Anopheles walkeri

Author

• Theobald, F.V.
• 1901a:199 (F*)
• Type-loc: Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada (BM)

Distribution

• Canada, Mexico, United States
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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

Synonyms

• None

Bionomics

• The larvae of A. walkeri occur in fresh-water marshes containing emergent or floating vegetation or debris. The adults are known to enter dwellings at night to feed on humans and then retire to secretive daytime hiding places. (Carpenter and LaCasse 1955:54)

Medical Importance

• This mosquito appears to be a potential vector of malaria on the basis of successful experimental transmission of the disease and the finding of a single wildcaught specimen by Bang et al. (17) containing oocysts and a gland infection. (Carpenter and LaCasse 1955:55)

Additional References

• Hurlbut 1938a:149 (L*)
• Hurlbut 1938b:521 (E*).
• Penn 1949a:52 (P*).
• Carpenter and LaCasse 1955:53 (M*, F*, L*).
• Belkin 1968b:11 (lecto-type desig.).
• Kitzmiller, Joslyn and Kreutzer 1974:22 (chromosomes).

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