa. ''Cellia'' appears to be more closely related to the '' Kerteszia''-''Lophopodomyia''-''Nyssorhynchus'' group than to ''Anopheles'' or ''Stethomyia'', tentatively suggesting the following branching order: ( ''Stethomyia'' ( ''Anopheles'' ( ''Cellia'' ( ''Lophopodomyia'' ( '' Kerteszia'', ''Nyssorhynchus''))))).
The number of species currently recognised within the subgenera is given here in parentheses: ''Anopheles'' (206 species), ''Baimaia'' (one), ''Cellia'' (239), '' Kerteszia'' (12), ''Lophopodomyia'' (six), ''Nyssorhynchus'' (34) and ''Stethomyia'' (five).
The subgenus ''Baimaia'' may be elevated to genus level, as it appears to be a sister group to ''Bironella'' and all other ''Anopheles''.
The ancestors of ''
Drosophila
''Drosophila'' () is a genus of flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "small fruit flies" or (less frequently) pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many s ...
'' and ''Anopheles'' diverged . The Old and New World ''Anopheles'' species subsequently diverged between 80 and .
Divisions below subgenus
Taxonomic units between subgenus and species are not currently recognised as official zoological names. In practice, a number of taxonomic levels have been introduced. The larger subgenera (''Anopheles'', ''Cellia'', and ''Nyssorhynchus'') have been subdivided into sections and series, which in turn have been divided into groups and subgroups. Below subgroup but above species level is the species complex. Taxonomic levels above species complex can be distinguished on morphological grounds. Species within a species complex are either morphologically identical or extremely similar and can only be reliably separated by microscopic examination of the chromosomes or DNA sequencing. The classification continues to be revised.
The first species complex was described in 1926 when the problem of nontransmission of malaria by ''
Anopheles gambiae
The ''Anopheles gambiae'' complex consists of at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species of mosquitoes in the genus ''Anopheles''. The complex was recognised in the 1960s and includes the most important vectors of malaria in s ...
'' was solved by Falleroni, who recognised that ''An. gambiae'' was a complex of six species, of which only four could transmit malaria. This complex has subsequently been revised to a total of seven species of which five transmit malaria.
Subgenus ''Nyssorhynchus'' has been divided in three sections: ''Albimanus'' (19 species), ''Argyritarsis'' (11 species) and ''Myzorhynchella'' (four species). The ''Argyritarsis'' section has been subdivided into ''Albitarsis'' and ''Argyritarsis'' groups.
The ''Anopheles'' group was divided by Edwards into four series: ''Anopheles'' (worldwide), ''Myzorhynchus'' (Palearctic, Oriental, Australasian and Afrotropical), ''Cycloleppteron'' (Neotropical) and ''Lophoscelomyia'' (Oriental); and two groups, ''Arribalzagia'' (Neotropical) and ''Christya'' (Afrotropical). Reid and Knight (1961) modified this classification by subdividing the subgenus ''Anopheles'' into two sections, ''Angusticorn'' and ''Laticorn'' and six series. The division was based on the shape of their
pupa
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l
trumpet
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s. The ''Laticorn'' section was created for those species with wide, funnel-shaped trumpets having the longest axis transverse to the stem, and the ''Angusticorn'' section for species with semitubular trumpets having the longest axis vertical more or less in line with the stem. The earlier ''Arribalzagia'' and ''Christya'' groups were considered to be series. The ''Angusticorn'' section includes members of the ''Anopheles'', ''Cycloleppteron'', and ''Lophoscelomyia'' series, and the ''Laticorn'' section includes the ''Arribalzagia'' (24 species), ''Christya'', and ''Myzorhynchus'' series.
''Cellia'' is the largest subgenus: all species within this subgenus are found in the Old World. It has been divided into six series - ''Cellia'' (eight species), ''Myzomyia'' (69 species), ''Neocellia'' (33 species), ''Neomyzomyia'' (99 species), ''Paramyzomyia'' (six species) and ''Pyretophorus'' (22 species). This classification was developed by Grjebine (in 1966), Reid (in 1968), and Gillies & de Meillon (also in 1968) based on the work by Edwards in 1932. Series definition within this subgenus is based on the cibarial armature - a collection of specialized spicules borne ventrally at the posterior margin of the cibarium - which was first used as a taxonomic method by Christophers in 1933.
