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A Multi-detection Assay for Malaria Transmitting Mosquitoes
Published on: February 28, 2015
Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex
Maureen Coetzee1, Richard H Hunt, Richard Wilkerson
1Malaria Entomology Research Unit, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Avenue, Parktown, Johannesburg 2001, South Africa. maureen.coetzee@wits.ac.za
Abstract:
Two new species within the Anopheles gambiae complex are here described and named. Based on molecular and bionomical evidence, the An. gambiae molecular "M form" is named Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson sp. n., while the "S form" retains the nominotypical name Anopheles gambiae Giles. Anopheles quadriannulatus is retained for the southern African populations of this species, while the Ethiopian species is named Anopheles amharicus Hunt, Wilkerson & Coetzee sp. n., based on chromosomal, cross-mating and molecular evidence.
