| Anopheles barberi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. barberi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles barberi Coquillett, D.W., 1903 | |
Anopheles barberi is a species of tree hole breeding mosquito mainly located in eastern North America. The larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae. It has been shown to be a vector of malaria in the laboratory, but it is not thought to be an important malaria vector in the wild.
References
- Walter Reed Biosystematic Unit Characteristics, Bionomics, Medical Importance
- GeoSpecies Knowledge Base University of Wisconsin
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