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Dog Heartworm		 CLASSIFICATION:
Dyar, H.G. and F. Knab. 1906. Notes on some American mosquitoes with descriptions of new species. Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 19:160.
FAMILY: Culicidae
SUBFAMILY: Anophelinae
GENUS: Anopheles
SUBGENUS: Anopheles
IDENTIFYING CHARACTERS:
Maxillary palpus of female almost as long as either the antenna or proboscis
Postspiracular setae absent
Prespiracular setae present
Scales on the dorsal surface of the radial sector and media narrow
BIONOMICS:
Larvae are found in permanent salt water pools and marshes with salt contents of 1 to 12%. Females bite in broad daylight and at night. Adult are attracted to lights and in some areas females will enter building to bite.
MEDICAL IMPORTANCE:
This species has transmitted Plasmodium vivax under laboratory conditions but is not thought to be a natural vector of Malaria.
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