Anopheles melanoon Hackett, 1934

CURRENT SYNONYMS

syn. subalpinus Hackett & Lewis

1935: 378 (M, L, E*; maculipennis variety). Type locality: Albania (LU). References: Cianchi et al. 1987 (chromosomes, as subspecies); Ribeiro et al. 1988: 234 (to species from subspecies melanoon); Linton et al. 2002 (E, molecular taxonomy; synonymy).

CURRENT SUBSPECIES

None

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