Anopheles atropos

Author

• 1906. Notes on some American mosquitoes with descriptions of new species. Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 19:160.

Distribution

Species-specific Diagnostic Characters, Adult Stage

• 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

• Larvae are found in permanent salt water pools and marshes with salt contents of 1 to 12%. Females bite in broad daylight and at night. Adult are attracted to lights and in some areas females will enter building to bite.

Medical Importance

• This species has transmitted Plasmodium vivax under laboratory conditions but is not thought to be a natural vector of Malaria.

Culicidae > Anophelinae > Anopheles > Anopheles

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