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Anopheles annularis

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

Anopheles annularis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. Larvae found in clean, lotic bodies of water with abundant vegetation. Females are zoophilic, mainly feed blood on cattle and humans. The species is a major malaria vector in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is also an important vector for Plasmodium vivax in Afghanistan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Anopheles (Cellia) annularis van der Wulp, 1884". Malaria Atlas Project. Retrieved 23 December 2016.