Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae): Neotype Designation and Description

Abstract

Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations are provided for the adult male and female, male genitalia, pupal, and larval stages of Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, a major vector of human malaria in Central and South America. Taxonomic and related literature records, diagnostic features, distribution, and bionomics of the species are included. A neotype male for the species from the type locality of Grenada is designated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA511648

Entities

People

  • EL Peyton
  • Leopoldo M. Rueda
  • Sylvie Manguin

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Anatomy
  • Argentina
  • Biology
  • Cells
  • Central America
  • Colombia
  • Continents
  • Ecology
  • Fungi
  • Genitalia
  • Guatemala
  • Materials
  • Nicaragua
  • North America
  • South America
  • United States

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  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology