Data from: A global bionomic database for the dominant vectors of human malaria

Anopheles mosquitoes were first recognised as the transmitters of human
malaria in the late 19th Century and have been subject to a huge amount of
research ever since. Yet there is still much that is unknown regarding the
ecology, behaviour (collectively ‘bionomics’) and sometimes even the
identity of many of the world’s most prominent disease vectors, much less
the within-species variation in their bionomics. Whilst malaria
elimination remains an ambitious goal, it is becoming increasingly clear
that knowledge of vector behaviour is needed to effectively target control
measures. A database of bionomics data for the dominant vector species of
malaria worldwide has been compiled from published peer-reviewed
literature. The data identification and collation processes are described,
together with the geo-positioning and quality control methods. This is the
only such dataset in existence and provides a valuable resource to
researchers and policy makers in this field.