Anopheles

anopheles anophèles Translingual thumb|Anopheles minimus species Anopheles minimus Alternative forms mul Anophles Etymology mul la-new -, mul Johann Wilhelm Meigen the German entomologist 1 (1764–1845),de w:Johann Wilhelm Meigen Gabelmükke ANOPHELES Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten Europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten Systematic Description of the Known European Two-winged Insects Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia Friedrich Wilhelm Forstmann 1818 I 10 https://archive.org/details/systematischebes11meig/page/10/mode/1up 1442367591 Gabelmükke ANOPHELES section heading from mul grc ἀνωφελής unprofitable, useless; hurtful, prejudicial,anopheles n 6205719528 December 2024 1; anopheles n 1 from grc ἀν- (a variant of grc ᾰ̓- prefix forming terms having senses opposite to stems or terms to which it is attached) + grc ὄφελος advantage, benefit, good (ultimately from mul ine-pro *h₃bʰel-) + grc -ης suffix forming third-declension adjectives. Proper noun 1 m genus family Culicidae mosquitos that spread malaria Hypernyms genus ; Anophelinae subfamily - subfamily; Anophelini tribe - tribe Hyponyms genus Anopheles maculipennis species - type species Descendants en anopheles 1 References Further reading 1 1 1