Anopheles moucheti is a species of mosquito. It is an anthropophile. It can be mainly located in Congo Basin forest, Central Africa. It was the main vector of malaria.[1][2]
| Anopheles moucheti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Subgenus: | Cellia |
| Species: | A. moucheti
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| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles moucheti Evan, 1923
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References
edit- ^ Antonio-Nkondjio, Christophe; Simard, Frédéric (2013), Manguin, Sylvie (ed.), "Highlights on Anopheles nili and Anopheles moucheti, Malaria Vectors in Africa", Anopheles Mosquitoes: New Insights into Malaria Vectors, Wellcome Trust–Funded Monographs and Book Chapters, Rijeka (HR): InTech, ISBN 978-953-51-1188-7, PMID 28045480, retrieved 2022-03-11
- ^ "Anopheles moucheti Evans, 1923 | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU)". wrbu.si.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.