Anopheles punctipennis

Anopheles punctipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Culicidae
Subfamily:	Anophelinae
Genus:	Anopheles
Species:	A. punctipennis
Binomial name
	Anopheles punctipennis; (Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
	Culex hyemalis ; Culex punctipennis ;

Anopheles punctipennis is a species of mosquito in genus Anopheles. It is native to North America.[2]

The larvae of this species can be found many kinds of natural and artificial water bodies, especially cool, clear waters such as streams. Females feed on blood, including the blood of humans, and may bite during the day or night. They generally stay outdoors and are rarely found inside dwellings.[2]

This species is a vector of P. vivax, one of the protozoans that cause malaria.[3]

References

Anopheles punctipennis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Anopheles punctipennis. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
Jensen, T., et. al. (1998). Lake Vera revisited: parity and survival rates of Anopheles punctipennis at the site of a malaria outbreak in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 59(4), 591-594.

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[1] Anopheles punctipennis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

[wr-2] Anopheles punctipennis. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

[3] Jensen, T., et. al. (1998). Lake Vera revisited: parity and survival rates of Anopheles punctipennis at the site of a malaria outbreak in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 59(4), 591-594.