@article{fdi:010034573, title = {{D}escription and bionomics of {A}nopheles ({C}ellia) ovengensis ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae), a new malaria vector species of the {A}nopheles nili group from south {C}ameroon}, author = {{A}wono-{A}mb{\'e}n{\'e}, {P}arfait and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {A}ntonio-{N}kondjio, {C}hristophe and {F}ontenille, {D}idier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{M}osquito species of the {A}nopheles nili group ({D}iptera: {C}ulicidae) transmit malaria to humans along rivers in {A}frica. {T}o date, the {A}n. nili group includes the species {A}nopheles nili s.s. and its pale-winged variant known as the "{C}ongo form," {A}nopheles somalicus and {A}nopheles carnevalei. {L}arval and adult mosquito collections in the forest region of {C}ampo, in southern {C}ameroon, uncovered an additional morphological variant provisionally called "{O}veng form" that was subsequently found to be genetically distinct from the other members of the {A}n. nili group. {I}n this study, we provide further biological data that characterizes this new taxon and justifies elevation to specific rank. {W}e propose calling this new species {A}nopheles ovengensis, after its geographical origin. {W}e present a morphological description of the adult female and fourth instars and original data on the biology, ecology, and role as a human malaria vector of this new species in its type location. {W}e provide dichotomous keys for identification of adult females and fourth instars that can be used at least in tropical areas of west and central {A}frica.}, keywords = {{PALUDISME} ; {VECTEUR} ; {MOUSTIQUE} ; {ESPECE} {NOUVELLE} ; {ANATOMIE} {ANIMALE} ; {TAXONOMIE} ; {CLE} {DE} {DETERMINATION} ; {CAMEROUN}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology}, volume = {41}, numero = {4}, pages = {561--568}, ISSN = {0022-2585}, year = {2004}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010034573}, }