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The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification
No full textHarbach, Ralph E., Wilkerson, Richard C. (2023): The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification. Zootaxa 5303 (1): 1-184, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0755-PD
Reconsideration of the status of subspecies in the Japonicus Group of the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia Theobald of Aedes Meigen (Diptera: Culicidae)
No full textWilkerson, Richard C., Somboon, Pradya, Harbach, Ralph E. (2022): Reconsideration of the status of subspecies in the Japonicus Group of the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia Theobald of Aedes Meigen (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa 5162 (2): 198-200, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5162.2.
Updated distribution records of the Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus species-group (Diptera: Culicidae) in China
No full textRueda, Leopoldo M., Zhao, Tongyan, Ma, Yajun, Gao, Qi, Ding, Zhu Guo, Khuntirat, Benjawan, Sattabongkot, Jetsumon, Wilkerson, Richard C. (2007): Updated distribution records of the Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus species-group (Diptera: Culicidae) in China. Zootaxa 1407 (1): 43-55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1407.1.
Molecular confirmation of Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri from the Republic of South Korea and its genetic identity with An. (Ano.) anthropophagus from China (Diptera: Culicidae)
No full textWilkerson, Richard C., Li, Cong, Rueda, Leopoldo M., Kim, Heung- Chul, Klein, Terry A., Song, Guan-Hong, Strickman, Daniel (2003): Molecular confirmation of Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri from the Republic of South Korea and its genetic identity with An. (Ano.) anthropophagus from China (Diptera: Culicidae). Zootaxa 378 (1): 1-14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.378.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.378.1.
FIGURE 1 in Studies on Anopheles (Kerteszia) homunculus Komp (Diptera: Culicidae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Male genitalia of Anopheles homunculus Komp (lectotype) from Restrepo, Colombia, and Anopheles homunculus from Mata Atlântica, Brazil. A, B, detail of the ventral claspette showing mesal spicules; C, D, detail of the ventral claspette showing the anterior retrorse process; E, aedeagus showing the lateral leaflets; F, detail of the apex of the aedeagus showing the minute apicolateral sclerite. B and D represent the lectotype of Anopheles homunculus.Published as part of Sallum, Maria Anice Mureb, Dos, Cecilia L. S. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2009, Studies on Anopheles (Kerteszia) homunculus Komp (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2299 on page 5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19166
FIGURE 3 in Coetzeemyia, a new subgenus of Aedes, and a redescription of the holotype female of Aedes (Coetzeemyia) fryeri (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae)
No full textFIGURE 3. Aedes (Levua) geoskusea (Amos). A, Tergal aspect of the male genitalia. B, Claspettes. C, Proctiger and aedeagus. D, Sternum IX. Scales = 0.1 mm.Published as part of Huang, Yiau-Min, Mathis, Wayne N. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2010, Coetzeemyia, a new subgenus of Aedes, and a redescription of the holotype female of Aedes (Coetzeemyia) fryeri (Theobald) (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 1-24 in Zootaxa 2638 on page 18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19848
FIGURE 3 in Anopheles (Kerteszia) lepidotus (Diptera: Culicidae), not the malaria vector we thought it was: Revised male and female morphology; larva, pupa, and male genitalia characters; and molecular verification
No full textFIGURE 3. Anopheles (Kerteszia) lepidotus Zavortink, female habitus: A, wing; B, thorax, dorsal view; C, head, lateral view; D, thorax, lateral view; E, abdomen, dorsal and ventral views; F, (left to right) foreleg, anterior view; midleg, anterior view; hindleg, anterior view; hindleg, dorsal view.Published as part of Harrison, Bruce A., Ruiz-Lopez, Freddy, Falero, Guillermo Calderon, Savage, Harry M., Pecor, James E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2012, Anopheles (Kerteszia) lepidotus (Diptera: Culicidae), not the malaria vector we thought it was: Revised male and female morphology; larva, pupa, and male genitalia characters; and molecular verification, pp. 1-17 in Zootaxa 3218 on page 9, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21134
Culex (Culex) comorensis Brunhes
