| Anopheles annularis | |
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| Preserved specimens of A. annularis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Subgenus: | Cellia |
| Species: | A. annularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles annularis van der Wulp, 1884 | |
Anopheles annularis is a species of mosquito belonging to the genus Anopheles . Larvae found in clean, lotic bodies of water with abundant vegetation. Females are zoophilic, mainly feed blood on cattle and humans. The species is a major malaria vector in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It is also an important vector for Plasmodium vivax in Afghanistan. [1]
