Anopheles

(an-of'e-lez) [G. anopheles, usele , harmful.] genus of mosquitos of the family Culicidm, subfamily Anophelina. The sporogenous cycle of the malarial parasite is pa ed in the body cavity of a female mosquito of certain species of this genus. A. albima'nus [L. alb us, white, manus, hand], a species having white hind feet, a common carrier of the malarial parasite. A* maculipen'niB, the type species of this genus; the wings are marked by spots formed of collections of scales; one of the most widely spread species and active in the di emination of the malarial germ. A. punctipen'nis, a species which apparently does not transmit the malaria germ.