Biology:Anopheles latens
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Short description: Species of fly
| Anopheles latens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. latens
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| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles latens Sallum, Peyton, Wilkerson, 2005
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The Anopheles latens mosquito (part of the An. leucosphyrus group)[1] is an important vector for the transmission of malaria in humans and monkeys in Southeast Asia.[2] It is an important vector for the transmission of human malaria in Sarawak; but because it is attracted to both humans and to macaques it is also responsible for the transmission of simian malarias to humans (Plasmodium knowlesi[3] and possibly P. inui[2] as well).
A. latens tends to bite from 6 p.m. throughout the night, peaking at midnight.[3] It is found in forests and at forest fringes, but tends not to enter human dwellings.[3]
References
- ↑ "Six new species of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group, reinterpretation of An. elegans and vector implications.". Med Vet Entomol 19 (2): 158–99. 2005. doi:10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00551.x. PMID 15958025. http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA511594.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wharton, R.H.; Eyles, DE; Warren, M; Moorhouse, DE (1962). "Anopheles leucosphyrus identified as a vector of monkey malaria in Malaya". Science 137 (3532): 758. doi:10.1126/science.137.3532.758. PMID 14006429.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia". Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100 (11): 1087–88. 2006. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006. PMID 16725166. http://ir.unimas.my/15811/1/Natural%20transmission%20of%20Plasmodium%20knowlesi%20%28abstract%29.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4770082 entry
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