Anopheles funestus
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Author(s): James Gathany/CDC
Source: Public Health Image Library
Author(s): James Gathany/CDC
Source: Public Health Image Library
Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900
This mosquito is an important malaria vector which is common in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, especially in tropical areas. It is highly anthropophilic and breeds mainly in rice fields, swamps, large ponds and lake edges, close to human settlements. A. funestus is active during the night, typically with the peak of bites occurring between 3 and 6 a.m. For control, insecticide treated bednets and indoor spraying is recommended.
A. funestus forms a species complex with several closely related species which need to be identified by PCR analysis. These include, for example:
• Anopheles aconitus
• Anopheles culicifacies
• Anopheles fluviatilis
• Anopheles leesoni
• Anopheles minimus
• Anopheles parensis
• Anopheles rivulorum
• Anopheles varuna
