The Anopheles lindesayi Species Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan

Pradya Somboon; Thanari Phanitchakun; Rinzin Namgay; Ralph E Harbach

doi:10.1093/jme/tjac052

The Anopheles lindesayi Species Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan

J Med Entomol. 2022 Jul 13;59(4):1236-1251. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjac052.

Authors

Pradya Somboon¹, Thanari Phanitchakun¹, Rinzin Namgay², Ralph E Harbach³

Affiliations

¹ Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
² Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, 31101, Bhutan.
³ Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.

PMID: 35642893
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac052

Abstract

This paper deals with species A, C, D, and E of the Lindesayi Complex of Anopheles subgenus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) that were recently recorded from Bhutan. Species B is not included due to insufficient data. Species A is Anopheles lindesayi sensu stricto, and species C, D, and E are new species that are formally described and named herein as Anopheles druki Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, Anopheles himalayensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach and Anopheles thimphuensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, respectively. Morphological characteristics of the adults, larval and pupal stages of each species are provided and compared with An. lindesayi from Bhutan.

Keywords: druki; himalayensis; thimphuensis; new species; taxonomy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anopheles*
Bhutan
Culicidae*
Larva / anatomy & histology
Pupa / anatomy & histology