01864nas a2200241 4500008004100000245015900041210006900200260001200269300001200281490000700293520102000300653001201320100001901332700001801351700001801369700001401387700002001401700001701421700001801438700001901456700001801475856012901493 2003 eng d00aMorphological and molecular characterization of Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, a primary vector of malaria in the Middle East0 aMorphological and molecular characterization of iAnopheles iiAno c2003/// a241-2560 v283 aCombined morphological and molecular studies were conducted on Anopheles (Anopheles) sacharovi Favre, an important malaria vector of the Palaearctic Maculipennis Complex. Specimens collected in Greece and Iran were identified on the basis of morphology and confirmed by correlation of their nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) rDNA sequences with those available in GenBank. The progeny of females collected in Greece were used for detailed morphological study. The morphology of the adults, pupa, fourth-instar larva and egg are described and distinguished from those of An. maculipennis, the nominotypical member of the Maculipennis Complex. In addition to sequence data for the nuclear ITS2 region, partial sequence data are provided for the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene. The taxonomy, systematics, bionomics and distribution of the species are reviewed. This work provides the first fully integrated assessment of An. sacharovi as a basis for comparative studies of the Maculipennis Complex.10aDiptera1 aSedaghat, M.M.1 aLinton, Y.-M.1 aNicolescu, G.1 aSmith, L.1 aKoliopoulos, G.1 aZounos, A.K.1 aOshaghi, M.A.1 aVatandoost, H.1 aHarbach, R.E. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/morphological-and-molecular-characterization-anopheles-anopheles-sacharovi-favre-primary01866nas a2200205 4500008004100000245020200041210006900243260001200312300001000324490000700334520106000341653001201401100001801413700001401431700002001445700003001465700001701495700001801512856013001530 2003 eng d00aMorphological and molecular characterization of Anopheles (Anopheles) maculipennis Meigen, type species of the genus and nominotypical member of the maculipennis complex0 aMorphological and molecular characterization of iAnopheles iiAno c2003/// a39-550 v283 aAdults and larvae of Anopheles maculipennis Meigen were collected in Greece in May and June 2001. Larvae and the progeny of wild-caught females were individually reared to obtain samples of all life stages for integrated morphological and molecular study. Specimens were identified on the basis of egg morphology and correlation of their ITS2 rDNA sequences with those in Gen-Bank. The adult, pupal, larval (fourth-instar) and egg stages are described, and all stages except the egg are illustrated. Partial sequence data are provided for the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene and complete sequences for the nuclear ITS2 region. Additionally, the bionomics and distribution of the species are reviewed, and its taxonomy and systematics are discussed. This study provides the first fully integrated morphological and molecular assessment of An. maculipennis, the nominotypical member of the Maculipennis Complex, and the type species of genus Anopheles, and serves as a foundation for further studies of the complex and subfamily Anophelinae.10aDiptera1 aLinton, Y.-M.1 aSmith, L.1 aKoliopoulos, G.1 aSamanidou-Voyadjoglou, A.1 aZounos, A.K.1 aHarbach, R.E. uhttps://icgf.myspecies.info/content/morphological-and-molecular-characterization-anopheles-anopheles-maculipennis-meigen-type