[On a new checklist of the anopheline mosquitoes in China with rectification for some specific names]

This paper presents a new revised "Checklist of the Anopheline Mosquitoes in China" based on the development of the mosquito-taxonomic researches during the years of 1988-2007. The new checklist contained 61 species (subspecies) of anopheline mosquitoes all in China. Twelve species among the past records were omitted because of their invalid specific names which were allocated into following categories: (1) A doubtful record in China, with no typical specimen up to date since last century, e.g. Anopheles campestris reported in Yunnan; (2) Misidentification: An. atroparvus and An. indiensis; (3) Confirmed as synonyms by hybridizing experiments or molecular identification, including 9 species as follows: An. changes, An. dazhaius, An. kiangsuensis, An. anthropophagus, An. kunmingensis, An. xiaokuanus, An. junlianensis, An. yutsushiroensis (part) and An. fluviatilis. Meanwhile, the following rectified 4 anopheline mosquito species should be added to the new checklist: An. belenrae, An. lester, An. pulls, and An. baimaii.