Table 1. Vectorial status of the Anopheles species most frequently collected on the Thailand-Myanmar border.
Group | Subgroup | Complex | Species | Vectorial status on the TMB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Annularis | An. annularis ( s.l.) | secondary vector | ||
Barbirostris | An. barbirostris ( s.l.) | secondary vector † | ||
Funestus | Minimus | Minimus | An. minimus ( s.s.) | primary vector |
An. harrisoni | unknown | |||
Aconitus | An. aconitus ( s.s.) | secondary vector | ||
An. pampanai | unknown | |||
An. varuna | unknown | |||
Culicifacies | Culicifacies | An. culicifacies ( s.l.) | non vector ‡ | |
Hyrcanus | An. hyrcanus ( s.l.) | non vector ‡ | ||
Jamesii | An. jamesii ( s.l.) | non vector ‡ | ||
Kochi | An. kochi | non vector | ||
Leucosphyrus | Leucosphyrus | Dirus | An. dirus ( s.s.) | primary vector |
An. baimaii | primary vector | |||
An. cracens | unknown | |||
An. nemophilous | unknown | |||
An. scanloni | unknown | |||
Maculatus | Maculatus | An. maculatus ( s.s.) | primary vector | |
An. dravidicus | unknown | |||
Sawadwongporni | An. sawadwongporni | primary vector | ||
An. notanandai | unknown | |||
An. rampae | unknown | |||
Unclassified | An. willmori | unknown | ||
An. pseudowillmori | secondary vector | |||
Subpictus | An. subpictus ( s.l.) | non vector ‡ | ||
Tessellatus | An. tessellatus | non vector ‡ |
† Plasmodium vivax ‡ Some species in these Groups are efficient malaria vectors elsewhere, although they were never found infected with human malaria parasites in the Thailand-Myanmar border area ( e.g. An. culicifacies A, An. sinensis, An. subpictus (s.s.), An. splendidus and An. tessellatus) 18, 21, 22.