ANOPHELES (CELLIA) AINSHAMSI, N. SP. (DiPTERA: CULiCIDAS), A SALTWATER SPECIES FROM THE RED SEA COAST OF EGYPT

摘要

The Anopheles species that breeds in saltwater pools on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, originally thought to be An. stephensi (Listón), is formally described and named Anopheles (Cellia) ainshamsi, n. sp. The adults, pupa, and fourth-instar larva are characterized, and the male genitalia and the two immature stages are illustrated. The species is compared and distinguished from similar members of the Neocellia Series that occur in southwestern Asia and Africa. Attempts to obtain DNA sequence data fromtype specimens and other specimens collected more than 20 years ago were unsuccessful.