No full textCulex (Culex) comorensis Brunhes subspecies comorensis Brunhes, 1977 —original combination: Culex (Culex) comorensis. Distribution: Anjouan and Mohéli Islands, Union of the Comoros and Ankaratra Massif, Madagascar (Brunhes 1977). subspecies kartalae Brunhes, 1977 —original combination: Culex (Culex) comorensis ssp. kartalae. Distribution: Grande Comore [Union of the Comoros], Mayotte [overseas department of France] (Brunhes 1977). Culex comorensis was described and named from specimens discovered on Anjouan Island, an autonomous high island that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Brunhes (1977) indicated that it was also found on Mohéli Island and the Ankaratra Massif of Madagascar. Subspecies kartalae was briefly described and named in the same publication from specimens collected on Grande Comore Island. Brunhes pointed out morphological “peculiarities” of the male genitalia and larvae that distinguish the two forms. In the typical form, the subapical lobe of the gonocoxite bears a few minute setae at the bases of setae a-f; in the larva, head seta 13-C is long (0.6 mm), seta 1-S of the siphon usually has 4 pairs of setae on the posterior margin, the pecten consists of 10–14 spines (mean 11.2), and the dorsal and ventral anal papillae are equal in length. In subspecies kartalae, the subapical lobe of the gonocoxite bears a dense cluster of minute setae at the bases of setae a-f; the larva differs in having a short seta 13-C (0.2–0.3 mm), the siphon usually has 5 pairs of seta 1-S on the posterior margin, the pecten consists of 4–10 spines (mean 7.2) and the dorsal pair of anal papillae are longer than the ventral pair. The author, however, overlooked some additional important differences of the male genitalia. Subspecies kartalae differs from the typical form as follows: The ventral arms of the phallosome are longer and more slender, the dorsal arms are more distinctly minutely toothed and more sharply pointed, setae a, b, c and h of the subapical lobe are distinctly longer than seta g, setae a and b are stouter and more distinctly hooked apically and the insertion of seta c is borne mesad of setae a and b whereas it is inserted distal to these two setae in the typical form. The complexity of morphological distinctions and the geographical isolation are a clear indication that kartalae is a distinct species; thus, this form is hereby afforded specific status: Culex (Culex) kartalae Brunhes, 1977 . Culex kartalae is currently listed as a species in the Encyclopedia of Life.Published as part of Harbach, Ralph E. & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2023, The insupportable validity of mosquito subspecies (Diptera: Culicidae) and their exclusion from culicid classification, pp. 1-184 in Zootaxa 5303 (1) on page 84, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5303.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/804334
FIGURE 1. Ribosomal DNA ITS2 in Molecular confirmation of Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri from the Republic of South Korea and its genetic identity with An. (Ano.) anthropophagus from China (Diptera: Culicidae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequence for potential malaria vectors belonging to Anopheles (Anopheles) Hyrcanus Group from Korea, China, Japan and the Philippines. See Table 2 and text for sequence summaries and discussion. The following GenBank accession numbers correspond to the label numbers at the 5' end of the sequence: 1) AY375464; 2) AY375465; 3) AJ004942; 4) AY375466; 5) AF384172, AJ004941 and AF543860; 6) AY375467; 7) AY187728; 8) AY375468; 9) AY375469; 10) AY375470; 11) AY375471. The number of individuals sequenced, of those presented here for the first time, appears in parenthesesPublished as part of Wilkerson, Richard C., Li, Cong, Rueda, Leopoldo M., Kim, Heung- Chul, Klein, Terry A., Song, Guan-Hong & Strickman, Daniel, 2003, Molecular confirmation of Anopheles (Anopheles) lesteri from the Republic of South Korea and its genetic identity with An. (Ano.) anthropophagus from China (Diptera: Culicidae), pp. 1-14 in Zootaxa 378 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.378.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/501477
FIGURE 1 in Updated distribution records of the Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus species-group (Diptera: Culicidae) in China
No full textFIGURE 1. Map of mainland China showing the distribution of Anopheles hyrcanus group (based on observed and published specimens). Province Identification: (1) Anhui, (2) Beijing (3) Fujian, (4) Gansu, (5) Guandong, (6) Guangxi, (7) Guizhou, (8) Hainan, (9) Hebei, (10) Heilongjiang, (11) Henan, (12) Hubei, (13) Hunan, (14) Jiangsu, (15) Jiangxi, (16) Jilin, (17) Liaoning, (18) Inner Mongol, (19) Ningxia, (20) Shandong, (21) Shanghai, (22) Shaanxi, (23) Sichuan, (24) Xinjiang, (25) Yunnan, (26) Zhejiang.Published as part of <i>Rueda, Leopoldo M., Zhao, Tongyan, Ma, Yajun, Gao, Qi, Ding, Zhu Guo, Khuntirat, Benjawan, Sattabongkot, Jetsumon & Wilkerson, Richard C., 2007, Updated distribution records of the Anopheles (Anopheles) hyrcanus species-group (Diptera: Culicidae) in China, pp. 43-55 in Zootaxa 1407 (1)</i> on page 45, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1407.1.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10087747">http://zenodo.org/record/10087747</a>
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