Anopheles: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Anopheles Mosquitoes
Anopheles gambiae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Diptera Suborder: Eudiptera Suborder: Culicomorpha Superfamily: Culicidae Subfamily: Anophelinae Tribe: Anophelini Genus: Anopheles
Species
Anopheles funestus Anopheles gambiae Anopheles moucheti Anopheles nili Anopheles ovengensis

Anopheles is a genus of mosquito.

Of the 400 Anopheles species, Anopheles gambiae is the best known, because of its role in the transmission of malaria parasites (e.g. Plasmodium falciparum) in endemic areas.