'' Kerteszia'' is a small subgenus found in
South America
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whose larvae have specific ecological requirements; these can only develop within water that accumulates at the base of the follicular axis of the
epiphytic
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Bromeliaceae
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. Unlike the majority of mosquitoes, species in this subgenus are active during the day.
Within a number of species, separate subspecies have been identified. The diagnostic criteria and characteristic features of each subgenus are discussed on the own page.
Venezuela
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and another occurring in the
Amazon Basin
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. These clades appear to have diverged and expanded in the
Pleistocene
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.
Medical and veterinary importance
The first demonstration that mosquitoes could act as vectors of disease was by
Patrick Manson
Sir Patrick Manson (3 October 1844 – 9 April 1922) was a Scottish physician who made important discoveries in parasitology, and was a founder of the field of tropical medicine. He graduated from University of Aberdeen with degrees in Master ...
, a British physician working in China, who showed that a ''
Culex
''Culex'' is a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus, Japanese enc ...
'' species could transmit
filariasis
Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. These are spread by blood-feeding insects such as black flies and mosquitoes. They belong to the group of diseases called helminthiases.
These ...
in 1878. This was then followed in 1897 by Ronald Ross, who showed avian malaria could also be transmitted by a species of ''Culex''. Grassi in Italy showed that the species causing human malaria were transmitted by species of the genus ''Anopheles'' in 1898. ''Anopheles gambiae'' (then ''Anopheles coastalis''), the most important of the vectors transmitting human malaria, was first recognised as such in 1899 at
Freetown
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,
Sierra Leone
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. It was later realised that only a small number of species of mosquitoes were responsible for the vast majority of human malaria and other diseases. This generated a considerable interest in the taxonomy of this and other mosquito genera.
The species of the subgenera ''Baimaia'', ''Lophopodomyia'', and ''Stethomyia'' are not of medical importance.
All species within the subgenus ''Anopheles'' known to carry human malaria lie within either the ''Myzorhynchus'' or the ''Anopheles'' series. ''Anopheles maculipennis'' s.l. is a known vector of
West Nile virus
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.
Six species in the subgenus '' Kerteszia'' can carry human malaria. Of these, only ''An. bellator'' and ''An. cruzii'' are of importance. ''Anopheles bellator'' can also transmit ''
Wuchereria bancrofti
''Wuchereria bancrofti'' is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. It is one of the three parasitic worms, together with ''Brugia malayi'' and '' B. timori'', that infect the lymphatic ...
''.
Several species of the subgenus ''Nyssorhynchus'' are of medical importance.
All series of the subgenus ''Cellia'' contain vectors of malarial protozoa and microfilariae.
Five species of anopheline mosquitoes (''An. arabiensis'', ''An. funestus'', ''An. gambiae'', ''An. moucheti'', ''An. nili'') all belonging to the subgenus ''Cellia'' are responsible for over 95% of total malaria transmission for ''
Plasmodium falciparum
''Plasmodium falciparum'' is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of ''Plasmodium'' that causes malaria in humans. The parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female '' Anopheles'' mosquito and causes the d ...
'' in continental sub-Saharan
Africa
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.
''Anopheles sundaicus'' and ''An. subpictus'' are important vectors of ''
Plasmodium vivax
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''.
Species evolution
The ''Anopheles gambiae'' complex has a number of important malaria vectors. A chromosomal study suggests that ''An. merus'' is the basal member of this complex and is sister species to ''An. gambiae''. The two species ''An. quadriannulatus'' A and ''An. quadriannulatus'' B - neither of whom are vectors for malaria - are derived from ''An. gambiae''.
The subgenera ''Anopheles'' and ''Cellia'' appear to be sister clades as do '' Kerteszia'' and ''Nyssorhynchus''.
Species listing
Species that have been shown to be vectors of human malaria are marked with a star (*) after the name.
