Anopheles daciae
| Anopheles daciae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Culicidae |
| Genus: | Anopheles |
| Species: | A. daciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Anopheles daciae Linton, Nicolescu & Harbach, 2004
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Anopheles daciae is a species of mosquito.[1] It is found in eastern Europe and the Balkans. In July 2020, the University of Helsinki reported that it had also been found in parts of southern and central Finland.[2] The species is a possible malaria vector.[2]
References
- ^ Nicolescu, G.; Linton, Y.-M.; Vladimirescu, A.; Howard, T.M.; Harbach, R.E. (2007). "Mosquitoes of the Anopheles maculipennis group (Diptera: Culicidae) in Romania, with the discovery and formal recognition of a new species based on molecular and morphological evidence". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 94 (06). doi:10.1079/BER2004330. ISSN 0007-4853.
- ^ a b "A mosquito species new to Finland discovered which potentially could transmit malaria". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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