Anopheles freeborni
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 freeborni
Visual Description
Anopheles freeborni exhibits the characteristic morphology of the genus Anopheles. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset show the typical slender, mosquito-like body form with long, delicate legs and narrow wings.[1] The adult specimens display a distinct resting posture where the abdomen is angled away from the surface, a diagnostic trait for the genus. The wings are often marked with dark and light scales, creating a patterned appearance.[1]
Distribution and Vector Status
Anopheles freeborni is recognized as a dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria in the Americas.[2] Its distribution has been mapped using environmental and climate variables, providing essential data for malaria control and intervention strategies.[2]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Anopheles / freeborni constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Marianne Sinka; Yasmín Rubio-Palis; Sylvie Manguin; Anand P. Patil; Will H Temperley; Peter W. Gething; Thomas P. Van Boeckel; Caroline Kabaria; Ralph E. Harbach; Simon I Hay. The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Americas: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis. Parasites & Vectors. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-72.