Anopheles sinensis; Chinese malaria mosquito
Scientific name for a mosquito species that can transmit malaria. Used in medical and entomological contexts.
Anopheles sinensis is a type of mosquito that transmits malaria.
Katakana spelling is standard for this species name.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. The word is usually written in kana.
The name is composed of 支那 (Shina, an old name for China), 翅 (wing), 斑 (spotted), and 蚊 (mosquito), describing a spotted-wing mosquito from China. The katakana form is standard for biological species names.