Anopheles barberi
Anopheles barberi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Culicidae |
Subfamily: | Anophelinae |
Genus: | Anopheles |
Species: | A. barberi |
Binomial name | |
Anopheles barberi Coquillett, D.W., 1903 | |
Anopheles barberi is a tree hole breeding mosquito mainly located in eastern North America. The larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae. It has been shown to be a vector of malaria in the laboratory, but it is not thought to be an important malaria vector in the wild.
- Walter Reed Biosystematic Unit Characteristics, Bionomics, Medical Importance
- GeoSpecies Knowledge Base University of Wisconsin
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