Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex
National Health Laboratory Service · University of the Witwatersrand · +5 more institutions
Abstract
Two new species within the Anopheles gambiae complex are here described and named. Based on molecular and bionomical evidence, the An. gambiae molecular "M form" is named Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson sp. n., while the "S form" retains the nominotypical name Anopheles gambiae Giles. Anopheles quadriannulatus is retained for the southern African populations of this species, while the Ethiopian species is named Anopheles amharicus Hunt, Wilkerson & Coetzee sp. n., based on chromosomal, cross-mating and molecular evidence.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 88.04
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- 100%
- References
- 74
Authors
6- MCMaureen CoetzeeCorresponding
National Health Laboratory Service, University of the Witwatersrand, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
- RHRichard H. Hunt
National Health Laboratory Service, University of the Witwatersrand, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
- RCRichard C. Wilkerson
National Museum of Natural History
- ADAlessandra della Torre
Istituto Pasteur
- MBMamadou B. Coulibaly
University of Bamako
Topics & keywords
- Anopheles gambiae
- Biology
- Anopheles
- Zoology
- Species complex
- Taxonomy (biology)
- Larva
- Ecology