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Anopheles barberi

Anopheles barberi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Culicidae

Anopheles barberi is a species of tree hole–breeding mosquito from eastern North America. The larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae, such as those of Aedes triseriatus. 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.

Distribution

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