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Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of anopheline mosquitoes have been described. METHODS:The 1987 key to adult female mosquitoes was used as the template for the current key. RESULTS:New species described in the literature over the past 32 years have been included. A list of all currently known Afrotropical species is provided. Anopheles stephensi is included for the first time as occurring on the African continent. CONCLUSIONS:An updated key for the morphological identification of Afrotropical anopheline species is presented.

SUBMITTER: Coetzee M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020601 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).

Coetzee Maureen M

Malaria journal 20200213 1

<h4>Background</h4>In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of anopheline mosquitoes have been described.<h4>Methods</h4>The 1987 key to adult female mosquitoes was used as the template for the current key.<h4>Results</h4>New species described in the literature over the past 32 years have been included. A list of all currently known Afrotropical species is provided. Anopheles stephensi ...[more]

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Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).

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Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).

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