Systematics of Anopheles (Cellia) yaeyamaensis sp. n., alias species E of the An. minimus complex in southeastern Asia (Diptera: Culicidae) (original) (raw)

Species E of the Anopheles minimus sibling species complex is diagnosed and formally named An. yaeyamaensis Somboon & Harbach, sp. n. Information is provided on the morphology, genetics and bionomics of the species, which has a restricted distribution in the Yaeyama and Miyako Islands located at the southern end of the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan.

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