Redescription of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) antunesi Galvão & Amaral and description of a new species of the Myzorhynchella Section (Diptera: Culicidae) from Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil

Autor(es)

Nagaki, Sandra Sayuri ^[1] ; Motta, Monique de Albuquerque ^[2] ; Mureb Sallum, Maria Anice ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

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

^[2] Fiocruz MS, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Transmissores Hematozoarios, BR-21045900 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 105, n. 3, p. 278-285, MAY 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 7

Resumo

Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) pristinus Nagaki & Sallum, n. sp. of the Myzorhynchella Section is described based on morphological characters of adult females, males, fourth-instar larvae, pupae and male genitalia. Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) antunesi Galvão & Amaral is characterized to fix its identity and distinguish it from An. pristinus. The eggs of An. antunesi are described for the first time. Molecular characterization employing sequences of the COI mitochondrial gene and the ITS2 region of ribosomal DNA are provided for each species. An. antunesi and An. pristinus are compared with morphologically similar species of the Myzorhynchella Section. The results of the present study suggest that the new species has been misidentified as both An. antunesi and Anopheles lutzii Cruz. An. antunesi and An. pristinus are sympatric, occurring at high altitudes in Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeastern Brazil. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 05/53973-0 - Sistemática de Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae)
• Beneficiário: Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
• Processo FAPESP: 07/01870-8 - Sistematica de anopheles (nyssorhynchus) lutzii (diptera: culicidae).
• Beneficiário: Sandra Sayuri Nagaki
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado