An updated checklist of <i>Anopheles</i> (Diptera, Culicidae) of Colombia with new records and distribution data.

ABSTRACT: Several species of Anopheles mosquitoes (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) are important in public health due to their role in malaria transmission. Of the more than 500 Anopheles species worldwide, 47 have been reported in Colombia, but only nine are known to transmit malaria. Taxonomic classification of these mosquitoes is complicated by the existence of species complexes and groups of closely related species that are difficult to distinguish based on morphological characteristics. However, molecular techniques have contributed to resolving taxonomic uncertainties, definition of molecular variants and facilitated the correction of erroneous taxonomic assignments. This study aimed to update the list of Anopheles species reported for Colombia. A species checklis

SUBMITTER: Naranjo-Diaz N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923593 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature