Anopheles hermsi is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae.[1][2] It is a known vector of Plasmodium vivax malaria.[3] An. hermsi have been collected in Southern California.[4][5][6]

Anopheles hermsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Genus: Anopheles
Subgenus: Anopheles
Species:
A. hermsi
Binomial name
Anopheles hermsi
Barr and Guptavanij, 1989

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Anopheles hermsi".
  2. ^ Barr, A.R. & Guptavanij, P. Anopheles hermsi n. sp., an unrecognized American species of the Anopheles maculipennis group (Diptera: Culicidae). Mosq. Syst. (1988)
  3. ^ Porter, Charles H.; Collins, Frank H. (1990). "Susceptibility of Anopheles hermsi to Plasmodium vivax". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 42 (5): 414–416. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.414. PMID 2187365.
  4. ^ Sandhu, T. S.; Williams, G. W.; Haynes, B. W.; Dhillon, M. S. (2013). "Population Dynamics of Blood-Fed Female Mosquitoes and Comparative Efficacy of Resting Boxes in Collecting them from the Northwestern Part of Riverside County, California". Journal of Global Infectious Diseases. 5 (1): 15–18. doi:10.4103/0974-777X.107168. PMC 3628227. PMID 23599612.
  5. ^ Hayden, C. W.; Fink, T. M.; Ramberg, F. B.; Maré, J. C.; Mead, D. G. (2001). "Occurrence of Anopheles hermsi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Arizona and Colorado". Journal of Medical Entomology. 38 (2): 341–343. doi:10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.341. PMID 11296846. S2CID 11532179.
  6. ^ Sandhu TS, Williams GA, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Evaluation of arboviral activity at Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District, Riverside County, California during 2008. Proc and Papers of the Mosq and Vector Control Assoc of Calif, vol 77, 2009. p. 108-15.