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The Anopheles minimus<\/em> complex includes A. minumus sensu stricto<\/em> (formerly A. minimus A<\/em>), which is located from northern India eastwards through Vietnam and northward across southern China, including Taiwan. Anopheles minumus sensu stricto<\/em> is one of the main malaria vectors in the mainland of Southeast Asia. Larvae are generally found in small to moderate-sized streams or canals with slow running, clear and cool water, partially shaded and with grassy margins where females prefer to lay their eggs. They develop in various pools (rock, ground, stream and seepage). The adult behaviour of An. minimus<\/em> s.l. is reported as highly diverse for two main reasons: (1) most studies do not differentiate An. minimus<\/em> and An. harrisoni<\/em> and (2) these two species are highly opportunistic in their habits, exhibiting considerable behavioural and ecological plasticity. Females of An. minimus<\/em> mainly bite humans (up to 93% in Assam, India), but the degree of anthropophily\/zoophily depends on the availability of alternative hosts (e.g. cattle). An. minimus and An. harrisoni, are vectors of malaria parasites throughout their respective distributions, although further investigation needs to be conducted on An. harrisoni<\/em> as its role in malaria transmission appears weaker than that of An. minimus<\/em>, despite it being reported as a main vector in China. An. minimus<\/em> s.l. is considered a primary malaria vector in the hilly forested regions of mainland Southeast Asia. Its genome was sequenced in 2012. Statistics of OBPs from Anopheles minimus<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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