@article{fdi:010077104, title = {{A} new species in the major malaria vector complex sheds light on reticulated species evolution}, author = {{B}arron, {M}. and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {R}ahola, {N}il and {A}kone-{E}lla, {O}. and {N}gangue, {M}. {F}. and {W}ilson-{B}ahun, {T}. and {P}ombi, {M}. and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {C}ostantini, {C}arlo and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {G}onzalez, {J}. and {A}yala, {D}iego}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}omplexes of closely related species provide key insights into the rapid and independent evolution of adaptive traits. {H}ere, we described and studied {A}nopheles fontenillei sp.n., a new species in the {A}nopheles gambiae complex that we recently discovered in the forested areas of {G}abon, {C}entral {A}frica. {O}ur analysis placed the new taxon in the phylogenetic tree of the {A}n. gambiae complex, revealing important introgression events with other members of the complex. {P}articularly, we detected recent introgression, with {A}nopheles gambiae and {A}nopheles coluzzii, of genes directly involved in vectorial capacity. {M}oreover, genome analysis of the new species allowed us to clarify the evolutionary history of the 3{L}a inversion. {O}verall, {A}n. fontenillei sp.n. analysis improved our understanding of the relationship between species within the {A}n. gambiae complex, and provided insight into the evolution of vectorial capacity traits that are relevant for the successful control of malaria in {A}frica.}, keywords = {{GABON}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature}, volume = {9}, numero = {}, pages = {14753 [13 ]}, ISSN = {2045-2322}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1038/s41598-019-49065-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077104}, }