A genus of mosquitoes (family Culicidae, subfamily Anophelinae). The sporogenous cycle of the malarial parasite is passed in the body cavity of female mosquitoes of certain species of this genus; a few selected vectors (from among over 90 species) are listed below.
Origin
Anopheles albimanus
Anopheles albitarsus
Anopheles balabacensis
Anopheles culicifacies
Anopheles darlingi
Anopheles fluviatilis
Anopheles freeborni
Anopheles funestus
Anopheles gambiae
Anopheles labranchiae
Anopheles maculatus
Anopheles maculipennis
Anopheles minimus
Anopheles pseudopunctipennis
Anopheles quadrimaculatus
Anopheles stephensi
Anopheles sundaicus
Anopheles superpictus