Anopheles coustani
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 coustani
Visual Description
Anopheles coustani exhibits the characteristic morphology of the genus Anopheles, which includes a slender body and long, thin legs. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show that the species possesses a distinct, elongated proboscis and palps typical of mosquitoes in this family.[1] The wings are often marked with patterns of dark and light scales, a common feature among many Anopheles species.[1]
Role in Malaria Transmission
Anopheles coustani has been identified as a significant malaria vector in certain regions, such as the Taveta District of Kenya.[2] While historically viewed as a secondary or "complementary" vector, it plays a major role in outdoor malaria transmission of Plasmodium falciparum.[2] In some ecological settings, outdoor entomological inoculation rates (EIR) for An. coustani can exceed indoor rates, and it has been documented as the primary vector for outdoor transmission in specific study sites.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Anopheles / coustani constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 3 Joseph Mwangangi; Ephantus J. Muturi; Simon Muriu; Joseph G. Nzovu; Janet Midega; Charles Mbogo. The role of Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles coustani in indoor and outdoor malaria transmission in Taveta District, Kenya. Parasites & Vectors. 2013. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-114.