Anopheles atroparvus
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Anopheles atroparvus (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: James Gathany/CDC
Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
Author: James Gathany/CDC
Source: CDC Public Health Image Library
Anopheles atroparvus van Thiel, 1927
This mosquito is found in coastal areas of southern and central Europe, as well as in some neighbouring regions. Here it breeds in brackish water, sometimes also in fresh water and often in association with filamentous green algae. It can be anthropophilic and a nuisance species if it is common. However, it has been also often described as zoophilic, feeding on domestic animals like cattle, horses or pigs.
A. atroparvus is a potential malaria vector (malaria is no longer present in Europe) and can transmit the European strain of Plasmodium falciparum. The species is closely related to Anopheles maculipennis.
