Anopheles claviger


		Author: Meigen 1804:4 (M, F; Culex). [Germany], Europe (NE) Distribution Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Synonyms amaurus Martini 1929:135 (M, F). Type-loc: [Ben Anen, Taschkent], Turkestan [U.S.S.R.] (BM) Senevet and Andarelli 1955b:128 (tax.). Stone, Knight and Starcke 1959:16 (syn.). grisescens* Stephens 1828:503 (2 syntypes). Type-loc: Ripley, Surrey, England (BM) Townsend 1990:80 (type info.). habib Mulligan and Puri 1936:68 (F). ) Type-loc: Hudda village on banks of Habib Nullah, Quetta, Baluchistan, Aslamkhan 1971:147 (distr.). Glick 1992:126 (syn.). missiroli* Del Vecchio 1939:34 (E; as bifurcatus var.). Type-loc: Latium Italy (LU) Bates, in Boyd 1949:422 (syn.). Senevet and Andarelli 1955b:128 (tax.). pollutus* Canamares 1945:233 (L; as var.). Type-loc: In area of Cuenca, Spain (LU) Stone, Knight and Starcke 1959:17 (syn.). turkestani* Shingarev 1926:47 (M, F; algeriensis var.). Type-loc: Turkestan [U.S.S.R.] (LU) Edwards 1932a:38 (syn. suggested). villosus Robineau-Desvoidy 1827:411 (M, F). Type-loc: Paris, France (NE). Bionomics In higher latitudes the larvae are found in permanent pond and lake margins especially where shade is present. In southern parts of its range the species is restricted to cool spring-fed pools and similar habitats (Bates in Boyd 1949). Medical Importance Malaria vector in Middle East but not considered a vector in Europe (Bates in Boyd 1949). Additional References Marshall 1938:126 (M, F, P, L, E; biol.). Bates, in Boyd 1949:422 (A, L; tax.). Aitken 1954:451 (A, P, L, E). Senevet and Andarelli 1955a:41 (M, F, P, L, E; tax.) Kitzmiller 1963:346 (chromosomes). Postiglione, Tabanili and Ramsdale 1972:219 (tax.). Gutsevich, Monchadsky and Stackelberg 1974:86 (M, F, L). Utrio 1975:63 (distr.). Utrio 1976:129, 130 (L). Glick 1992:129 (distr.). Ramsdale and Snow 2000:3 (distr.).

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