Parasitology Research (2016) 115, 3281-3294

Helge Kampen, Mandy Schäfer, Dorothee E. Zielke and Doreen Walther (2016)
The Anopheles maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany: an update following recent monitoring activities
Parasitology Research 115 (9), 3281-3294
Abstract: The Anopheles maculipennis complex comprises several sibling species including major vectors of malaria parasites of historic Europe. In present-day Europe, these species are probably more relevant with regard to transmission of pathogens other than plasmodia, such as viruses and dirofilariae. Distribution data facilitating risk assessments and modelling of An. maculipennis complex-borne diseases, however, are generally outdated. In Germany, the occurrence and geographic distribution of the complex species have recently been updated within the framework of a national monitoring programme. In addition to the known indigenous species An. maculipennis, Anopheles messeae and Anopheles atroparvus, the newly described sibling species Anopheles daciae was demonstrated. Distribution maps of these species based on the data collected from 2011 to 2014 are presented, whilst ecological characteristics and vector roles are presented and discussed.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles messeae		Germany
	Anopheles maculipennis		Germany
	Anopheles atroparvus		Germany
	Anopheles daciae		Germany