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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2020

Open Access 01-12-2020 | Research

Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author: Maureen Coetzee

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2020

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Key to the females of Afrotropical Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)
Author
Maureen Coetzee
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-3144-9

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