Anopheles quadrimaculatus

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Further Reading
• Notes

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.

Interesting Facts

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]

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Chromis dumerilii Steindachner • Chromis mossambicus Peters • Chromis natalensis Weber • Chromis niloticus mossambicus Peters • Chromis vorax Pfeffer • Cromis mossambicus Peters • Oreochromis mossambica (Peters • Oreochromis mozambica (Peters • Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters • Tilapia arnoldi Gilchrist and Thompson • Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner • Tilapia dumerilii (Steindachner • Tilapia mossambica (Peters • Tilapia mossambica mossambica (Peters • Tilapia mossambicus (Peters • Tilapia natalensis (Weber • Tilapia vorax (Pfeffer

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 2009

Similar Species

Members of the genus Anopheles

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A. quadrimaculatus (Common Malaria Mosquito)

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Notes

Contributors

• BDWD: BioSystematic Database of World Diptera. Release date: February 6, 2009
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• 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)
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

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-59608
• 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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