The mosquito Anopheles (Cellia) oreios sp. n., formerly species 6 of the Australasian Anopheles farauti complex, and a critical review of its biology and relation to disease. Issue 1 (23rd December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: BANGS, M. J.; TAAI, K.; HOWARD, T. M.; COOK, S.; HARBACH, R. E.
• Is Part Of: Medical and veterinary entomology. Volume 29:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 68
• Page End: 81
• Publication Date: 2014-12-23
• Subjects: Entomology -- Periodicals; Veterinary entomology -- Periodicals; Insects as carriers of disease -- Periodicals; 616.968
• DOI: 10.1111/mve.12092
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-283X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="mve12092-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p id="mve12092-para-0001">Species 6 of the Australasian <italic>Anopheles farauti</italic> sibling species complex (Diptera: Culicidae) is described and formally named <italic>Anopheles oreios</italic> Bangs &amp; Harbach, sp. n. Adult, pupal and fourth‐instar larval specimens collected in the Baliem Valley, Papua Province, Indonesia, are characterized and compared with those of <italic>Anopheles farauti</italic>, <italic>Anopheles hinesorum</italic>, <italic>Anopheles irenicus</italic> and <italic>Anopheles torresiensis</italic> (formerly informally denoted as species 1, 2, 7 and 3, respectively). The variable wings of adult females, the male genitalia, the pupa and the fourth‐instar larva of <italic>An. oreios</italic> are illustrated and DNA sequence data are included for regions coding for sections of the mitochondrial COI and COII genes. The biology of <italic>An. oreios</italic> and its relation to malaria transmission are discussed in detail and contrasted with the biology and disease relations of some members of the <italic>An. farauti</italic> and <italic>Anopheles punctulatus</italic> sibling species complexes.</p> </abstract>