Anopheles franciscanus is a species of mosquito in the family Culicidae. This species has been collected in southern California.Sandhu TS, Williams GW, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Population dynamics of blood-fed female mosquitoes and comparative efficacy of resting boxes in collecting them from the northwestern part of Riverside County, California. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2013 [cited 2013 Oct 22];5:15-8.Sandhu TS, Williams GA, Haynes BW, Dhillon MS. Evaluation of arboviral activity at Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District, Riverside County, California during 2008. Proc and Papers of the Mosq and Vector Control Assoc of Calif, vol 77, 2009. p. 108-15.
Subspecies These seven subspecies belong to the species Anopheles franciscanus: Anopheles franciscanus bifoliata Osorno-m. & Munoz-s., 1948 Anopheles franciscanus franciscanus Mc Cracken, 1904 Anopheles franciscanus levicastilloi Levi-castillo, 1944 Anopheles franciscanus neghmei Mann, 1950 Anopheles franciscanus noei Mann, 1950 Anopheles franciscanus patersoni Alvarado & Heredia, 1947 Anopheles franciscanus rivadeneirai Levi-castillo, 1945
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