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'''''Anopheles funestus''''' is a species of [[mosquito]] in the [[Culicidae]] family. This species was [[Species description|first described]] in 1900 by Giles.<ref name=Inventory>{{cite web |url=http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/valid-species-list |title=Valid Species |author=Harbach, Ralph |date=1 June 2019 |work=Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory |accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref> It is a major vector of [[malaria]] in sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name=Atlas>{{cite web |url=https://map.ox.ac.uk/bionomics/anopheles-funestus/ |title=''Anopheles (Cellia) funestus'' Giles, 1900 |work=Malaria Atlas Project |accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref> |
'''''Anopheles funestus''''' is a species of [[mosquito]] in the [[Culicidae]] family. This species was [[Species description|first described]] in 1900 by Giles.<ref name=Inventory>{{cite web |url=http://mosquito-taxonomic-inventory.info/valid-species-list |title=Valid Species |author=Harbach, Ralph |date=1 June 2019 |work=Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory |accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref> It is a major vector of [[malaria]] in sub-Saharan Africa.<ref name=Atlas>{{cite web |url=https://map.ox.ac.uk/bionomics/anopheles-funestus/ |title=''Anopheles (Cellia) funestus'' Giles, 1900 |work=Malaria Atlas Project |accessdate=14 June 2019}}</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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''Anopheles funestus'' is found in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, its range extending from Senegal to Ethiopia, Angola, Mozambique and Madagascar.<ref name=Mouchet>{{cite book|author1=Mouchet, Jean |author2=Carnevale, Pierre |author3=Manguin, Sylvie |title=Biodiversity of Malaria in the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSUfzyxZRuwC&pg=PA72 |year=2008 |publisher=John Libbey Eurotext |pages=72–74}}</ref> Breeding takes place in water, any permanent or semi-permanent body of fresh water with some emergent vegetation being suitable, including swamps, lake verges, ponds and rice paddies. The [[larvae]] inhabit both sunlit and shaded locations, the vegetation probably being effective in reducing [[predation]]. This is a highly adaptable species and many populations have developed resistance to [[pyrethroid]] [[insecticide]]s. |
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Anopheles funestus is a species of mosquito in the Culicidae family. This species was first described in 1900 by Giles.[1] It is a major vector of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Anopheles funestus is found in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, its range extending from Senegal to Ethiopia, Angola, Mozambique and Madagascar.[3] Breeding takes place in water, any permanent or semi-permanent body of fresh water with some emergent vegetation being suitable, including swamps, lake verges, ponds and rice paddies. The larvae inhabit both sunlit and shaded locations, the vegetation probably being effective in reducing predation. This is a highly adaptable species and many populations have developed resistance to pyrethroid insecticides.
References
- ^ a b Harbach, Ralph (1 June 2019). "Valid Species". Mosquito Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Anopheles (Cellia) funestus Giles, 1900". Malaria Atlas Project. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Mouchet, Jean; Carnevale, Pierre; Manguin, Sylvie (2008). Biodiversity of Malaria in the World. John Libbey Eurotext. pp. 72–74.