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Six new species of the Anopheles leucosphyrus group, reinterpretation of An. elegans and vector implications by Sallum, M.A.M, Peyton, E.L, Wilkerson, R.C

“…Among Oriental anopheline mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), several major vectors of forest malaria belong to the group of Anopheles (Cellia) leucosphyrus…”
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Cryptic Species in the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis (Diptera: Culicidae) Complex: Incongruence Between Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction Identification and Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA COI Gene Sequences by Lehr, M. A, Kilpatrick, C. W, Wilkerson, R. C, Conn, J. E

“…Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) diagnostic bands are one tool used to differentiate cryptic mosquito species in the Anopheles albitarsis Complex…”
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Phylogeny of Anophelinae (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences by SALLUM, M. A. M., SCHULTZ, T. R., FOSTER, P. G., ARONSTEIN, K., WIRTZ, R. A., WILKERSON, R. C.

“…Phylogenetic relationships among thirty‐two species of mosquitoes in subfamily Anophelinae are inferred from portions of the mitochondrial genes COI and COII,…”
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Intron retention identifies a malaria vector within the Anopheles ( Nyssorhynchus) albitaris complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Merritt, T.J.S., Young, C.R., Vogt, R.G., Wilkerson, R.C., Quattro, J.M.

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Population structure of the primary malaria vector in South America, Anopheles darlingi, using isozyme, random amplified polymorphic DNA, internal transcribed spacer 2, and morphologic markers by Manguin, S, Wilkerson, R C, Conn, J E, Rubio-Palis, Y, Danoff-Burg, J A, Roberts, D R

“…A genetic and morphologic survey of Anopheles darlingi populations collected from seven countries in Central and South America was performed to clarify the…”
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Intragenomic rDNA ITS2 Variation in the Neotropical Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Li, Cong, Wilkerson, Richard C

“…We cloned and sequenced the rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of 4 species belonging to the neotropical Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis complex,…”
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Emerging Vectors in the Culex pipiens Complex by Fonseca, Dina M., Keyghobadi, Nusha, Malcolm, Colin A., Mehmet, Ceylan, Schaffner, Francis, Mogi, Motoyoshi, Fleischer, Robert C., Wilkerson, Richard C.

“…In the Old World, some mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are excellent enzootic vectors of West Nile virus, circulating the virus among birds, whereas…”
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Identification of Four Vectors of Human Plasmodium spp. by Multiplex PCR: Anopheles rangeli, An. strodei, An. triannulatus, and An. trinkae (Diptera: Culicidae: Nyssorhynchus) by Fritz, G. N., Engman, S., Rodriguez, R., Wilkerson, R. C.

“…One of the major obstacles for studies of the biology, ecology, and behavior of Neotropical vectors of human Plasmodium has been the lack of reliable and…”
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Molecular Confirmation of the Specific Status of Anopheles halophylus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Evidence of a New Cryptic Species within An. triannulatus in Central Brazil by SILVA-DO-NASCIMENTO, T. F., WILKERSON, R. C., LOURENÇO-DE-OLIVEIRA, R., MONTEIRO, F. A.

“…Anopheles halophylus Silva-do-Nascimento & Lourenço-de-Oliveira was recently described using morphological and biological variants in specimens previously…”
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Diagnosis by random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction of four cryptic species related to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis (Diptera: Culicidae) from Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil by Wilkerson, R C, Parsons, T J, Klein, T A, Gaffigan, T V, Bergo, E, Consolim, J

“…Random amplified polymorphic DNA polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR) analysis was applied to samples from widespread populations of the poorly characterized…”
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Morphological, molecular, and chromosomal discrimination of cryptic Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) (Diptera: Culicidae) from South America by Lounibos, L.P. (University of Florida, Vero Beach, FL.), Wilkerson, R.C, Conn, J.E, Hribar, L.J, Fritz, G.N, Danoff-Burg, J.A

“…Based on similarity of male genitalia, the malaria vector Anopheles trinkae Faran from the eastern Andean piedmont of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia was…”
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A molecular phylogeny of Anopheles annulipes (Diptera: Culicidae) sensu lato: The most species-rich anopheline complex by Foley, D.H., Wilkerson, R.C., Cooper, R.D., Volovsek, M.E., Bryan, J.H.

“…The Australasian Annulipes Complex is the most species-rich among Anopheles mosquitoes, with at least 15 sibling species suspected. Members of this complex are…”
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Phylogeny of Anophelinae (Diptera Culicidae) Based on Morphological Characters by Sallum, M. A M, Schultz, T. R, Wilkerson, R. C

“…Phylogenetic relationships of mosquitoes in the subfamily Anophelinae are presented based on a cladistic analysis of 163 morphological characters from females,…”
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Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers readily distinguish cryptic mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae: Anopheles) by Wilkerson, R C, Parsons, T J, Albright, D G, Klein, T A, Braun, M J

“…The usefulness of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was examined as a potential tool to differentiate cryptic mosquito species. It proved to be a quick,…”
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Anopheles (Anopheles) forattinii : a new species in Series arribalzagia (Diptera: Culicidae) by WILKERSON, R. C, MUREB SALLUM, M. A

“…Anopheles (Anopheles) forattinii new species, a member of the Series Arribalzagia, is described with illustrations of the larval and pupal stages, and male and…”
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Taxonomic study of species formerly identified as Anopheles mediopunctatus and resurrection of An. costai (Diptera: Culicidae) by MUREB SALLUM, M. A, WILKERSON, R. C, FORATTINI, O. P

“…Anopheles (Anopheles) mediopunctatus (Lutz) and Anopheles (Anopheles) costai Fonseca & Ramos are redescribed with illustrations of the male genitalia and…”
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Molecular confirmation of the specific status of Anopheles halophylus (Diptera: Culicidae) and evidence of a new cryptic species within An. triannulatus in Central Brazil by Silva-Do-Nascimento, T. F., Wilkerson, R. C., Lourenço-De-oliveira, R., Monteiro, F. A.

“…Anopheles halophylus Silva-do-Nascimento & Lourenco-de-Oliveira was recently described using morphological and biological variants in specimens previously…”
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Redescriptions of Anopheles punctimacula and An. malefactor (Diptera: Culicidae) by Wilkerson, R C

“…Anopheles malefactor Dyar and Knab is elevated from synonymy with An. punctimacula Dyar and Knab, and both species are described and illustrated. Primary…”
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Identification of Species Related to Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (Diptera: Culicidae) by Wilkerson, R C, Gaffigan, T V, Bento Lima, J

“…Species-specific Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RAPD-PCR) markers were used to identify four species related to Anopheles…”
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Identification of Anopheles ( Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis complex species (Diptera: Culicidae) using rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2-based polymerase chain reaction primes by Li, Cong, Wilkerson, Richard C

“…Anopheles ( Nyssorhynchus) marajoara is a proven primary vector of malaria parasites in Northeast Brazil, and An. deaneorum is a suspected vector in Western…”
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