title: Three new species and one new subspecies of Toxorhynchites (Diptera: Culicidae) of the afrotropical region.
abstract: Three new species and one new subspecies in the subgenus Afrorhynchus of the genus Toxorhynchites are described from the Afrotropical region. With the addition of these four new taxa, 14 species and two subspecies of subgenus Afrorhynchus are presently known in the region. Keys are provided for the identification of adult males and females of the subgenus Afrorhynchus in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Parasitologia e Microbiologia Médicas, Instituto de Higiene e, Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Junqueira 96,1349-003 Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Henrique
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male