Anopheles (/ əˈnɒfɪliːz /) is a genus of mosquito first described by the German entomologist J. W. Meigen in 1818, and are known as nail mosquitoes and marsh mosquitoes. [1] Many such mosquitoes are vectors of the parasite Plasmodium, a genus of protozoans that cause malaria in birds, reptiles, and mammals, including humans. The Anopheles gambiae mosquito is the best-known species of marsh mosquito that transmits the Plasmodium falciparum, which is a malarial parasite deadly to human ... Anopheles mosquitoes are the vectors of Plasmodium, the etiological agent of malaria. In addition, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles gambiae are the main vectors of the O’nyong-nyong virus. However, research on the viruses carried by Anopheles is ... Anopheles Also known as marsh mosquitoes, this genus has 460 different species. The most prominent species in Anopheles gambiae which is well known for carrying malaria in Africa and Anopheles freeborni in North America. They breed in natural water collections and therefore breeding increases in the rainy season when water collects in bottles, tins, buckets, tyres etc. Construction sites provide ample breeding places for the mosquito. Anopheles mosquitoes enter the house near sunset and ... Learn about the biology, habitat, distribution and biting behaviours of Anopheles mosquitoes, the main vectors of human malaria. Find out how they breed, mate, transmit parasites and respond to interventions.
