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Issue: Vol. 2810 No. 1: 6 Apr. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-04-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2810.1.5
Page range: 47–55
Abstract views: 41
PDF downloaded: 14

Anopheles (Cellia) rampae n. sp., alias chromosomal form K of the Oriental Maculatus Group (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southeast Asia

Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K.
Diptera Anopheles rampae Anopheles maculatus mosquitoes Neocellia Series new species

Abstract

Chromosomal form K (also known as species K) of the Anopheles maculatus group of sibling species in the Oriental Region is diagnosed and formally named An. (Cellia) rampae Harbach & Somboon, n. sp. The male genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva are illustrated and information is provided on the morphology, systematics, bionomics and distribution of the species.

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