Anopheles barberi

Description

Anopheles barberi is a tree hole breeding mosquito mainly located in eastern North America. The larvae are predators of other mosquito larvae. It has been shown to be a vector of malaria in the laboratory, but it is not thought to be an important malaria vector in the wild. - Walter Reed Biosystematic Unit Characteristics, Bionomics, Medical Importance - GeoSpecies Knowledge Base University of Wisconsin