Biology:Anopheles barbirostris

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Short description: Species of fly

Anopheles barbirostris
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Anopheles barbirostris

van der Wulp, 1884

Anopheles barbirostris is a species complex of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles. Larvae found in clean, lotic bodies of water. Females are zoophilic, mainly feed blood on cattle and humans. It is also an important vector for Plasmodium falciparum in Sri Lanka and Timor, for both Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum in Bangladesh.[1]

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Wikidata ☰ Q13854088 entry