Subgenus ''
Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
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Anopheles anthropophagus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Xu & Feng 1975
:''
Anopheles confusa
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles gracilis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles obscura
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Tenorio 1975
:''
Anopheles papuae
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Swellengrebel & Swellengrebel de Graaf 1919
:''
Anopheles simmondsi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Tenorio 1977
:''
Anopheles travestita
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Brug 1928
:Section '' Angusticorn''
::Series ''
Anopheles
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
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Anopheles algeriensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Theobald 1903
:::''
Anopheles concolor
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Edwards 1938
:::''
Anopheles marteri
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles petragnani
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Del Vecchio 1939
:::Group ''Aitkenii'' (Reid & Knight, 1961)
::::'' Anopheles aberrans'' Harrison & Scanlon 1975
::::''
Anopheles acaci
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles bengalensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles fragilis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Theobald 1903
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Anopheles insulaeflorum
''Anopheles insulaeflorum'' is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus '' Anopheles''. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam
Vietnam or Vi ...
'' Swellengrebel & Swellengrebel de Graaf 1919
::::''
Anopheles palmatus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Rodenwaldt 1926
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Anopheles peytoni
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Kulasekera Harrison & Amerasinghe 1989
::::'' Anopheles pilinotum'' Harrison & Scanlon 1974
::::''
Anopheles pinjaurensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Barraud 1932
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Anopheles stricklandi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Reid 1965
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Anopheles tigertti
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles alongensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Evenhuis 1940
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Anopheles cucphuongensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles atratipes
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Skuse 1889
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Anopheles tasmaniensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles culiciformis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Cogill 1903
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Anopheles sintoni
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles wellingtonianus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles baileyi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Edwards 1923
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Anopheles gigas
''Anopheles gigas'' is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus '' Anopheles''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Two subspecies recorded.
Subspecies
*''A. g. refutans''
*''A. g. simlensis''
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Anopheles lindesayi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles atropos
''Anopheles atropos'' is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.
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''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles walkeri
''Anopheles walkeri'' is a species of mosquito found predominantly throughout the Mississippi River Valley, with its habitat ranging as far north as southern Quebec, Canada. The eggs of ''A. walkeri'' are laid directly on the water surf ...
Anopheles diluvialis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Reinert 1997
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Anopheles inundatus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles smaragdinus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles freeborni
''Anopheles freeborni'', commonly known as the western malaria mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.
It is typically found in the western United States and Canada. Adults are brown to black, with yellow-brown hairs and gr ...
''* Aitken 1939
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Anopheles hermsi
''Anopheles hermsi'' is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae. It is a known vector of Plasmodium vivax malaria. ''An. hermsi'' have been collected in Southern California.Sandhu TS, Williams GA, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Evaluation of arb ...
Anopheles atroparvus
''Anopheles atroparvus'' is a European species of mosquito, which was first identified in 1927. It is one of the most abundant palearctic Anopheles species belonging to the family Culicidae, commonly called mosquitoes. Although research interest ...
Anopheles daciae
''Anopheles daciae'' is a species of mosquito that belongs to the '' Anhopheles maculipennis'' comple. Other species of this complex include '' Anopheles messeae,'' which can only be distinguished from ''Anopheles daciae'' by DNA analysis.
Di ...
'' Linton, Nicolescu & Harbach 2004
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Anopheles labranchiae
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
''* Falleroni 1926
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Anopheles maculipennis
''Anopheles maculipennis'' is a species of mosquito that can be found mostly in Europe except New Zealand; it is a main vector of malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes s ...
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Anopheles martinius
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen, J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ' ...
'' Shingarev 1926
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Anopheles melanoon
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
''* Hackett 1934
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Anopheles messeae
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles persiensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Linton, Sedaghat & Harbach 2003
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Anopheles sacharovi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
''* Favre 1903
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Anopheles sicaulti
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Roubaud 1935
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Anopheles subalpinus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles arboricola
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles barianensis
''Anopheles barianensis'' is species of mosquito from ''Anopheles'' genus, described by James in 1911. According to Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fun ...
'' James 1911
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Anopheles fausti
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Vargas 1943
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Anopheles judithae
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Zavortink 1969
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Anopheles omorii
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Sakakibara 1959
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Anopheles plumbeus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles xelajuensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' De Leon 1938
:::Group ''Pseudopunctipennis'' (Reid & Knight 1961)
::::''
Anopheles chiriquiensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Komp 1936
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Anopheles franciscanus
''Anopheles franciscanus'' is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae
Mosquitoes (or mosquitos) are members of a group of almost 3,600 species of small flies within the family Culicidae (from the Latin ''culex'' meaning "gnat"). The wor ...
