GENERAL INFORMATION ON
Anopheles MOSQUITO
Prepared by:
NOE P. MENDEZCENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY (CMU)
REFERENCES: URQUHART, G. M., J. ARMOUR, J. L. DUNCAN, A. M. DUNN and F.
W. JENNINGS. 1996. Veterinary Parasitology. 2nd ed. Scotland. Blackwell Publishing.
REFERENCES: URQUHART, G. M., J. ARMOUR, J. L. DUNCAN, A. M. DUNN and F.
W. JENNINGS. 1996. Veterinary Parasitology. 2nd ed. Scotland. Blackwell Publishing.
NEVA, F. A. and H. W. BROWN. 1994. Basic Clinical Parasitology. 6th ed. Connecticut: Appleton & Lange. Pp. 277-284.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. 2015. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/distribution.html
TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATIONKingdom: Animalia
Phylum: ArthropodaClass: Insecta
Order: DipteraSuborder: Nematocera
Family: CulicidaeGenus: Anopheles
Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles dirus
Anopheles flavirostris
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF ANOPHELINE SPECIES
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF MALARIA
MORPHOLOGY
•0.7 mm length• Encased in 3-
layered shell• Funnel-shaped
passage•Resemble boat
Eggs of the common malaria mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say. Credits: C. Roxanne Connelly, University of Florida
• Well-developed head• Mouth brushes • Thorax• Abdomen
• No legs• No respiratory siphon• Breathe through spiracles
Larva of Anopheles quadrimaculatus
• Feeds on algae, bacteria or microorganisms• Develop through 4
stages• Undergoes
molting
•Comma-shaped•Has cephalothorax•Has a pair of respiratory
trumpetsPupa of Anopheles quadrimaculatus
• Active between sunset and sunrise. • Biting indoors or outdoors.• Feed on humans, animals and sugar
sources. • Feeding occurs at night. • Do not usually bite while eggs are
developing
behavior
PATHOGENIC SIGNIFICANCE•Only known vector of human malaria
Wuchereria bancrofti
•Vector of human nematodes • Filariasis and viral disease
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