Anopheles (Anopheles) Lesteri Biases and Hu (Diptera: Culicidae): Neotype Designation and Description

Abstract

The Asian malaria vector. Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri Baisas and Hu. 1936. is described with illustrations of the larval and pupal stages. adult female, and the male genitalia. Taxonomic and related literature records, diagnostic features. distribution, rDNA ITS2 sequence. bionomics. and medical importance of An. lesteri are included. A neotype female for the species from near the original type locality in Luzon. Philippines, is designated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA505022

Entities

People

  • Cong Li
  • Leopoldo M. Rueda
  • Richard Charles Wilkerson

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Structures
  • Asia
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ecology
  • Genitalia
  • Geographic Regions
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hong Kong
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Parasitic Diseases
  • Parasitology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Public Health
  • South Korea

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  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology