title: New records of mosquito species for different islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan.
abstract: During an 11-year study period (1999-2010) on the islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan, 20 mosquito species were identified. The results revealed new records of species hitherto not reported on these islands. This contribution updates the mosquito fauna of the various islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Zoology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0215 Japan.
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toma
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: Mikako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamashiro
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons