Anopheles moucheti

Anopheles moucheti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Cellia
Species:
A. moucheti
Binomial name
Anopheles moucheti
Evan, 1923

Anopheles moucheti is a species of mosquito. It is an anthropophile. It can be mainly located in Congo Basin forest, Central Africa. It was the main vector of malaria.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe; Simard, Frédéric (2013), Manguin, Sylvie (ed.), "Highlights on Anopheles nili and Anopheles moucheti, Malaria Vectors in Africa", Anopheles Mosquitoes: New Insights into Malaria Vectors, Wellcome Trust–Funded Monographs and Book Chapters, Rijeka (HR): InTech, ISBN 978-953-51-1188-7, PMID 28045480, retrieved 2022-03-11
  2. ^ "Anopheles moucheti Evans, 1923 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)". wrbu.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
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