Abstract
Seven species of Anopheles, An. bengalensis, An. l. japonicus, An. saperoi, An. sinensis, An. lesteri, An. minimus and An. tessellates, are known to occur in the Ryukyu Archipelago. This review covers and explains the distribution and biology of these species. Historical review on synonymizing An. ohamai with An. saperoi, An. saperoi as a new laboratory vector for Plasmodium y. nigeriense, and the study on its biology for maintenance of laboratory colonization are presented. Furthermore, the susceptibility status of An. sinensis, An. saperoi and An. minimus to several insecticides, mosquito control as a component of malaria eradication program, and the distribution of An. minimus just after malaria eradication and its recent status in the Yaeyama Is. are discussed.
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