A new species within the Anopheles punctulatus complex in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Authors :: Foley DH
Cooper RD
Bryan JH
Source :: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association [J Am Mosq Control Assoc] 1995 Mar; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 122-7.
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: Specimens identified morphologically as Anopheles punctulatus revealed 2 genetically distinct entities in samples collected in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. We regard one of these species as conspecific with An. punctulatus and the other as a new species designated here as An. sp. near punctulatus.

Subjects :: Animals
Anopheles enzymology
New Guinea
Phylogeny
Anopheles classification

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