Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald, 1902
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Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald, 1902 |
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Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald, 1902 View in CoL ( Fig. 12 View FIGURE 12 )
Type locality. Lahore , Pakistan.
Distribution. This species is found in the Oriental and Palaearctic Regions ( Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019). In the Middle East, it has been recorded in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and United Arab Emirates ( Mattingly & Knight 1956; Service 1986; Minář 1991; Glick 1992; Salit et al. 1994; Al-Houty 1997; Alten et al. 2000; Ramsdale et al. 2001; Rueda et al. 2008; Azari-Hamidian et al. 2019; Wilkerson et al. 2021). It was first recorded in Saudi Arabia by Mattingly & Knight (1956).
Remarks. Kirti & Kaur (2004) reported that there are variations in the ornatmentation of the maxillary palpi and wings in natural populations of this species collected in northwestern India . Therefore, taxonomists should be aware of this as it may lead to misidentification.
Medical importance. Anopheles pulcherrimus is confirmed as a vector of malaria in parts of the former USSR and Afghanistan ( Onori et al. 1975; Sergiev et al. 1993). It was identified as a potential vector in Sistan and Baluchistan Province in southeastern Iran based on immunoradiometric assay detection of Plasmodium vivax ( Zaim et al. 1993) . Also, Tyagin and Rift Valley fever viruses have been found in this species ( Wilkerson et al. 2021).
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Alten, B., Caglar, S. S. & Ozer, N. (2000) Malaria and its vectors in Turkey. European Mosquito Bulletin, 7, 22 - 33.
Azari-Hamidian, S., Norouzi, B. & Harbach, R. E. (2019) A detailed review of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Iran and their medical and veterinary importance. Acta Tropica, 194, 106 - 122. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. actatropica. 2019.03.019
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
Kirti, J. S. & Kaur, J. (2004) Morphological variations in natural populations of Anopheles (Cellia) pulcherrimus Theobald collected from North-West India. Entomon, 29 (2), 197 - 201.
Mattingly, P. F. & Knight, K. L. (1956) The mosquitoes of Arabia. I. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 4 (3), 91 - 141.
Minar, J. (1991) Family Culicidae. In: Soos, A. & Papp, L. (Eds.), Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Vol. 2. Psychodidae- Chironomidae. Akademiai Kiado, Budapest and Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, pp. 74 - 113. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 19910380404
Onori, E., Nushin, M. K., Cullen, J. R., Yakubi, G. H., Mohamed, K. & Cristal, F. A. (1975) An epidemiological assessment of the residual effect of DDT on Anopheles hyrcanus (Pallas) and An. pulcherrimus Theobald. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 69, 236 - 242. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / 0035 - 9203 (75) 90161 - 3
Ramsdale, C. D., Alten, B., Caglar, S. S. & Ozer, N. (2001) A revised, annotated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) of Turkey. European Mosquito Bulletin, 9, 18 - 27.
Rueda, L. M., Pecor, J. E., Lowen, R. G. & Carder, M. (2008) New record and updated checklists of the mosquitoes of Afghanistan and Iraq. Journal of Vector Ecology, 33 (2), 397 - 402. https: // doi. org / 10.3376 / 1081 - 1710 - 33.2.397
Salit, A. M., Zakaria, M., Balba, M. & Zaghloul, T. (1994) The mosquito fauna of Kuwait. Journal of University of Kuwait, 21, 78 - 85.
Sergiev, V. P., Baranova, A. M., Orlov, V. S., Mihajlov, L. G., Kouznetsov, R. L., Neujmin, N. I., Arsenieva, L. P., Shahova, M. A., Glagolova, L. A. & Osipova, M. M. (1993) Importation of malaria into the USSR from Afghanistan, 1981 - 89. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 71 (3 / 4), 385 - 388.
Service, M. W. (1986) The biologies of Aedes caspius (Pallas) and Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) in Dubai. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 7, 11 - 18. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 1742758400003039
Theobald, F. V. (1902) A short description of the Culicidae of India, with descriptions of new species of Anopheles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 69 (456), 367 - 394, 1 pl. https: // doi. org / 10.1098 / rspl. 1901.0122
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
Zaim, M., Subbarao, S. K., Manouchehri, A. V. & Cochrane, A. H. (1993) Role of Anopheles culicifacies s. l. and An. pulcherrimus in malaria transmission in Ghassreghand (Baluchistan), Iran. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 9 (1), 23 - 26.
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