How reliable is the humeral pale spot for identification of cryptic species of the minimus Complex?

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-191

  Sungvornyothin, Sungsit ^a   Garros, Claire ^b   Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap ^a   Manguin, Sylvie ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus Complex; Asia; Diagnostic character; Malaria; Morphological identification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; THAILAND;

ANOPHELES MINIMUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33746549206     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[185:HRITHP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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