Anopheles stigmaticus
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| Anopheles stigmaticus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. stigmaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles stigmaticus Skuse 1889 | |
Anopheles stigmaticus is a species of mosquito in the genus Anopheles.[1] It breeds in cold, clean water shaded by trees, and is confined to mountainous regions in eastern Australia.[1][2] Its range was thought to extend into New Guinea, but larvae of New Guinean A. stigmaticus showed it to be of a different species.[3]
It is not known to bite humans, but does feed on some marsupials, and can oviposit after a human bloodmeal.[1][3]
