Naranjo-Díaz Nelson, Correa Margarita M
Grupo Microbiología Molecular, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia Universidad de Antioquia Medellín Colombia.
Zookeys. 2025 Mar 12;1231:169-189. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1231.133711. eCollection 2025.
Several species of mosquitoes (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) are important in public health due to their role in malaria transmission. Of the more than 500 species worldwide, 47 have been reported in Colombia, but only nine are known to transmit malaria. Taxonomic classification of these mosquitoes is complicated by the existence of species complexes and groups of closely related species that are difficult to distinguish based on morphological characteristics. However, molecular techniques have contributed to resolving taxonomic uncertainties, definition of molecular variants and facilitated the correction of erroneous taxonomic assignments. This study aimed to update the list of species reported for Colombia. A species checklist was compiled by reviewing catalogs, publications, databases, and unpublished data. Only formally characterized species were included, along with their geographic range and ecological distribution. The final list includes 44 formally characterized species belonging to five subgenera. The Nyssorhynchus subgenus constituted the largest group with 17 species and the widest distribution, occurring in 18 ecoregions. The Anopheles subgenus was the second largest group with 16 species and occurrences in 16 ecoregions. Sixty-six new presence records were added to the checklist. The updated checklist, encompassing presence records and ecological distributions, enhances our understanding of mosquito biodiversity. Furthermore, it contributes to improved public health by providing a foundation for targeted vector control interventions.
几种蚊子（节肢动物门、昆虫纲、双翅目、蚊科）因其在疟疾传播中的作用而对公共卫生具有重要意义。在全球500多种蚊子中，哥伦比亚已报告了47种，但已知只有9种会传播疟疾。这些蚊子的分类由于存在物种复合体以及难以根据形态特征区分的近缘物种群而变得复杂。然而，分子技术有助于解决分类学上的不确定性、定义分子变体，并有助于纠正错误的分类学归属。本研究旨在更新哥伦比亚已报告的物种清单。通过查阅目录、出版物、数据库和未发表的数据编制了一份物种清单。清单仅包括已正式鉴定的物种及其地理范围和生态分布。最终清单包括属于五个亚属的44个已正式鉴定的物种。尼氏疟蚊亚属是最大的组，有17个物种，分布最广，出现在18个生态区域。按蚊亚属是第二大组，有16个物种，出现在16个生态区域。清单中增加了66条新的存在记录。更新后的清单涵盖了存在记录和生态分布，增强了我们对蚊子生物多样性的理解。此外，它为有针对性的病媒控制干预措施提供了基础，有助于改善公共卫生。
