Anopheles darlingi
| Anopheles darlingi | |
|---|---|
| Anopheles darlingi close up | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Subgenus: | Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) |
| Species: | A. darlingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles darlingi Root, 1926 | |
Anopheles darlingi, the American malaria mosquito, is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae. A. darlingi is one of the major species of mosquito known to be responsible for malaria in the Amazonian regions. It has a wide range of geographic distribution that stretches from Mexico and Argentina, but it has also been found in areas affected by deforestation and environment changes due to humans.