Systematics of the oswaldoi complex (Anopheles, Nyssorhynchus) in South America.

Background: Effective malaria control relies on accurate identification of those Anopheles mosquitoes responsible for the transmission of Plasmodium parasites. Anopheles oswaldoi s.l.

A critical assessment of available molecular identification tools for determining the status of Culex pipiens s.l. in the United Kingdom.

Until the relatively recent application of molecular identification tools, identification of Culex pipiens f. pipiens and Cx. pipiens f.

Molecular comparison of topotypic specimens confirms Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dunhami Causey (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Colombian Amazon.

The presence of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) dunhami Causey in Colombia (Department of Amazonas) is confirmed for the first time through direct comparison of mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcodes and nuclear rDNA second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) sequences with topotypic specimens of An. dunhami from Tefé, Brazil. An.