Anopheles labranchiae
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Anopheles labranchiae Falleroni, 1926
This mosquito is found in the Mediterranean region, breeding in brackish water like marshes and lagoons, but also in fresh water like rice fields. It is highly anthropophilic and aggressive. During surveys a high percentage of collected females have been often found to have fed on humans. However, in some areas it has been also reported to feed frequently on domestic animals.
A. labranchiae is regarded as an efficient vector of malaria and until the mid of the 20th century it was frequently involved in malaria outbreaks, e.g. in Italy. With increased rice production it is again regarded as a risk for a possible malaria resurgence (see Boccolini et al. 2012). Taxonomically, the species is closely related to Anopheles maculipennis.