Anopheles tibiamaculatus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Neiva 1906
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Anopheles eiseni
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles parapunctipennis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
''* Martini 1932
:::::subspecies ''guatemalensis'' de Leon
:::::subspecies ''parapunctipennis'' Martini
::::'' Anopheles pseudopunctipennis''
:::::subspecies ''levicastilloi'' Levi-Castillo
:::::subspecies ''neghmei'' Mann
:::::subspecies ''noei'' Mann
:::::subspecies ''patersoni'' Alvarado & Heredia
:::::subspecies ''pseudopunctipennis'' Theobald
:::::subspecies ''rivadeneirai'' Levi-Castillo
:::Group ''Punctipennis'' (Reid & Knight 1961)
::::''
Anopheles perplexens
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Ludlow 1907
::::''
Anopheles punctipennis
''Anopheles punctipennis'' is a species of mosquito in genus ''Anopheles''. It is native to North America.Anopheles bradleyi'' King 1939
:::::''
Anopheles crucians
''Anopheles crucians'' is a mosquito that exists in aquatic environments under areas with little light presence. The preferred environment for ''A. crucians'' is areas with acidic water such as that found in cypress swamps. The mosquito breeds i ...
'' Wiedemann 1828
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Anopheles georgianus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' King 1939
:::Group ''Stigmaticus'' (Reid & Knight 1961)
::::'' Anopheles colledgei'' Marks 1956
::::''
Anopheles corethroides
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Theobald 1907
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Anopheles papuensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles pseudostigmaticus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Dobrowtorsky 1957
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Anopheles stigmaticus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles annulipalpis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Lynch 1878
:::''
Anopheles grabhamii
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles annandalei
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles asiaticus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles interruptus
''Anopheles interruptus'' is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus ''Anopheles''. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Na ...
Anopheles anchietai
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Correa & Ramalho 1968
:::''
Anopheles apicimacula
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles costai
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Da Fonseca & Da Silva Ramos 1939
:::''
Anopheles evandroi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles forattinii
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Wilkerson 1999
:::''
Anopheles gabaldoni
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles maculipes
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles mattogrossensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles punctimacula
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles rachoui
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles veruslanei
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles okuensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles obscurus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Grunberg 1905
:::''
Anopheles bancroftii
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Giles 1902
:::''
Anopheles barbirostris
''Anopheles barbirostris'' is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus '' Anopheles''. Larvae found in clean, lotic bodies of water. Females are zoophilic, mainly feed blood on cattle and humans. It is also an important vector for '' ...
''* Van der Wulp 1884
:::''
Anopheles pollicaris
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles balerensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Mendoza 1947
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Anopheles ejercitoi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Mendoza 1947
::::''
Anopheles montanus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Stanton & Hacker 1917
::::''
Anopheles saperoi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles bancroftii
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles koreicus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles barbirostris
''Anopheles barbirostris'' is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus '' Anopheles''. Larvae found in clean, lotic bodies of water. Females are zoophilic, mainly feed blood on cattle and humans. It is also an important vector for '' ...
'' van der Wulp 1884
:::::''
Anopheles campestris
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles franciscoi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Reid 1962
:::::''
Anopheles hodgkini
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Reid 1962
:::::''
Anopheles pollicaris
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles reidi
''Anopheles (Anopheles) reidi'' is a species complex of barbirostris mosquito belonging to the genus '' Anopheles''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, ...
'' Harrison 1973
:::::''
Anopheles vanus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles caliginosus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles fuscicolor
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Van Someren 1947
::::''
Anopheles namibiensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen, J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ' ...
Anopheles tenebrosus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Donitz 1902
::::''
Anopheles ziemanni
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles anthropophagus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles belenrae
''Anopheles belenrae'' is a species of mosquito. It is found in South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korea ...
