Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis ( Theobald, 1903 )

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scientific name	Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis ( Theobald, 1903 )
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Anopheles (Cellia) pretoriensis ( Theobald, 1903) View in CoL ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 )

Type locality. Pretoria , South Africa.

Distribution. This species is widespread in the Afrotropical Region ( Wilkerson et al. 2021). In the Middle East, it occurs in Saudi Arabia and Yemen ( Knight 1953b; Kouznetsov 1976; White 1980; Zahar 1985; Glick 1992; van Harten & Wagener 1994; Abdoon & Alshahrani 2003; El Khereji et al. 2007; Al Ahmad et al. 2011; Alahmed 2012; Al-Eryani et al. 2016; Tantely et al. 2016; Lemine et al. 2017; Irish 2020; Wilkerson et al. 2021). It was recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia by Zahar (1985).

Remarks. Gillies & de Meillon (1968) noted some variation in the palpal bands and wing ornamentation. Campos et al. (2023) studied the population genetics of An. pretoriensis in Grande Comore Island and continental Africa for the first time.

Medical importance. Anopheles pretoriensis is involved in the transmission of Nigerian and Wesselsbron viruses in Senegal ( Adam & Digoutte 2005) and Plasmodium species (oocysts or sporozoites) in French Equatotial Africa ( World Health Organization 1951; Tantely et al. 2016).

References

Abdoon, A. - M. M. O. & Alshahrani, A. M. (2003) Prevalence and distribution of anopheline mosquitoes in malaria endemic areas of Asir region, Saudi Arabia. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 9 (3), 240 - 247. https: // doi. org / 10.26719 / 2003.9.3.240

Adam, F. & Digoutte, J. P. (2005) Virus d'Afrique (Base de Donnees). Centre Collaborateur OMS de Reference et de Recherche pour les Arbovirus et les Virus de Fievres Hemorrhagiques (CRORA) Dakar, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal. Available from: http: // www. pasteur. fr / recherche / banques / CRORA / (accessed 30 October 2023)

Al-Eryani, S. M. A., Kelly-Hope, L., Harbach, R. E., Briscoe, A. G., Barnish, G., Azazy, A. & McCall, P. J. (2016) Entomological aspects and the role of human behavior in malaria transmission in a highland region of the Republic of Yemen. Malaria Journal, 15, 130. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 12936 - 016 - 1179 - 8

Alahmed, M. A. (2012) Mosquito fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia and their seasonal abundance. Journal King Saud University for Science, 24 (1), 55 - 62. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. jksus. 2010.12.001

Campos, M., Patel, N., Marshall, C., Gripkey, H., Ditter, R. E., Crepeau, M. W., Toilibou, A., Amina, Y., Cornel, A. J., Lee, Y. & Lanzaro, G. C. (2023) Population Genetics of Anopheles pretoriensis in Grande Comore Island. Insects, 14 (1), 14. https: // doi. org / 10.3390 / insects 14010014

El Khereji, M. A., Alahmed, A. M. & Kheir, S. M. (2007) Survey and seasonal activity of adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Agriculture and Food Science Centre Research Bulletin, 152, 5 - 17.

Gillies, M. T. & de Meillon, B. (1968) The Anophelinae of Africa South of the Sahara (Ethiopian Zoogeographical Region). Publications of the South African Institute for Medical Research, 54, 1 - 343.

Glick, J. I. (1992) IIustrated key to the female Anopheles of southwestern Asia and Egypt. Mosquito Systematics, 24 (2), 125 - 153. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 08989629208573811

Irish, S. R., Kyalo, D., Snow, R. W. & Coetzee, M. (2020) Updated list of Anopheles species (Diptera: Culicidae) by country in the Afrotropical Region and associated islands. Zootaxa, 4747 (3), 401 - 449. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4747.3.1

Knight, K. L. (1953 b) The mosquitoes of the Yemen (Diptera, Culicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 55 (5), 212 - 234.

Kouznetsov, R. L. (1976) Distribution of anophelines in the Yemen Arab Republic and its relation to malaria. WHO / MAL / 76.879. World Health Organization, Geneva, 9 pp. https: // apps. who. int / iris / handle / 10665 / 65746

Lemine, A. M. M., Lemrabott, M. A. O., Ebou, M. H., Lekweiry, K. M., Salem, M. S. O. A., Brahim, K. O., Moukah, M. O., Bouraya, I. N. O., Brengues, C., Trape, J. - F., Basco, L., Bogreau, H., Simard, F., Faye, O. & Boukhary, A. O. M. S. (2017) Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Mauritania: a review of their biodiversity, distribution and medical importance. Parasites & Vectors, 10, 35. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 017 - 1978 - y

Tantely, M. L., Le Goff, G., Boyer, S. & Fontenille, D. (2016) An updated checklist of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) from Madagascar. Parasite, 23, 20. https: // doi. org / 10.1051 / parasite / 2016018

Theobald, F. V. (1903) A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes. Vol. 3. British Museum (Natural History), London, xvii + 1 (errata) + 359 pp., foldout table, 17 pls.

van Harten, A. & Wagener, B. (1994) Terrestrial arthropods of the Republic of Yemen. A checklist. Sana'a Yemen, Yemeni- German plant Protection Project. ii + 147 pp.

White, G. B. (1980) Family Culicidae. In: Crosskey, R. W. (Ed.), Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 114 - 148.

Wilkerson, R. C., Linton, Y. - M. & Strickman, D. A. (2021) Mosquitoes of the world. Vols 1 and 2. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltomore, Maryland, 1308 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1186 / s 13071 - 021 - 04848 - 6

World Health Organization. (1951) Rapport de la conference du paludisme en Afrique Equatoriale (Kampala, Ouganda, 27 novembre - 9 de´cembre 1950). Organisation Mondiale de la Sante, WHO / Mal / 69, Afr / Mal / Conf / 24, 1 - 96.

Zahar, A. R. (1985) Vector bionomics in the epidemiology and control of malaria, Part I. The WHO African Region and the southern WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. Section III: Vector bionomics, malaria epidemiology and control by geographical areas. (D) East Africa. (E) Eastern outer islands. (F) Southwestern Arabia. Division of Vector Biology and Control & World Health Organization, Malaria Action Programma, Geneva, 244 pp.