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Taxonomy
Anopheles was named by Meigen (1818). It is extant. It is the type genus of Anophelinae.
It was assigned to Culiciformes by Meigen (1818); to Culicidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); and to Anophelinae by Harbach (2007).
It was assigned to Culiciformes by Meigen (1818); to Culicidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); and to Anophelinae by Harbach (2007).
Species
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Anopheles Meigen 1818
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Subg. Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) Blanchard 1902
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†Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dominicanus Zavortink and Poinar 2000
†Anopheles rottensis Statz 1944
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) | A. rottensis (122010) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | A. dominicanus (122472) A. sp. (122982) |