Anopheles engarensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Kanda & Oguma 1978
::::''
Anopheles hailarensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles junlianensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Lei 1996
::::''
Anopheles kiangsuensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles kummingensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles nimpe
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Nguyen, Tran & Harbach
::::''
Anopheles pseudopictus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles sineroides
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Yamada 1924
::::''
Anopheles xiaokuanus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Ma 1981
::::''
Anopheles xui
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Dong, Zhou, Dong & Mao 2007
::::''
Anopheles yatsushiroensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles kiangsuensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles paraliae
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen, J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ' ...
Anopheles vietnamensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles nigerrimus
''Anopheles (Anopheles) nigerrimus'' is a species complex of zoophilic mosquito belonging to the genus '' Anopheles''. It belongs to the Nigerrimus Subgroup and Hyrcanus Group of the Myzorhynchus Series. It is found in India, and Sri Lanka, B ...
Anopheles pseudosinensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles brevirostris
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles samarensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen, J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ' ...
'' Rozeboom 1951
::::''
Anopheles similissimus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles baezai
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
Anopheles collessi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Reid 1963
:::::''
Anopheles letifer
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
''* Sandosham 1944
:::::''
Anopheles roperi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles kyondawensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
''Abraham 1947
Subgenus ''Cellia''
'' Anopheles rageaui'' Mattingly and Adam
Series ''Cellia'' (Christophers 1924)
:''
Anopheles argenteolobatus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles carnevalei
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Brunhes le Goff & Geoffroy 1999
:''
Anopheles cristipalpis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
'' Service 1977
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Anopheles murphyi
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
'' Gillies 1968
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Anopheles pharoensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen, J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ' ...
Anopheles cydippis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
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Anopheles squamosus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
Anopheles carnevalei
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which ...
Anopheles gambiae
The ''Anopheles gambiae'' complex consists of at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species of mosquitoes in the genus ''Anopheles''. The complex was recognised in the 1960s and includes the most important vectors of malaria in s ...
Anopheles boliviensis
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus '' Plasmodium'', whi ...
'' Theobald 1905
:''Anopheles cruzii''* Dyar & Knab 1908
:''Anopheles gonzalezrinconesi'' Cova Garcia, Pulido & de Ugueto, 1977
:''Anopheles homunculus''* Komp 1937
:''Anopheles laneanus'' Corrêa & Cerqueira 1944
:''Anopheles lepidotus'' Zavortink 1973
:''Anopheles neivai'' Howard, Dyar & Knab 1913
:''Anopheles pholidotus'' Zavortink 1973
:''Anopheles rollai'' Cova Garcia, Pulido & de Ugueto 1977
Note: ''Anopheles cruzii'' is known to be a species complex,Rona LD, Carvalho-Pinto CJ, Peixoto AA (2010) Molecular evidence for the occurrence of a new sibling species within the ''Anopheles ( Kerteszia) cruzii'' complex in south-east Brazil. Malar J 26, 9(1):33 but the number species in this complex has yet to be finalised.
Anopheles nimbus
''Anopheles'' () is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus ''Plasmodium'', which c ...
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:''Anopheles thomasi'' Shannon 1933
Notes
*''Anopheles anthropophagus'' Xu and Feng is considered to be a junior synonym of ''Anopheles lesteri'' de Meillon 1931.
*''Anopheles bonneorum'' Fonseca & Ramos is considered to be a synonym of ''Anopheles costai''.
*''Anopheles lewisi'' Ludlow 1920 is a synonym of ''Anopheles thomasi'' Shannon 1933.
*''Anopheles lineata'' Lutz is a synonym of ''Anopheles nimbus'' Theobald.
*''Anopheles mesopotamiae'' is considered to be a synonym of ''Anopheles hyrcanus''.
*''Anopheles rossii'' Giles 1899 was originally described as ''Anopheles subpictus'' Grassi 1899.
*''Bironella derooki'' is a synonym of ''Anopheles soesiloi''.
The following are currently regarded as Nomen nudum, ''nomina nuda'':
*''Anopheles (Anopheles) solomonensis'' Cumpston 1924
*''Anopheles (Cellia) melanotarsis'' Woodhill & Lee
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Anopheles gambiae
The ''Anopheles gambiae'' complex consists of at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species of mosquitoes in the genus ''Anopheles''. The complex was recognised in the 1960s and includes the most important vectors of malaria in s ...
'' ''sensu stricto'' has been reported and given the name ''Goundry''. This subgroup has not yet been elevated to species status.