Marsh Mosquitoes
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Class | Insecta |
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Order | Diptera |
Scientific name | Anopheles |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Phylum | Arthropoda |
Higher classification | Mosquito |
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ID | 2351672 |
About Marsh Mosquitoes
Anopheles is a genus of mosquito first described and named by J. W. Meigen in 1818. About 460 species are recognised; while over 100 can transmit human malaria, only 30–40 commonly transmit parasites of the genus Plasmodium, which cause malaria in humans in endemic areas.