Anopheles baezai
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Culicidae
- Genus: Anopheles
- Species: Anopheles baezai
Visual Description
Based on observations of preserved specimens, Anopheles baezai exhibits the characteristic slender body form typical of the genus Anopheles[1]. The specimens display long, delicate legs and narrow, elongated wings, which are diagnostic features of culicid mosquitoes. The coloration is generally muted, consistent with many Anopheles species, though specific patterns on the thorax and abdomen are difficult to resolve in the available imagery[1].
Classification and Distribution
Anopheles baezai is a recognized species within the genus Anopheles[2]. The species was formally described by Gater in 1933[3]. The genus Anopheles is a cosmopolitan group of mosquitoes, and its classification is primarily based on the number and positions of specialized setae on the male gonocoxites[2].
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Anopheles / baezai constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Ralph E. Harbach. The Phylogeny and Classification of Anopheles. InTech eBooks. 2013. https://doi.org/10.5772/54695.
- ↑ Anopheles baezai Gater, 1933. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1650608. Accessed 2026-07-15.