Anopheles claviger

Anopheles claviger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Anopheles
Species:
A. claviger
Binomial name
Anopheles claviger
(Meigen, 1804)

Anopheles claviger is a mosquito species found in Palearctic realm covering Europe, North Africa, northern Arabian Peninsula, and northern Asia. It is responsible for transmitting malaria in some of these regions.[1][2][3] The mosquito is made up of a species complex consisting of An. claviger sensu stricto and An. petragnani Del Vecchio. An. petragnani is found only in western Mediterranean region, and is reported to bite only animals; hence, it is not involved in human malaria.

It was on An. claviger that Giovanni Battista Grassi established the fact that only the female mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum in humans.[4]

Anopheles claviger was known for breeding abundantly in Åland. As a result, malaria was endemic in the islands for at least 150 years, with severe malaria outbreaks being recorded in the 17th century, and in 1853 and 1862.[5]

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  2. ^ Muir, D.A.; Keilany, M. (1972). "Anopheles claviger meigen as a malaria vector in Syria" (PDF). WHO Technical Documents.
  3. ^ Knio, K.M.; Markarian, N.; Kassis, A.; Nuwayri-Salti, N. (2005). "A two-year survey on mosquitoes of Lebanon". Parasite. 12 (3): 229–235. doi:10.1051/parasite/2005123229. PMID 16218210. Open access icon
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  5. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). The Åland Islands. Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section. p. 3.