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Species Anopheles walkeri

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Culicomorpha

Family Culicidae (Mosquitoes)

Genus Anopheles

Species walkeri (Anopheles walkeri)

Pronunciation

walk-erree

Identification

Larva:

Head hairs 5,6, and 7 are long multibranched and plumose. The lateral setae on the abdominal segments IV-VI are not plumose.

Adult Female:

Proboscis dark scaled and palpi have pale apical rings. Scutum is dark brown with golden brown setae. The abdomen can vary from dark brown to tan. Legs are dark scaled with pale apical scales at the femur and tibia.

Habitat

Larvae live in marshes and edges of ponds with emerging vegetation

Season

June to October

Food

Females prefer mammals for blood

Life Cycle

It is the only Anopheles in the Northeastern US that overwinters as an egg. This is a multivoltine species. (1)

Works Cited

1.	Identification Guide to the Mosquitos of Connecticut By Theodore G. Andreadis, Michael C. Thomas, John J. Shepard

Contributed by tom murray on 23 June, 2006 - 12:14pm
Additional contributions by Omar Fahmy
Last updated 15 July, 2006 - 7:53pm

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