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Anopheles barbirostris

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Anopheles barbirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Anopheles
Species:
A. barbirostris
Binomial name
Anopheles barbirostris
van der Wulp, 1884

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 Plasmodium falciparum in Sri Lanka and Timor, for both Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum in Bangladesh.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Anopheles (Anopheles) barbirostris species complex". Malaria Atlas Project. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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