Revised morphological identification key to the larval anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) of Sri Lanka
dc.contributor.author | Gunathilaka, N. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Fernando, T. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hapugoda, M. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Abeyewickreme, W. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wickremasinghe, R. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-05T06:29:10Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-05T06:29:10Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
dc.description | Indexed in Scopus; In PUBMED | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: To revise morphological identification keys to the anophelines in Sri Lanka. METHOD: Samples were collected from selected entomological sites in different districts in the country. Stage III and IV larvae were identified under a light microscope with an objective (×10) using standard larval keys developed for Sri Lankan anophelines. Key larval characters were recorded for each species based on original observations and previous usage in literature. RESULTS: This manuscript describes an illustrated key for the identification of 22 of 23 mosquitoes which are currently recognized as local anopheline species in Sri Lanka, as a guide to workers engaged in malaria surveillance and control in the country. CONCLUSIONS: Revised morphological keys to the larval of these species may be helpful in easy and accurate identification at the field level. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2014; 4(Suppl 1): S222-S227 | en_US |
dc.identifier.department | Molecular Medicine Unit | en_US |
dc.identifier.department | Parasitology | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2221-1691 (Print) | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4649 | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Asian Pacific Tropical Medicine Press, China | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Anopheles | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Anopheles-classification | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Anopheles-anatomy & histology | en_US |
dc.title | Revised morphological identification key to the larval anopheline (Diptera: Culicidae) of Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |