Identification keys to the Anopheles mosquitoes of South America (Diptera: Culicidae). II. Fourth-instar larvae
Abstract
Accurate species identification of South American anophelines using morphological characters of the fourth-instar larva is problematic, because of the lack of up-to-date identification keys. In addition, taxonomic studies, employing scanning electron microscopy of the eggs and DNA sequence data, have uncovered multiple complexes of morphologically similar species, and resulted in the resurrection of other species from synonymy, mainly in the subgenus Nyssorhynchus. Consequently, the identification keys urgently need to be updated to provide accurate morphological tools to identify fourth-instar larvae of all valid species and species complexes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 18, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1186/s13071-020-04299-5
Entities
People
- Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
- Nancy Carrejo
- Ranulfo González Obando
- Richard C. Wilkerson
Organizations
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
- São Paulo Research Foundation
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research