Water mites of the Hygrobates fluviatilis-complex are common and often most abundant water mite group in running waters Palaearctic. This study provides first time-calibrated phylogeny this complex to date. Fossil-calibrated modelling reveals that recent ancestor H. originated Oligocene. Phylogenetic dating analyses show presence three monophyletic lineages within fluviatilis-complex, with turc...

Background:Anopheles maculipennis complex species is considered as one of the most important species complexes with 12 species and significant role in the transmission of important diseases such as malaria, lymphatic filariasis and multiple Arboviral infections. The aim of the present study was to analyze Internal Transcribd Spacer (ITS) 2 fragment among Anopheles ...

Since a knowledge of the susceptibility of any species of Anopheles to infection with malaria parasites is of great importance in determining its part in the transmission of malaria, the experiments reported here were undertaken, and included the three most prevalent species of this genus occurring in the United States. As a result of these experiments Anopheles punctipennis is shown to be an e...

BACKGROUND The most part of Iran become malaria-free region and fall in prevention of re-introduction stage. These regions however are struggling with imported of malaria cases where malaria vectors exist. Therefore, understanding the situation of mosquito vectors is crucial. This study was carried out to find out the present situation of malaria vectors and malaria transmission potential in a ...

Four populations of Anopheles sacharovi Favre occurring in different ecological subregions at altitudes between 353-1,126 m in the Sanliurfa Province of southeast Turkey were compared using morphometric and allozyme analyses. Four allozyme loci were assessed for genetic differentiation among samples from four localities. The similarity phenogram obtained from the allozyme data showed that popul...

During a longitudinal study on vector biology and malaria transmission in western Venezuela the degree of attraction of mosquitoes to 4 people who carried out landing catches was evaluated. An analysis of variance of the log(x + 1)-transformed data showed that there were no significant differences in attractiveness of various individuals to Anopheles nuneztovari, Anopheles marajoara, or Anophel...

Anopheles (Anopheles) mediopunctatus (Lutz) and Anopheles (Anopheles) costai Fonseca & Ramos are redescribed with illustrations of the male genitalia and larval and pupal stages. The pupa of An. costai has paired lateral projections on the wing case, a feature also known in members of the Umbrosus Group from Southeast Asia. An. costai is resurrected from the synonymy of An. mediopunctatus based...

Vertebrates' diets profoundly influence the composition of symbiotic gut microbial communities. Studies documenting diet-microbiota associations typically focus on univariate or categorical diet variables. However, in nature individuals often consume diverse combinations of foods. If diet components act independently, each providing distinct microbial colonists or nutrients, we expect a positiv...