title: Systematic studies on Anopheles galvaoi Causey, Deane & Deane from the subgenus Nysssorhynchus blanchard (Diptera: Culicidae).
abstract: Anopheles galvaoi, a member of the subgenus Nyssorhynchus, is redescribed based on morphological characters of the adults male and female, fourth-instar larva and pupa. Female, male genitalia, larval and pupal stages are illustrated. Data about medical importance, bionomics, and distribution are given based on literature records. Adult female of An. galvaoi can be easily misidentified as An. benarrochi Gabald n and An. aquasalis Curry. A few characters are indicated for identifying female and immatures of An. galvaoi. Phylogenetic relationships among An. galvaoi and six other species of the Oswaldoi Subgroup are estimated using COII mtDNA and ITS2 rDNA gene sequences. Lectotype of An. galvaoi, an adult female from Rio Branco, State of Acre, is invalidated.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Pesquisas Taxonómica e Sistemática em Entomologia Médica, Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, 01246-904 São Paulo, Brasil. masallum@usp.br
authors.forename: Maria Anice Mureb
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sallum
authors.forename: Eduardo Sterlino
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Bergo
authors.forename: Daniel Corugedo
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Oswaldo Paulo
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Forattini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012727:Sex Characteristics