DNA barcodes confirm the presence of a single member of the Anopheles maculipennis group in Morocco and Algeria: An. sicaulti is conspecific with An. labranchiae

► Moroccan and Algerian Anopheles labranchiae share identical DNA barcodes. ► The Atlas Mountains are not a boundary to gene flow in Anopheles labranchiae. ► Synonymy of Anopheles sicaulti of Morocco with Anopheles labranchiae is confirmed. ► Mitochondrial DNA sequence for this species is reported for the first time.