Anopheles walkeri
Encyclopedia
Anopheles walkeri is a species
of mosquito
found across North America. It was described in 1901 by Frederick Vincent Theobald
, based on material collected by E. M. Walker at Lake Simcoe
in Ontario
(Canada
).
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of mosquito
Mosquito
Mosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
found across North America. It was described in 1901 by Frederick Vincent Theobald
Frederick Vincent Theobald
Frederick Vincent Theobald was an English entomologist.Theobald was the author of a vast monograph, in six volumes, on the Diptera, A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World . His collections are in Glasgow....
, based on material collected by E. M. Walker at Lake Simcoe
Lake Simcoe
Lake Simcoe is a lake in Southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century the lake was called Ouentironk by the Huron natives...
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
(Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
).