Anopheles punctipennis
| Anopheles punctipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Subfamily: | Anophelinae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. punctipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles punctipennis (Say, 1823) | |
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Anopheles punctipennis is a species of mosquito in genus Anopheles. It is native to North America.[2]
The larvae of this species can be found many kinds of natural and artificial water bodies, especially cool, clear waters such as streams. Females feed on blood, including the blood of humans, and may bite during the day or night. They generally stay outdoors and are rarely found inside dwellings.[2]
This species is a vector of P. vivax, one of the protozoans that cause malaria.[3]
References
- ↑ Anopheles punctipennis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- 1 2 Anopheles punctipennis. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
- ↑ Jensen, T., et. al. (1998). Lake Vera revisited: parity and survival rates of Anopheles punctipennis at the site of a malaria outbreak in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 59(4), 591-594.
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