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Anopheles
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Anopheles

Genus of mosquitoes in order Diptera (flies), family Culicidae. Most members of this genus have spotted wings and maxillary palpi that are as long as their proboscis. Many species are vectors of malaria.



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Further research on the interaction between type of urban agriculture and vector biology is needed because most African cities irrigate agricultural areas with water from polluted sources that is generally not favored by malaria vectors, although several studies have reported anophelines breeding in heavily contaminated water (14,15).
It is true that of the approximately 3,500 species of mosquitoes, including the malaria-transmitting anophelines, most are tropic and subtropic.
Because of its close proximity to Africa, Spain is one of the European countries most susceptible to the traffic of sub-Saharan migrant workers and the risk for transmission by mosquitoes migrating from other countries or indigenous anophelines infected by gametogenic hosts has increased substantially.
 
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