Anopheles latens

Anopheles latens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Genus:	Anopheles
Subgenus:	Cellia
Species:	A. latens
Binomial name
	Anopheles latens; Sallum, Peyton, Wilkerson, 2005

Last updated January 25, 2026

The Anopheles latens mosquito (part of the An. leucosphyrus group)^[1] is an important vector for the transmission of malaria in humans and monkeys in Southeast Asia.^[2] It is an important vector for the transmission of human malaria in Sarawak; but because it is attracted to both humans and to macaques it is also responsible for the transmission of simian malarias to humans ( Plasmodium knowlesi ^[3] and possibly P. inui ^[2] as well).

Anopheles latens tends to bite from 6 p.m. throughout the night, peaking at midnight.^[3] It is found in forests and at forest fringes, but tends not to enter human dwellings.^[3]

References

↑ Sallum MA, Peyton EL, Wilkerson RC (2005). "Six new species of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group, reinterpretation of An. elegans and vector implications". Med Vet Entomol. 19 (2): 158–99. doi:10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00551.x. PMID 15958025. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
1 2 Wharton, R.H.; Eyles, DE; Warren, M; Moorhouse, DE (1962). "Anopheles leucosphyrus identified as a vector of monkey malaria in Malaya". Science. 137 (3532): 758. doi:10.1126/science.137.3532.758. PMID 14006429.
1 2 3 Vythilingam I, Tan CH, Asmad M, Chan ST, Lee KS, Singh B (2006). "Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia" (PDF). Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 100 (11): 1087–88. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006. PMID 16725166.

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[1] Sallum MA, Peyton EL, Wilkerson RC (2005). "Six new species of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group, reinterpretation of An. elegans and vector implications". Med Vet Entomol. 19 (2): 158–99. doi:10.1111/j.0269-283X.2005.00551.x. PMID 15958025. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.

[Wharton1962-2] 1 2 Wharton, R.H.; Eyles, DE; Warren, M; Moorhouse, DE (1962). "Anopheles leucosphyrus identified as a vector of monkey malaria in Malaya". Science. 137 (3532): 758. doi:10.1126/science.137.3532.758. PMID 14006429.

[Vythilingam2006-3] 1 2 3 Vythilingam I, Tan CH, Asmad M, Chan ST, Lee KS, Singh B (2006). "Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia" (PDF). Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 100 (11): 1087–88. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006. PMID 16725166.

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