Cellia Theobald

Harbach, Ralph E. & Howard, Theresa M., 2007, Corrections in the status and rank of names used to denote varietal forms of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), Zootaxa 1542, pp. 35-48 : 40

Subgenus Cellia Theobald

ludlowae subspecies torakala ( var. torakala Stoker & R. Waktoedi, 1949 ). Syntypes? (Ψ, ♂): Torakala , Sulawesi, Indonesia (LU) (for information regarding the type locality see Kitzmiller, 1982).

The availability of the name torakala is attributed to Stoker & R. Waktoedi (1949) who listed it, along with illustrations and brief descriptions of the wing, palpus of both sexes and hindleg of the nominal variety, without indicating that it was proposed as new. A note in the introduction to their “Illustrated map of the anopheline imagines of Indonesia ” states that this publication “is a corrected and supplemented edition … of the ‘Kaart en determinatietabel de Anophelinen in Ned. Oost Indië’ (edition Pubic Health Service, section malariacontrol [sic] 1938)”. Because it has not been possible to obtain a copy of the earlier publication, it is not known whether or not the name was originally introduced in 1938. Assuming that the name was not introduced earlier, it must be deemed to have subspecific rank because there is no indication that it may have been intended for an infrasubspecific entity.

tessellatus subspecies kalawara ( var. kalawara Stoker & R. Waktoedi, 1949 ). Syntypes? (Ψ, ♂): Kalawara , Sulawesi, Indonesia (LU) (for information regarding the type locality see Kitzmiller, 1982).

The availability of the name kalawara is also attributed to Stoker & R. Waktoedi (1949) despite the possibility that it may have been introduced in the 1938 edition of their publication. In the absence of any indication that this name may have been intended for an infrasubspecific form, it has subspecific rank in agreement with Article 45.6.4 of the Code.

tessellatus subspecies orientalis ( Neomyzomyia punctulata var. orientalis Swellengrebel & Swellengrebel de Graaf, 1920). Syntypes (L): Paleleh, Sulawesi, Indonesia (NE).

Swellengrebel & Swellengrebel de Graaf (1920) established Neomyzomyia punctulata var. orientalis based on “larval characters only”. Edwards (1932) listed this nominal variety as a questionable synonym of An. tessellatus . Later authors, e.g. Lee & Woodhill (1944) and Bonne-Wepster & Swellengrebel (1953), considered it to be a variety of An. tessellatus , with the exception of Bonne-Wepster (1963) who treated it as a subspecies. Because orientalis was proposed expressly for a varietal entity, it has subspecific rank from its original publication (Article 45.6.4).

turkhudi subspecies telamali ( var. telamali Saliternik & Theodor, 1942 ). Syntypes (Ψ, ♂, L): Tel Amal, Plain of Esdraelon, Israel (DPHU).

Saliternik & Theodor (1942) described and named Anopheles turkhudi var. telamali from two females, one male and four larvae. They stated that this form “is more closely related to A. turkhudi than to any other species of the Myzomyia group with dark-tipped palpi. It differs, however, in several characters that are constant in our small series. These differences are very marked in the wing venation; but as we have not sufficient material for comparison and the wing venation is notoriously variable in this group, it is difficult to establish the status of our insect exactly before more material for comparison is available. However, the differences mentioned seem to justify the creation of a separate variety, and we propose the name Anopheles turkhudi var. telamali var. nov . ”. Since the name telamali was proposed expressly for a varietal entity, it has subspecific rank from its original publication (Article 45.6.4).