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Dog Heartworm		 CLASSIFICATION:
Theobald, F.V. l901. A monograph of the Culicidae or mosquitoes. Vol. 2:305 London.
FAMILY: Culicidae
SUBFAMILY: Anophelinae
GENUS: Anopheles
SUBGENUS: Anopheles
IDENTIFYING CHARACTERS:
Maxillary palpus of female almost as long as either the antenna or proboscis
Postspiracular setae absent
Prespiracular setae present
Scales on the dorsal surface of the radial sector and media narrow
BIONOMICS:
The larvae are found in sunny habitats including stream pools and margins. Females feed at night and will enter houses to take a blood meal.
MEDICAL IMPORTANCE:
This species is not an important vector of malaria in the United States.
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