Morphological characters of adult Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara in Venezuela.
A morphometric study was carried out to find diagnostic characters with which to update taxonomic keys for field identification of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara and the 3 other sympatric Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) species (An. darlingi, An. argyritarsis, and An. braziliensis) that occur in Venezuela. Diagnostic random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction markers from wild-caught specimens showed that An. marajoara was the only species in the Anopheles albitarsis complex collected in Venezuela.
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Instituto de Altos Estudios Dr. Arnold Gabaldón, Apartado 2073, Maracay 2101-A, Venezuela.
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005121:Extremities / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006257:Head / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D014687:Venezuela; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology