Anopheles

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === Anophles === Etymology === New Latin, coined by the German entomologist Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764–1845), from Ancient Greek ἀνωφελής (anōphelḗs, “unprofitable, useless; hurtful, prejudicial”), from ἀν- (an-) (a variant of ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having senses opposite to stems or terms to which it is attached)) + ὄφελος (óphelos, “advantage, benefit, good”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰel-) + -ης (-ēs, suffix forming third-declension adjectives). === Proper noun === Anopheles m A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos that spread malaria. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Diptera – order; Nematocera – suborder; Culicomorpha – infraorder; Culicoidea – superfamily; Culicidae – family; Anophelinae - subfamily; Anophelini - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Anopheles maculipennis - type species ==== Descendants ==== → English: anopheles === References === === Further reading === Anopheles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Anopheles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Anopheles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies