Revision of the Leucosphyrus group of Anopheles (Cellia) (Diptera, Culicidae)

Centenary celebrations article

“…P. knowlesi in humans: a case of malaria zoonoses Chin et al (1968) for the first time showed that P. knowlesi can be transmitted from monkeys to humans by an infected mosquito. These investigators used Anopheles balabacensis, a member of the Leucosphyrus complex placed under the Leucosphyrus Group (Sallum et al 2005). The proof that P. knowlesi in humans is a case of malaria zoonoses came from studies by Vythillingam et al (2006Vythillingam et al ( , 2008.…”

First Record of Anopheles balabacensis from Western Sumbawa Island, Indonesia

“…The Leucosphyrus group of Anopheles mosquitoes consists of 3 subgroups and at least 20 species (Sallum et al 2005). This group has attracted special attention because of its medical importance, because some of its members, such as An.…”

“…However, recent articles contain records of An. balabacensis-a member of the Leucosphyrus subgroup-from Lombok Island, 38 km east of Bali Island across the Wallace Line (Kawada et al 2004, Sallum et al 2005). Here we report a record of An.…”

“…We conducted an anopheline mosquito surveillance in the malaria endemic areas of Utan Rhee and Lunyuk counties, located in the eastern part of Sumbawa Island, in 2004 and2005. Utan Rhee County is located in the northwestern part and northern coastal region of Sumbawa Island, and Lunyuk County is located in the southwestern part and southern coastal region facing the Indian Ocean.…”

“…The mosquitoes were identified on the basis of the morphological keys, descriptions, and illustrations of Reid (1968) and Sallum et al (2005). The species of larvae were identified by the morphology of the 4th instars according to the keys of Reid (1968).…”