Common Malaria Mosquito
Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, 1824
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Culicidae |
| Genus | Anopheles |
| Species | Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, 1824 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana
Counties
- Illinois
- La Salle
- Indiana
- Monroe
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987.
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, 1824. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2187. https://cavebiology.org/species/anopheles-quadrimaculatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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