Anopheles Litoralis King and A. Barbirostris Group on the Island of Guam
Abstract
Prior to 1970, a single anopheline, Anopheles, (Cellia) indefinitus (Ludlow), was known from Guam (Bohart, 1957). This was presumably a post-World War II introduction as this species was first collected during March 1948 by the 207th Malaria Survey Unit, U.S. Army (Yamaguti and LaCasse, 1950). In the period 1970-1971, 6 additional species of Anopheles were recorded from Guam by U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force military entomologists. These included baezai Gater, lesteri Baisas and Hu and sinensis Wiedemann in the subgenus Anopheles and subpictus Grassi, tesselatus Theobald and vagus Doenitz in the subgenus Cellia (Holway and Bridges 1970, 1971; Reisen et al 1971a, 1971b; Darsie and Cagampang-Ramos 1972). The records of lesteri and sinensi will require further study as Harrison (1972, 1973) indicated that until his re-examination of the type series of sinensis and designation of a lectotype, considerable doubt existed on the true identity of sinensis and related taxa. In May 1975, further collections were made by Army personnel of the 714th Medical Detachment during surveillance activities at the onset of Operation New Life-the program involving the use of Guam as a transit area for Vietnamese nationals prior to their entry to the United States.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA511970
Entities
People
- A. R. Gillogly
- B. Jordan
- F. J. Harrison
- R. A. Ward
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research