Variation in the hindtarsal markings of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belize.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1993

Original Publication

Mosquito Systematics

Volume

25

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

192-197

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Harbach, R. E., D. R. Roberts, and S. Manguin.

 

Abstract

Aberrant phenotypes of Anopheles darlingi with basal dark scaling on either one or both of hindtarsomeres 3 and 4 are reported from Belize. Based on wild-caught females and adults reared from wild-caught larvae, it appears that approximately 8% of the natural population bears some degree of basal dark scaling on these hindtarsomeres. The occurrence of similar variants in other species of the subgenus Nyssorhynchus is summarized, and their significance is terms of inaccurate species identification is noted.

Notes

Author(s) - Harbach, R. E., D. R. Roberts, and S. Manguin.