title: [Historical review on the classification and rectification of Anopheles anthropophagus to An. lesteri in China].
abstract: This paper deals with the taxonomic status and specific names of Anopheles anthropophagus and An. lesteri, the important malaria transmitting vector in China. Based on a historical review of the literature recorded from the country, substantial evidence from morphological and molecular biological studies gives reason to convince that An. anthropophagus is a synonym of An. lesteri. A resurrection of the specific name of An. lesteri Barisas et Hu, 1936 brooks no delay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Etiologic Biology, Second Military Medical College, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Feng-Yi
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Qu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000145:classification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D009626:Terminology as Topic