Anopheles galvaoi
, a member of the subgenus
Nyssorhynchus
,
is redescribed based on morphological characters of the adults male and female,
fourth-instar larva and pupa. Female, male genitalia, larval and pupal stages
are illustrated. Data about medical importance, bionomics, and distribution are
given based on literature records. Adult female of
An. galvaoi can be easily
misidentified as
An. benarrochi Gabaldón and An. aquasalis Curry.
A few characters are indicated for identifying female and immatures of
An.
galvaoi. Phylogenetic relationships among
An. galvaoi and six other
species of the Oswaldoi Subgroup are estimated using COII mtDNA and ITS2 rDNA
gene sequences. Lectotype of
An. galvaoi, an adult female from Rio Branco,
State of Acre, is invalidated.
