Anopheles: Quick Facts

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Anopheles mosquito: malaria vector

Illustration of an Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquito, showing its slender body, long legs, feathery antennae, and patterned wings.

Malaria life cycle

Close-up view of an Anopheles mosquito showing its large, green compound eye, segmented antennae, and fine hairs on its head and body.

Line drawings of six insects that impact human health, labeled as human botfly, housefly, tsetse fly, assassin bug, yellow fever mosquito, and Anopheles mosquito, shown in a row for comparison.

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Sir Ronald Ross, bronze relief by Frank Bowcher, 1929; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Ronald Ross

British doctor