NEOTROPICAL REGION
Etymology: H. Wolferstan Thomas
Type locality: Rio Cururipe, near Salvador City, Bahia, Brazil (as lewisi Shannon)
Type depository: U.S. National Museum, Washington, D.C., United States (USNM)
TAXONOMIC KEYS
Sallum, et al. 2020
WRBU - Genera - Global - Larva
WRBU - Genera - Neotropical - Adult
WRBU - Genera - Neotropical - Larva
Exemplar DNA sequences
All Anopheles thomasi DNA sequences
DISTRIBUTION NOTES
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela.
IMPORTANT REFERENCES
Shannon, 1933: 58 (new name for lewisi Shannon 1931, not Ludlow 1920)
Deane, L.M. et al. 1946 (F*; key, bionomics; NE Brazil & Amazonas)
Causey et al. 1946 (M*; key; NE Brazil & Amazonas)
Deane, M.P. et al. 1946 (L*; key, bionomics; NE Brazil & Amazonas)
Cova García 1946: 56 (L), 109 (F*), 133 (M*)
Sallum, et al. 2020 (keys F, M, L)
CURRENT SYNONYMS
syn. lewisi Shannon
1931: 154 (M*, F). Type locality: Rio Cururipe, near Salvador City, Bahia, Brazil (USNM). References: Stone & Knight 1956b: 278 (type info.).
CURRENT SUBSPECIES
None
CITED REFERENCES
Causey, O.R., Deane, L.M., & Deane, M.P. (1946). II. An illustrated key by male genitalic characteristics for the identification of thirty-four species of Anophelini from the northeast and Amazon regions of Brazil, with a note on dissection technique. American Journal of Hygiene Monograph Series, 18, 21–31.
Cova García, P. (1946). Notas sôbre los anofelinos de Venezuela y su identificacion. (CSP12/C1). Editorial Grafolit.
Deane, L.M., Causey, O.R., & Deane, M.P. (1946). I. An illustrated key by adult female characteristics for the identification of thirty-five species of Anophelini, with notes on the malaria vectors (Diptera, Culicidae). In Studies on Brazilian anophelines from the northeast and Amazon regions (pp. 1–18). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Deane, M.P., Causey, O.R., & Deane, L.M. (1946). III. An illustrated key by larval characteristics for the identification of thirty-two species of Anophelini, with descriptions of two larvae. In Studies on Brazilian anophelines from the northeast and Amazon regions (pp. 33–50). Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Sallum, M.A.M., Obando, R.G., Carrejo, N. et al. Identification key to the Anopheles mosquitoes of South America (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasites and Vectors, 13, 542 (2020). https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/id-keys-anopheles
Shannon, R.C. (1931). On the classification of Brazilian Culicidae with special reference to those capable of harboring the yellow fever virus. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 33(6), 125–164.
Shannon, R.C. (1933a). Correction. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 35(4), 58.
Stone, A., & Knight, K.L. (1956b). Type specimens of mosquitoes in the United States National Museum. III. The genera Anopheles and Chagasia (Diptera, Culicidae). Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 46(9), 276–280.
CITE THIS PAGE
Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (Year). Anopheles thomasi species page. Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit Website, http://wrbu.si.edu/vectorspecies/mosquitoes/thomasi, accessed on [date (e.g. 03 February 2020) when you last viewed the site].
