[Supplement to the list of Anopheles (Diptera, Culicidae) mosquitoes of Tadjikistan and the predominant types of vectors in the current foci of malaria in the republic].

The species composition of and the indices of predominance of Anopheles mosquitoes were determined in the current foci of malaria in the Republic of Tadjikistan. The predominant types of malaria mosquitoes were An. superpictus, An. pulcherrimus, and An. hypcanus were found to be in the Khatlon Region of Tadjikistan and in the contiguous areas of Uzbekistan. An. superpictus prevailed in the study foci of malaria and, as An. pulcherrimus, were the most dangerous vectors of malaria in the south of the republic. The main vectors of malaria were shown to be An. maculipennis sensu stricto and An. superpictus in the environs of the town of Khudjand, Sogdi Region (Tadjikistan). An. maculipennis was first recorded for Tadjikistan and should be included into the list of malaria mosquitoes of the republic. It is suggested that An. pulcherrimus plays an important role in the spread of malaria in the north of Tadjikistan.