Anopheles (Anopheles) petragnani Del Vecchio 1939: a new mosquito species for Germany

The so far known species of the Anopheles Claviger Complex, Anopheles claviger s.s. and Anopheles petragnani, can only be distinguished by partial overlapping characteristics of immature stages and by nucleotide sequence variation of the genomic ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer 2 (IT...

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Main Authors: Becker, Norbert (Author) , Pfitzner, Wolf Peter (Author) , Czajka, Christina (Author) , Kaiser, Achim (Author) , Weitzel, Thomas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 22 March 2016
In: Parasitology research
Year: 2016, Volume: 115, Issue: 7, Pages: 2671-2677
ISSN:1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-016-5014-5
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5014-5
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Author Notes:Norbert Becker, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Christina Czajka, Achim Kaiser, Thomas Weitzel
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Summary:The so far known species of the Anopheles Claviger Complex, Anopheles claviger s.s. and Anopheles petragnani, can only be distinguished by partial overlapping characteristics of immature stages and by nucleotide sequence variation of the genomic ribosomal DNA (rDNA) internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region. The known distribution of An. petragnani is so far restricted to the western Mediterranean region, whereas An. claviger s.s. occurs across most of Europe, up to the Middle East and North Africa. In our study, we investigated the larval mosquito fauna in rock pools of the Murg valley (Black Forest, Germany) once a month from April to December 2015.
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ISSN:1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-016-5014-5