ASDB | The Anopheles sinensis omics database

Anopheles sinensis is a mosquito species that transmits human malaria and parasitic diseases. It is regarded as an important malaria vector in China and Southeast Asia, due to the extensive distribution, high population density and increasing vectorial capacity in this area. In addition to its principal role in the transmission of malaria, this mosquito also plays role in transmission of filarial nematodes.

An. sinensis is classfied as a member of Hyrcanus group in the subgenus Anopheles. It was first described by German naturalist Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in 1828, and became one of the earliest known species of the genus Anopheles. An. sinensis has been found in northeast India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Vietnam, China (including Taiwan), Japan and Korea.