Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) atacamensis (Diptera: Culicidae), a new species from Northern Chile


Autoria(s): GONZÁLEZ, Christian R; SALLUM, Maria Anice Mureb
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

26/03/2012

26/03/2012

2010

Resumo

Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) atacamensis, a new species in the subgenus Nyssorhynchus, is described and validated using morphological characters of the male and female adult, male genitalia and immature stages. Molecular characterization employing sequences of the ITS2 rDNA and COI mtDNA are provided. The new taxon is compared with Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) pictipennis (Philippi) from central Chile based on morphological features of the adults, male genitalia and larva. Illustrations of the diagnostic characteristics of the male genitalia, fourth-instar larva and pupa are provided.

FAPESP

CNPq

Ministerio de Salud of Chile - Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Dirección de Investigación UMCE

Identificador

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v.105, n.1, p.13-24, 2010

0074-0276

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/12576

10.1590/S0074-02762010000100002

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000100002

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/mioc/v105n1/02.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde

Relação

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

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openAccess

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Palavras-Chave #New species #Nyssorhynchus #An. pictipennis #COI #ITS2 #III Región de Atacama #Chile
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article

original article

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