Morphological characters of adult Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara in Venezuela

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2003 Jun;19(2):107-14.

Abstract

A morphometric study was carried out to find diagnostic characters with which to update taxonomic keys for field identification of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara and the 3 other sympatric Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) species (An. darlingi, An. argyritarsis, and An. braziliensis) that occur in Venezuela. Diagnostic random amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction markers from wild-caught specimens showed that An. marajoara was the only species in the Anopheles albitarsis complex collected in Venezuela.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / anatomy & histology*
  • Extremities / anatomy & histology
  • Female
  • Genitalia, Male / anatomy & histology
  • Head / anatomy & histology
  • Male
  • Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
  • Venezuela
  • Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology