Anopheles albimanus
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Author: James Gathany/CDC
Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
Anopheles albimanus Wiedemann, 1820
The mosquito is found in Central- and northern South America, where it is an important vector of malaria. It readily bites humans during the night. Other hosts include bovines, equines, pigs, dogs and chicken (Escobar et al., 2020). It breeds in various natural and man-made permanent water bodies exposed to sunlight, including rice fields, ponds and irrigation channels. It prefers clear water but can be also found in turbid and even brackish water.
The adults have a medium size compared to other species of this genus (wing length 3½-4 mm) with a long black proboscis and dark palpi of similar length. The hind tarsi have a broad white band. It belongs to the subgenus Nyssorhynchus and is related to species like Anopheles triannulatus or Anopheles nuneztovari.
Identification keys have been published in the following three articles: 1) for adult males, 2) for fourth-instar larvae and 3) for adult females.
- Other images of Anopheles albimanus (CDC and Parasites&Vectors - click to enlarge)
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