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Table 1 Defining the dominant Anopheles vector species and species complexes of human malaria in the Asia-Pacific region.

From: The dominant Anopheles vectors of human malaria in the Asia-Pacific region: occurrence data, distribution maps and bionomic précis

Anopheline species or species

complex

White

[32]

Service

[522, 523]

Kiszewski

[524]

Mouchet

[525]

Malaria

epidemiology zone

(Bangs, unpub obs)

EO source

An. aconitus

y

y

 

y

8, 9, 10

[32] + TAG

An. annularis

  

y

 

8, 9, 10

TAG

An. balabacensis

y

y

 

y

10

[28, 32] + TAG

An. barbirostris*

  

y

 

8, 9, 10

[29, 32] + TAG

An. culicifacies*

y

y

y

y

6(?), 7, 8, 9, 10(?)

[8, 32] + TAG

An. dirus*

y

y

y

y

9, 10

[8, 29, 32] + TAG

An. farauti*

y

y

 

y

12

[32] + TAG

An. flavirostris

 

y

y

y

10

[32] + TAG

An. fluviatilis*

y

y

y

y

8, 9

[8, 32] + TAG

An. koliensis

 

y

 

y

12

[32] + TAG

An. lesteri

 

y

y

y

9(?), 10

Harbach (unpub obs) + TAG

An. leucosphyrus & An. latens

y

y

  

10

[8, 28, 32] + TAG

An. maculatus group

y

y

y

y

8, 9, 10

[8, 32] + TAG

An. minimus*

y

y

y

y

8, 9, 10

[8, 32] + TAG

An. punctulatus*

 

y

y

y

12

[32] + TAG

An. sinensis*

y

y

y

y

4(?), 8(?), 9, 10, 11

[32] + TAG

An. stephensi

  

y

y

6(?), 8, 9

[32] + TAG

An. subpictus*

y

y

  

8, 9, 10, 12

TAG

An. sundaicus*

y

y

y

y

9(?), 10

[8, 25] + TAG

  1. An asterisk (*) denotes that a "species" is now recognised as a species complex. Macdonald's malaria epidemiology zones [521] 6, Desert; 7, Ethiopian; 8, Indo-Persian; 9, Indo-Chinese Hills; 10, Malaysian; 11, Chinese 12, Australasian. A question mark (?) indicates uncertainty of presence in the listed zone. The final DVS species listed were defined during two separate Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meetings.
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