Anopheles farauti

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Anopheles farauti female (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Simon Hinkley and Ken Walker, Museum Victoria
Source: PaDIL

Anopheles farauti Laveran

The mosquito is found in Papua New Guinea, neighbouring islands and Australia. It is an important malaria vector and belongs to a closely related group of 8 sibling species, several of which are also known malaria vectors. The distribution of the group of sibling species extends from eastern Indonesia (Maluku island group) to some islands of Vanuatu. A. farauti s.s. is found in brackish water. For other sibling species see:

• Anopheles hinesorum
• Anopheles irenicus
• Anopheles oreios
• Anopheles torresiensis

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