Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae): neotype designation and description.
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.
Rueda
Leopoldo M
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Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA. ruedapol@msc.si.edu
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Manguin
Sylvie
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D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D002489:Central America; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007814:Larva; D008288:Malaria / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D011679:Pupa; D013020:South America