GENERAL INFORMATION ON

Anopheles MOSQUITO

Prepared by:

NOE P. MENDEZCENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY (CMU)

npolomendez@gmail.com

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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