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The Anopheles albitarsis complex with the recognition of Anopheles oryzalimnetes Wilkerson and Motoki, n. sp. and Anopheles janconnae Wilkerson and Sallum, n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae)
Ist Teil von
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-09, Vol.104 (6), p.823-850
Ort / Verlag
Brazil: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
The Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis complex includes six species:
An. albitarsis, Anopheles oryzalimnetes Wilkerson and Motoki, n. sp.,
Anopheles marajoara , Anopheles deaneorum , Anopheles janconnae
Wilkerson and Sallum, n. sp. and An. albitarsis F. Except for An.
deaneorum, species of the complex are indistinguishable when only using
morphology. The problematic distinction among species of the complex
has made study of malaria transmission and ecology of An. albitarsis
s.l. difficult. Consequently, involvement of species of the An.
albitarsis complex in human Plasmodium transmission is not clear
throughout its distribution range. With the aim of clarifying the
taxonomy of the above species, with the exception of An. albitarsis F,
we present comparative morphological and morphometric analyses,
morphological redescriptions of three species and description of two
new species using individuals from populations in Brazil, Paraguay,
Argentina and Venezuela. The study included characters from adult
females, males, fourth-instar larvae, pupae and male genitalia of An.
albitarsis, An. marajoara, An. deaneorum and An. oryzalimnetes n. sp.
For An. janconnae n. sp. only characters of the female, male and male
genitalia were analyzed. Fourth-instar larvae, pupae and male genitalia
characteristics of all five species are illustrated. Bionomics and
distribution data are given based on published literature records.