Anopheles quadrimaculatus
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 quadrimaculatus
Visual Description
Anopheles quadrimaculatus is a mosquito species characterized by its slender, elongated body typical of the genus Anopheles. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult mosquito exhibits a brownish to grayish coloration. A notable feature is the presence of four distinct dark spots on the wings, which is a diagnostic trait for this species. The wings are relatively long and narrow, often held at an angle to the body when at rest. The legs are long and slender, and the proboscis is prominent, extending forward from the head.[1]
Biology and Interaction
Anopheles quadrimaculatus has been the subject of research regarding its interactions with biological control agents. A 100-kDa protein with aminopeptidase N (APN) activity, known as APNAnq 100, has been identified in the brush border membrane of its larvae. This protein serves as a specific binding receptor for the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry11Ba. Notably, APNAnq 100 does not bind to other B. thuringiensis toxins such as Cry2Aa, Cry4Ba, or Cry11Aa.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Culicidae / Anopheles / quadrimaculatus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Mohd Amir F. Abdullah; Algimantas P. Valaitis; Donald H. Dean. Identification of a Bacillus thuringiensis Cry11Ba toxin-binding aminopeptidase from the mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus. BMC Biochemistry. 2006. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2091-7-16.