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)

Author(s)

Motoki, Maysa Tiemi ^[1] ; Wilkerson, Richard C. ^[2] ; Mureb Sallum, Maria Anice ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, Dept Epidemiol, BR-01246904 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Walter Reed Army Inst Res, Dept Entomol, Silver Spring, MD - USA

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 104, n. 6, p. 823-850, SEP 2009.
• Web of Science Citations: 30

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. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 05/53973-0 - Systematics of the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Grantee: Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 07/07573-5 - Characterization of Brazilian population of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) by morphological characteristics of eggs and wings and gene sequences
• Grantee: Maysa Tiemi Motoki
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate