Abstract
BackgroundIn 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Since then, several new species of anopheline mosquitoes have been described.MethodsThe 1987 key to adult female mosquitoes was used as the template for the current key.ResultsNew species described in the literature over the past 32 years have been included. A list of all currently known Afrotropical species is provided. Anopheles stephensi is included for the first time as occurring on the African continent.ConclusionsAn updated key for the morphological identification of Afrotropical anopheline species is presented.
Highlights
In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes
Dichotomous keys for the morphological identification of groups of organisms have been used for over 300 years
For the anopheline mosquitoes of the Afrotropical Region, which includes some of the most efficient transmitters of malaria parasites in the world, the first key for their identification was published in 1931 [1], and the most recent printed version in 1987 [2], this last being a pictorial key containing line graphics of characters mentioned in each couplet
Summary
In 1987, Gillies and Coetzee published a pictorial key for the morphological identification of adult female mosquitoes. Dichotomous keys for the morphological identification of groups of organisms have been used for over 300 years These keys lead the reader through a series of couplets, each one giving two choices of characters, until a species name is reached. For the anopheline mosquitoes of the Afrotropical Region, which includes some of the most efficient transmitters of malaria parasites in the world, the first key for their identification was published in 1931 [1], and the most recent printed version in 1987 [2], this last being a pictorial key containing line graphics of characters mentioned in each couplet. In the 32 years that have passed since Gillies and Coetzee published their key [2], several new species have been discovered, described and named
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