Search Results - "HARBACH, RALPH E."

dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Asia-Pacific region: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis by Sinka, Marianne E, Bangs, Michael J, Manguin, Sylvie, Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, William H, Gething, Peter W, Elyazar, Iqbal RF, Kabaria, Caroline W, Harbach, Ralph E, Hay, Simon I

“…BACKGROUND: The final article in a series of three publications examining the global distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of malaria is presented…”
Get full text

Novel virus discovery and genome reconstruction from field RNA samples reveals highly divergent viruses in dipteran hosts by Cook, Shelley, Chung, Betty Y-W, Bass, David, Moureau, Gregory, Tang, Shuoya, McAlister, Erica, Culverwell, C Lorna, Glücksman, Edvard, Wang, Hui, Brown, T David K, Gould, Ernest A, Harbach, Ralph E, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Firth, Andrew E

“…We investigated whether small RNA (sRNA) sequenced from field-collected mosquitoes and chironomids (Diptera) can be used as a proxy signature of viral…”
Get full text

Lutzia (Metalutzia) chiangmaiensis n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae), Formal Name for the Chiang Mai (CM) Form of the Genus Lutzia in Thailand by Somboon, Pradya, Harbach, Ralph E.

“…The Chiang Mai (CM) form of the genus Lutzia, subgenus Metalutzia, in Thailand is diagnosed and formally named Lt. chiangmaiensis Somboon & Harbach, n. sp. The…”
Get full text

The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Americas: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis by Sinka, Marianne E, Rubio-Palis, Yasmin, Manguin, Sylvie, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, Will H, Gething, Peter W, Van Boeckel, Thomas, Kabaria, Caroline W, Harbach, Ralph E, Hay, Simon I

“…An increasing knowledge of the global risk of malaria shows that the nations of the Americas have the lowest levels of Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax…”
Get full text

global map of dominant malaria vectors by Sinka, Marianne E, Bangs, Michael J, Manguin, Sylvie, Rubio-Palis, Yasmin, Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap, Coetzee, Maureen, Mbogo, Charles M, Hemingway, Janet, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, William H, Gething, Peter W, Kabaria, Caroline W, Burkot, Thomas R, Harbach, Ralph E, Hay, Simon I

“…BACKGROUND: Global maps, in particular those based on vector distributions, have long been used to help visualise the global extent of malaria. Few, however,…”
Get full text

Molecular evolution of the insect-specific flaviviruses by Cook, Shelley, Moureau, Gregory, Kitchen, Andrew, Gould, Ernest A, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Holmes, Edward C, Harbach, Ralph E

“…There has been an explosion in the discovery of ‘insect-specific’ flaviviruses and/or their related sequences in natural mosquito populations. Herein we review…”
Get full text

The phylogeny of Anophelinae revisited: inferences about the origin and classification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) by Harbach, Ralph E., Kitching, Ian J.

“…The evolution of anopheline mosquitoes (Culicidae: Anophelinae) has been the subject of speculation and study for decades, but a comprehensive phylogeny of…”
Get full text

Assessment and an updated list of the mosquitoes of Saudi Arabia by Alahmed, Azzam M, Munawar, Kashif, Khalil, Sayed M S, Harbach, Ralph E

“…Mosquito-borne pathogens are important causes of diseases in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Knowledge of the mosquito fauna is needed for the appropriate control…”
Get full text

dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in Africa, Europe and the Middle East: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis by Sinka, Marianne E, Bangs, Michael J, Manguin, Sylvie, Coetzee, Maureen, Mbogo, Charles M, Hemingway, Janet, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, Will H, Gething, Peter W, Kabaria, Caroline W, Okara, Robi M, Van Boeckel, Thomas, Godfray, H Charles J, Harbach, Ralph E, Hay, Simon I

“…BACKGROUND: This is the second in a series of three articles documenting the geographical distribution of 41 dominant vector species (DVS) of human malaria…”
Get full text

Hemoglobin-derived porphyrins preserved in a Middle Eocene blood-engorged mosquito by Greenwalt, Dale E., Goreva, Yulia S., Siljeström, Sandra M., Rose, Tim, Harbach, Ralph E.

