Biology:Anopheles punctipennis
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Short description: Species of mosquito
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | A. punctipennis
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| Anopheles punctipennis (Say, 1823)
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Anopheles punctipennis, commonly called the woodland malaria mosquito, is a species of mosquito native to and found throughout North America.[3][4][5]
Ecology
The larvae of this species can be found in 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.[3]
Medical importance
This species vectors P. vivax and P. falciparum, two protozoan species that cause human malaria.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Anopheles punctipennis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ↑ Fairley, T. L.; Renaud, T. M.; Conn, J. E. (2000-09-01). "Effects of Local Geographic Barriers and Latitude on Population Structure in <I>Anopheles punctipennis</I> (Diptera: Culicidae)". Journal of Medical Entomology 37 (5): 754–760. doi:10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.754. ISSN 0022-2585. PMID 11004790. https://academic.oup.com/jme/article-abstract/37/5/754/955320?redirectedFrom=fulltext.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Anopheles punctipennis. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
- ↑ "Anopheles punctipennis (Say, 1823)" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/1650410.
- ↑ "Woodland Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles punctipennis)" (in en). https://www.napamosquito.org/woodland-malaria-mosquito-anopheles-punctipennis.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Hodge, James M.; Yurchenko, Andrey A.; Karagodin, Dmitriy A.; Masri, Reem A.; Smith, Ryan C.; Gordeev, Mikhail I.; Sharakhova, Maria V. (2021). "The new Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 diagnostic tool clarifies the taxonomic position and geographic distribution of the North American malaria vector Anopheles punctipennis". Malaria Journal 20 (1). doi:10.1186/s12936-021-03676-4. PMID 33691700.
Wikidata ☰ Q4770080 entry
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