Molecular and morphological evidence of sibling species in Anopheles baileyi Edwards (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan and Thailand

• Main Authors: Pradya Somboon, Thanari Phanitchakun, Rinzin Namgay, Tenzin Wangdi, Dechen Pemo, Ralph E. Harbach
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85085764635&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/69976
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. This paper reports the results of a molecular and morphological study of Anopheles baileyi in Bhutan and Thailand. Phylogenetic analyses of ribosomal (ITS2) and mitochondrial DNA (COI) sequences revealed the presence of four genetically distinct clades, three in Bhutan (Clades I...