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The mosquito A nopheles ( C ellia ) oreios sp. n., formerly species 6 of the A ustralasian A nopheles farauti complex, and a critical review of its biology and relation to disease
Author(s) -
BANGS M. J.,
TAAI K.,
HOWARD T. M.,
COOK S.,
HARBACH R. E.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/mve.12092
Subject(s) - biology , instar , larva , pupa , zoology , ecology
Species 6 of the A ustralasian A nopheles farauti sibling species complex ( D iptera: C ulicidae) is described and formally named A nopheles oreios B angs & H arbach, sp. n. Adult, pupal and fourth‐instar larval specimens collected in the B aliem V alley, P apua P rovince, I ndonesia, are characterized and compared with those of A nopheles farauti , A nopheles hinesorum , A nopheles irenicus and A nopheles torresiensis (formerly informally denoted as species 1, 2, 7 and 3, respectively). The variable wings of adult females, the male genitalia, the pupa and the fourth‐instar larva of A n. oreios are illustrated and DNA sequence data are included for regions coding for sections of the mitochondrial COI and COII genes. The biology of A n. oreios and its relation to malaria transmission are discussed in detail and contrasted with the biology and disease relations of some members of the A n. farauti and A nopheles punctulatus sibling species complexes.