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Anopheles - this genus of mosquito was first described and named in the year 1818 by J. W. Meigen. There are an estimated 400 different species of these, among which 100 are capable of transmitting the human Malaria. Only about 30 - 40 of these species transmit the parasites of the genus "Plasmodium", which causes Malaria in humans in endemic areas.

The insect in the image is a Male Anopheles mosquito, which, as opposed to its female counter-part, does not feed on mammalian blood. Instead, it feeds on nectar from flowers. Males are easily identifiable with the help of a strong magnifying glass, and even with the naked eyes if you have good eye-sight. They have wider and hairy probosis (feeding tube) than that of a female's. Also, their antennae are very hairy (yet attractive), as seen in the image.

Adult males and females rest with their abdomens sticking up in the air rather than parallel to the surface on which they are resting. Although the male's life-span is about a week, it lives long enough to mate with a female of its species, which lives for around 2 weeks max. in the wild. The female lays anywhere from 50 - 200 eggs per oviposition.