Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2009) 104, 823-850

Maysa Tiemi Motoki, Richard C. Wilkerson and Maria Anice Mureb Sallum (2009)
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)
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 104 (6), 823-850
Abstract: 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.
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Database assignments for author(s): Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Maysa T. Motoki, Richard C. Wilkerson

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles albitarsis		Argentina
	Anopheles albitarsis		Brazil (south)
	Anopheles albitarsis		Paraguay
	Anopheles albitarsis		Brazil (NE)
	Anopheles marajoara		Brazil (south)
	Anopheles marajoara		Venezuela
	Anopheles marajoara		Brazil (NW)
	Anopheles marajoara		Brazil (NE)
	Anopheles deaneorum		Brazil (south)
	Anopheles deaneorum		Brazil (NW)