Systematic Entomology (2003) 28, 241-256

Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Yvonne-Marie Linton, Gabriela Nicolescu, Lisa Smith, George Koliopoulos, Athanassios K. Zounos, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi, Hassan Vatandoost and Ralph E. Harbach (2003)
Morphological and molecular characterization of Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, a primary vector of malaria in the Middle East
Systematic Entomology 28 (2), 241-256
Abstract: Combined morphological and molecular studies were conducted on Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, an important malaria vector of the Palaearctic Maculipennis Complex. Specimens collected in Greece and Iran were identified on the basis of morphology and confirmed by correlation of their nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) rDNA sequences with those available in GenBank. The progeny of females collected in Greece were used for detailed morphological study. The morphology of the adults, pupa, fourth-instar larva and egg are described and distinguished from those of An. maculipennis, the nominotypical member of the Maculipennis Complex. In addition to sequence data for the nuclear ITS2 region, partial sequence data are provided for the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene. The taxonomy, systematics, bionomics and distribution of the species are reviewed. This work provides the first fully integrated assessment of An. sacharovi as a basis for comparative studies of the Maculipennis Complex.
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Database assignments for author(s): Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat, Ralph E. Harbach, Hassan Vatandoost, Yvonne-Marie Linton

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Anopheles sacharovi		Greece
	Anopheles sacharovi		Iran