“…Although hematophagy is found in ∼14,000 species of extant insects, the fossil record of blood-feeding insects is extremely poor and largely confined to…”
Get full text

Phylogenetic analysis and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear genes and morphology by Reidenbach, Kyanne R, Cook, Shelley, Bertone, Matthew A, Harbach, Ralph E, Wiegmann, Brian M, Besansky, Nora J

“…Phylogenetic analyses provide a framework for examining the evolution of morphological and molecular diversity, interpreting patterns in biogeography, and…”
Get full text

Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of Lutzia (Diptera: Culicidae: Culicini) from Thailand by Phanitchakun, Thanari, Namgay, Rinzin, Miyagi, Ichiro, Tsuda, Yoshio, Walton, Catherine, Harbach, Ralph E., Somboon, Pradya

“…[Display omitted] We found a species of LutziaTheobald (1903) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Chiang Mai Province and other provinces in northern Thailand which bears…”
Get full text

Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Diversity and Community Structure in Doi Inthanon National Park, Northern Thailand by Srisuka, Wichai, Sulin, Chayanit, Sommitr, Wirat, Rattanarithikul, Rampa, Aupalee, Kittipat, Saeung, Atiporn, Harbach, Ralph E

“…Urbanization and human activities create new suitable aquatic habitats for the immature stages of mosquitoes in many countries. This also applies to Doi…”
Get full text

Isolation of a novel species of flavivirus and a new strain of Culex flavivirus (Flaviviridae) from a natural mosquito population in Uganda by Cook, Shelley, Moureau, Gregory, Harbach, Ralph E, Mukwaya, Louis, Goodger, Kim, Ssenfuka, Fred, Gould, Ernest, Holmes, Edward C, Lamballerie, Xavier de

“…The genus Flavivirus, which contains approximately 70 single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses, represents a unique model for studying the evolution of…”
Get full text

A Multiplex PCR Based on Mitochondrial COI Sequences for Identification of Members of the Anopheles barbirostris Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand and Other Countries in the Region by Wilai, Parinya, Namgay, Rinzin, Made Ali, Rusdiyah Sudirman, Saingamsook, Jassada, Saeung, Atiporn, Junkum, Anuluck, Walton, Catherine, Harbach, Ralph E, Somboon, Pradya

“…A multiplex-PCR assay based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences was developed for identification of five members of the…”
Get full text

Novel vectors of malaria parasites in the western highlands of Kenya by Stevenson, Jennifer, St Laurent, Brandyce, Lobo, Neil F, Cooke, Mary K, Kahindi, Samuel C, Oriango, Robin M, Harbach, Ralph E, Cox, Jonathan, Drakeley, Chris

Get full text

Genetic and morphological evidence for a new species of the Maculatus Group of Anopheles subgenus Cellia (Diptera: Culicidae) in Java, Indonesia by Ali, Rusdiyah Sudirman Made, Wahid, Isra, Saeung, Atiporn, Wannasan, Anchalee, Harbach, Ralph E, Somboon, Pradya

“…Anopheles maculatus, a species of the Maculatus Group of subgenus Cellia (Diptera: Culicidae), is an important vector of human malarial protozoa in Java,…”
Get full text

Phylogeny and classification of Aedini (Diptera: Culicidae), based on morphological characters of all life stages by Reinert, John F, Harbach, Ralph E, Kitching, Ian J

“…Higher-level relationships within Aedini, the largest tribe of Culicidae, are explored using morphological characters of eggs, fourth-instar larvae, pupae, and…”
Get full text

Culex pipiens: species versus species complex taxonomic history and perspective by Harbach, Ralph E

“…The taxonomic history of Culex pipiens (1758-present) is reviewed. The central question is whether Cx. pipiens is a single polytypic species or a complex of…”
Get more information

Discovery of a single male Aedes aegypti (L.) in Merseyside, England by Dallimore, Thom, Hunter, Tony, Medlock, Jolyon M, Vaux, Alexander G C, Harbach, Ralph E, Strode, Clare

“…The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions where it is the major vector of dengue fever, yellow fever, chikungunya and more…”
Get full text