Abstract

Background

In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of anopheline mosquitoes have been described.

Methods

The 1987 key to adult female mosquitoes was used as the template for the current key.

Results

New species described in the literature over the past 32 years have been included. A list of all currently known Afrotropical species is provided. Anopheles stephensi is included for the first time as occurring on the African continent.

Conclusions

An updated key for the morphological identification of Afrotropical anopheline species is presented.

Details

Title
Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
First page
1
Section
Research
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14752875
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2357164560
Copyright
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