Journal of Entomological Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 1

Taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of new species of the genus Anopheles (Cellia) Theobald (Culicidae: Diptera) from India

  • Author:
  • T.V. Sathe, Mahendra Jagtap
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 71 to 75

Zoology Department, Shivaji University, Kolhapur-416 004, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: drtvsathe@rediffmail.com

Online published on 9 April, 2012.

Abstract

A new species Anopheles (Cellia) krishnai sp. nov. (culicidae: Diptera) has been described and phyllogenetic correlation of closely related species has been shown by neighbor joining method for the first time from India. The species runs close to Anopheles maculates.

Keywords

Taxonomy, molecular phylogeny, Anopheles (Cellia) Theobald