Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Culex (Culiciomyia) spiculothorax was described from Thailand based on the presence of spiculation on the thorax of larvae. Adult females are characterized but are indistinguishable from those of related species, such as Cx. pallidothorax. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial...

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Main Authors: Thanari Phanitchakun, Parinya Wilai, Jassada Saingamsook, Rinzin Namgay, Tobgyel Drukpa, Yoshio Tsuda, Catherine Walton, Ralph E. Harbach, Pradya Somboon
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-469482018-04-25T07:23:09Z Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan Thanari Phanitchakun Parinya Wilai Jassada Saingamsook Rinzin Namgay Tobgyel Drukpa Yoshio Tsuda Catherine Walton Ralph E. Harbach Pradya Somboon Agricultural and Biological Sciences © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Culex (Culiciomyia) spiculothorax was described from Thailand based on the presence of spiculation on the thorax of larvae. Adult females are characterized but are indistinguishable from those of related species, such as Cx. pallidothorax. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences revealed that specimens identified as Cx. spiculothorax from Thailand, Japan and Bhutan form a single clade with Cx. sasai from Japan (Kimura 2-parameter genetic distances 0–0.9%) that is clearly distinct from clades comprised of other species of subgenus Culiciomyia. Attempts to collect Cx. sasai from several locations in Japan were unsuccessful – only larvae with thoracic vesicular-like spicules identified as Cx. spiculothorax were collected. Careful examination of specimens collected near the type locality of Cx. sasai revealed the presence of spicules on the thorax. Based on these findings, Cx. spiculothorax is formally synonymized with Cx. sasai, which replaces the former as the species present in Thailand and is a new country record for Bhutan. 2018-04-25T07:05:51Z 2018-04-25T07:05:51Z 2017-07-01 Journal 18736254 0001706X 2-s2.0-85017624414 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.04.003 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85017624414&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46948
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Thanari Phanitchakun
Parinya Wilai
Jassada Saingamsook
Rinzin Namgay
Tobgyel Drukpa
Yoshio Tsuda
Catherine Walton
Ralph E. Harbach
Pradya Somboon
Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan
description © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Culex (Culiciomyia) spiculothorax was described from Thailand based on the presence of spiculation on the thorax of larvae. Adult females are characterized but are indistinguishable from those of related species, such as Cx. pallidothorax. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences revealed that specimens identified as Cx. spiculothorax from Thailand, Japan and Bhutan form a single clade with Cx. sasai from Japan (Kimura 2-parameter genetic distances 0–0.9%) that is clearly distinct from clades comprised of other species of subgenus Culiciomyia. Attempts to collect Cx. sasai from several locations in Japan were unsuccessful – only larvae with thoracic vesicular-like spicules identified as Cx. spiculothorax were collected. Careful examination of specimens collected near the type locality of Cx. sasai revealed the presence of spicules on the thorax. Based on these findings, Cx. spiculothorax is formally synonymized with Cx. sasai, which replaces the former as the species present in Thailand and is a new country record for Bhutan.
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author Thanari Phanitchakun
Parinya Wilai
Jassada Saingamsook
Rinzin Namgay
Tobgyel Drukpa
Yoshio Tsuda
Catherine Walton
Ralph E. Harbach
Pradya Somboon
author_facet Thanari Phanitchakun
Parinya Wilai
Jassada Saingamsook
Rinzin Namgay
Tobgyel Drukpa
Yoshio Tsuda
Catherine Walton
Ralph E. Harbach
Pradya Somboon
author_sort Thanari Phanitchakun
title Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan
title_short Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan
title_full Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan
title_fullStr Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan
title_full_unstemmed Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan
title_sort culex (culiciomyia) sasai (diptera: culicidae), senior synonym of cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for bhutan
publishDate 2018
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