| the anopheles maculipennis complex (diptera: culicidae) in iran: molecular characterization and recognition of a new species. | mosquitoes of the anopheles maculipennis complex were collected in nine provinces of iran (esfahan, fars, gilan, golestan, kohkiluyeh va boyerahmad, mazandaran, tehran, azarbaijan-e gharbi and zanjan) between june 1983 and september 2002. the nuclear rdna its2 sequences of 86 specimens were compared with those of seven species of the complex available in genbank. three genetically distinct species of the complex were distinguished: a. maculipennis meigen, a. sacharovi favre and a previously unre ... | 2003 | 14704099 |