| distribution and evolution of the anopheles punctulatus group (diptera: culicidae) in australia and papua new guinea. | the members of the anopheles punctulatus group are major vectors of malaria and bancroftian filariasis in the southwest pacific region. the group is comprised of 12 cryptic species that require dna-based tools for species identification. from 1984 to 1998 surveys were carried out in northern australia, papua new guinea and on islands in the southwest pacific to determine the distribution of the a. punctulatus group. the results of these surveys have now been completed and have generated distribu ... | 2002 | 11943229 |