Medical Entomology and Zoology (2002) 53, 7-19

Takako Toma (2002)
[Studies on the Anopheles mosquitoes in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan]
Medical Entomology and Zoology 53 (1), 7-19
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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(original language: Japanese)

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
review

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles minimus		Japan
	Anopheles sinensis		Japan
	Anopheles tessellatus		Japan
	Anopheles saperoi		Japan
	Anopheles lesteri		Japan