Anopheles mosquitoes

E400989

disease vector insect taxon mosquito genus

Anopheles mosquitoes are a genus of blood-feeding insects best known as major vectors of human diseases such as malaria and lymphatic filariasis.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Anopheles mosquitoes canonical	2
Anopheles albimanus	1
Anopheles darlingi	1
Anopheles funestus	1
Anopheles gambiae	1
Anopheles stephensi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3930303 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Anopheles mosquitoes
Context triple: [Wuchereria bancrofti, vector, Anopheles mosquitoes]

A. Culex mosquitoes
Culex mosquitoes are a widespread genus of mosquitoes known for transmitting various diseases to humans, including the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti that causes lymphatic filariasis.
B. Mosquitoes
"Mosquitoes" is a play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that intertwines family drama with themes of science, grief, and the ethical implications of modern physics.
C. Aedes Castoris
Aedes Castoris is the Latin name for the ancient Roman Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the mythological twin brothers.
D. Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects the human lymphatic system and is the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) worldwide.
E. Simulium
Simulium is a genus of black flies known primarily for transmitting the parasitic worms that cause river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Anopheles mosquitoes
Target entity description: Anopheles mosquitoes are a genus of blood-feeding insects best known as major vectors of human diseases such as malaria and lymphatic filariasis.

A. Culex mosquitoes
Culex mosquitoes are a widespread genus of mosquitoes known for transmitting various diseases to humans, including the parasitic worm Wuchereria bancrofti that causes lymphatic filariasis.
B. Mosquitoes
"Mosquitoes" is a play by British dramatist Lucy Kirkwood that intertwines family drama with themes of science, grief, and the ethical implications of modern physics.
C. Aedes Castoris
Aedes Castoris is the Latin name for the ancient Roman Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the mythological twin brothers.
D. Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode that infects the human lymphatic system and is the primary cause of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) worldwide.
E. Simulium
Simulium is a genus of black flies known primarily for transmitting the parasitic worms that cause river blindness (onchocerciasis) in humans.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	disease vector ⓘ insect taxon ⓘ mosquito genus ⓘ
activityPattern	primarily nocturnal ⓘ
adultHabitat	terrestrial habitats ⓘ
biteTime	dawn ⓘ dusk ⓘ night ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
controlMethod	biological control agents ⓘ indoor residual spraying ⓘ insecticide-treated clothing ⓘ insecticide-treated nets ⓘ larval source management ⓘ
family	Culicidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior	blood-feeding ⓘ
globalDistribution	some temperate regions ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ
hasLifeStage	adult ⓘ egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ
hostPreference	birds ⓘ humans ⓘ other mammals ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat	aquatic habitats ⓘ
maleFeedingBehavior	nectar-feeding ⓘ
medicalSignificance	major vector of human malaria worldwide ⓘ
notableSpecies	Anopheles mosquitoes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anopheles albimanus Anopheles mosquitoes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anopheles darlingi Anopheles mosquitoes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anopheles funestus Anopheles mosquitoes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anopheles gambiae Anopheles mosquitoes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anopheles stephensi
numberOfMalariaVectorSpecies	about 30–40 important vector species ⓘ
numberOfSpecies	over 400 described species ⓘ
order	Diptera ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
primaryFeedingSex	female ⓘ
restingBehavior	endophilic ⓘ exophilic ⓘ
subfamily	Anophelinae ⓘ
vectorFor	Brugia malayi ⓘ Brugia timori ⓘ Plasmodium falciparum malaria ⓘ surface form: Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium knowlesi ⓘ Plasmodium malariae ⓘ Plasmodium ovale ⓘ Plasmodium vivax ⓘ Wuchereria bancrofti ⓘ human malaria ⓘ lymphatic filariasis ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wuchereria bancrofti → vector → Anopheles mosquitoes ⓘ

Brugia malayi → vector → Anopheles mosquitoes ⓘ

Anopheles mosquitoes → notableSpecies → Anopheles mosquitoes self-linksurface differs ⓘ