Anopheles quadrimaculatus

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Overview

Insect. This relatively large mosquito is the chief vector of malaria. It breeds chiefly in pemanent freshwater and feeds at night on humans and domestic animals.

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,788 meters (0 to 5,866 feet).[1]

Biome: lakes , riparian zones, urban areas, water courses , wetlands

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864
2. Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852
3. Chromis natalensis Weber, 1897
4. Chromis niloticus mossambicus Peters, 1852
5. Chromis vorax Pfeffer, 1893
6. Cromis mossambicus Peters, 1852
7. Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852)
8. Oreochromis mozambica (Peters, 1852)
9. Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
10. Tilapia arnoldi Gilchrist and Thompson, 1917
11. Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864)
12. Tilapia dumerilii (Steindachner, 1864)
13. Tilapia mossambica mossambica (Peters, 1852)
14. Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852)
15. Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
16. Tilapia natalensis (Weber, 1897)
17. Tilapia vorax (Pfeffer, 1893)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Anopheles annulimanus. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: August 10, 2004.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Anopheles

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 580 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

A. (A.) · A. (A.) maculipennis · A. (A.) pseudopunctipennis · A. (Cellia) · A. (Cellia) pulcherrimus · A. (Kerteszia) · A. (Kerteszia) bellator · A. (Kerteszia) cruzii · A. (Nyssorhynchus) · A. (Nyssorhynchus) albimanus · A. (Nyssorhynchus) argyritarsis · A. (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi · A. (Nyssorhynchus) oswaldoi · A. (Stethomyia) · A. acaci · A. acanthotorynus · A. aconitus · A. aegypti · A. africanus · A. ahomi · A. aitkenii · A. albimanus · A. albipes · A. albirostris · A. albitarsis · A. albitarsis domesticus · A. albotaeniatus · A. algeriensis · A. alongensis · A. amazonicus · A. amictus · A. amictus amictus · A. amictus hilli · A. anchietai · A. annadalei · A. annualaris · A. annularis · A. annulimanus · A. annulipalpis · A. annulipes · A. anomalophyllus · A. antennatus · A. antunesi · A. apicimacula · A. apoci · A. aquasalis · A. arabiensis · A. arboricola · A. ardensis · A. argenteolobatus · A. argyritarsis · A. argyropus · A. arnoulti · A. arthuri · A. aruni · A. asiaticus · A. atheniensis · A. atratipes · A. atroparvus · A. atropos · A. aureosquamiger · A. aurirostris · A. austenii · A. auyantepuiensis · A. azaniae · A. azevedoi · A. azriki · A. aztecus · A. bachmanni · A. baezai · A. baileyi · A. baisasi · A. balabacensis · A. balerensis · A. bambusicolus · A. bancroftii · A. barberellus · A. barberi · A. barbirostris · A. barbiventris · A. barbumbrosus · A. barianensis · A. beklemishevi · A. bellator · A. benarrochi · A. bengalensis · A. benguetensis · A. berghei · A. bervoetsi · A. bifoliata · A. bigotii · A. boliviensis · A. bonnei · A. borneensis · A. brachypus · A. bradleyi · A. brahmacharii · A. braziliensis · A. brevipalpis · A. brevirostris

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Further Reading

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Notes

Contributors

• BioSystematic Database of World Diptera
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• ISSG Global Invasive Species Database (http://www.issg.org/database)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility: Canadian National Collection of Insects
• Illinois Natural History Survey

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2614837
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Dip-91588
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 125980
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 17566

Footnotes

1. Mean = 146.840 meters (481.759 feet), Standard Deviation = 245.350 based on 50 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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