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Zhou L, Phanitchakun T, Saingamsook J, Harbach RE, Somboon P. A study of Anopheles monticola of the Baileyi Complex, Culex sasai, and Lutzia vorax (Diptera: Culicidae) in Yunnan Province, China. J Med Entomol 2023; 60:1321-1329. [PMID: 37556409 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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This article deals with the morphological and molecular assessments of 3 species of mosquitoes collected in Yunnan Province, China, i.e Anopheles monticola Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, the only species of the Baileyi Complex identified, Culex sasai Kano, Nitahara & Awaya, and Lutzia vorax Edwards. Interestingly, some adult specimens of An. monticola exhibited a variant form in having pale fringe spots, as found in An. simlensis James, another species of the Baileyi Complex. Culex sasai was recorded for the first time in Yunnan and mainland China. The prevalence of Lt. vorax was confirmed, and previous records of Lt. halifaxii in China are regarded as misidentifications of Lt. vorax.
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- Li Zhou
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty Medicine, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan, China
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Science, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Somboon P, Zhou L, Phanitchakun T, Saingamsook J, Harbach RE. Aedes yunnanensis (Diptera: Culicidae): transferred from the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia to Orohylomyia subg. nov., with descriptions of the species and the new subgenus. J Med Entomol 2023; 60:955-967. [PMID: 37419618 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Aedes yunnanensis (Gaschen), currently classified in the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia Theobald, is transferred to a new monobasic subgenus, Orohylomyia Somboon & Harbach, subg. nov., based on morphological assessment of adults, male and female genitalia, larvae, and pupae, and phylogenetic analysis. The new subgenus and its type species are described in detail.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000, China
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Science, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Zhou L, Namgay R, Saeung A, Saingamsook J, Phanitchakun T, Harbach RE, Somboon P. A multiplex PCR assay for the identification of 5 sibling species of the Lindesayi Complex of the genus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan. J Med Entomol 2023; 60:924-930. [PMID: 37417304 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Five sibling species of the Lindesayi Complex of the genus Anopheles have been discovered in Bhutan: An. druki Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, An. himalayensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, An. lindesayi Giles, An. lindesayi species B, and An. thimphuensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach. The species are morphologically similar in the adult and/or immature stages. This study aimed to develop a multiplex PCR assay to identify the 5 species. Allele-specific primers were designed for specific nucleotide segments of ITS2 sequences previously reported for each species. The assay provided products of 183 bp for An. druki, 338 bp for An. himalayensis, 126 bp for An. lindesayi, 290 bp for An. lindesayi species B, and 370 bp for An. thimphuensis. The use of the assay produced consistent results. The assay is relatively inexpensive, enables the rapid identification of a large number of specimens, and will foster further studies of the Lindesayi Complex.
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- Li Zhou
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Vector-borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu 31101, Bhutan
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Science, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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Kaewmee S, Mano C, Phanitchakun T, Ampol R, Yasanga T, Pattanawong U, Junkum A, Siriyasatien P, Bates PA, Jariyapan N. Natural infection with Leishmania ( Mundinia) martiniquensis supports Culicoides peregrinus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as a potential vector of leishmaniasis and characterization of a Crithidia sp. isolated from the midges. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1235254. [PMID: 37675418 PMCID: PMC10478001 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1235254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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The prevalence of autochthonous leishmaniasis in Thailand is increasing but the natural vectors that are responsible for transmission remain unknown. Experimental in vivo infections in Culicoides spp. with Leishmania (Mundinia) martiniquensis and Leishmania (Mundinia) orientalis, the major causative pathogens in Thailand, have demonstrated that biting midges can act as competent vectors. Therefore, the isolation and detection of Leishmania and other trypanosomatids were performed in biting midges collected at a field site in an endemic area of leishmaniasis in Tha Ruea and a mixed farm of chickens, goats, and cattle in Khuan Phang, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand. Results showed that Culicoides peregrinus was the abundant species (>84%) found in both locations and only cow blood DNA was detected in engorged females. Microscopic examination revealed various forms of Leishmania promastigotes in the foregut of several C. peregrinus in the absence of bloodmeal remnants, indicating established infections. Molecular identification using ITS1 and 3'UTR HSP70 type I markers showed that the Leishmania parasites found in the midges were L. martiniquensis. The infection rate of L. martiniquensis in the collected flies was 2% in Tha Ruea and 6% in Khuan Phang, but no L. orientalis DNA or parasites were found. Additionally, organisms from two different clades of Crithidia, both possibly new species, were identified using SSU rRNA and gGAPDH genes. Choanomastigotes and promastigotes of both Crithidia spp. were observed in the hindgut of the dissected C. peregrinus. Interestingly, midges infected with both L. martiniquensis and Crithidia were found. Moreover, four strains of Crithidia from one of the clades were successfully isolated into culture. These parasites could grow at 37°C in the culture and infect BALB/c mice macrophages but no multiplication was observed, suggesting they are thermotolerant monoxenous trypanosomatids similar to Cr. thermophila. These findings provide the first evidence of natural infection of L. martiniquensis in C. peregrinus supporting it as a potential vector of L. martiniquensis.
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- Saowalak Kaewmee
- Medical Parasitology Program, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Medical Science Research Equipment Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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- Center of Excellence in Vector Biology and Vector-Borne Disease, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Namgay R, Harbach RE. Review of the Mimeticus Subgroup of Culex (Culex) (Diptera: Culicidae), With an Assessment of the Specific Status of Three Nominal Species Described From India. J Med Entomol 2023; 60:255-271. [PMID: 36637171 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The Mimeticus Subgroup of the subgenus Culex, genus Culex Linnaeus, is reviewed and revised. Mitochondrial COI sequences of species of the subgroup available in GenBank were analysed to verify the identity of voucher specimens. The specific status of three species described from India, Cx. gaugleri Suman, Cx. katezari Karlekar, Andrew & Deshpande, and Cx. kodaikanalensis Suman, Veer & Chandra, was examined and found to be unsupportable. Culex gaugleri and Cx. kodaikanalensis are synonyms of Cx. jacksoni based on the similarity of DNA sequences and dubious evidence of morphological differentiation. Culex katezari is recognized as a nomen dubium because the morphological description and molecular information provided by the authors are insufficient for its identification. A number of specimens registered in GenBank were found to be misidentified. In addition, available data indicate that the Mimeticus Subgroup may include at least three unrecognized species, referred to informally as Cx. mimeticus form B, Cx. mimulus form X, and Cx. mimulus form Y.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu 31101, Bhutan
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Namgay R, Harbach RE. The Anopheles lindesayi Species Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan. J Med Entomol 2022; 59:1236-1251. [PMID: 35642893 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This paper deals with species A, C, D, and E of the Lindesayi Complex of Anopheles subgenus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) that were recently recorded from Bhutan. Species B is not included due to insufficient data. Species A is Anopheles lindesayi sensu stricto, and species C, D, and E are new species that are formally described and named herein as Anopheles druki Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, Anopheles himalayensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach and Anopheles thimphuensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, respectively. Morphological characteristics of the adults, larval and pupal stages of each species are provided and compared with An. lindesayi from Bhutan.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, 31101, Bhutan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Namgay R, Harbach RE. The Anopheles baileyi species complex (Diptera: Culicidae: Anophelinae) in Bhutan. Acta Trop 2022; 226:106241. [PMID: 34800377 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper deals with three species (informal species A, B and C) of the Baileyi Complex of Anopheles subgenus Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) that were recently reported from Bhutan. Species A is An. baileyi sensu stricto, while species B and C are new species which are formally described and named herein as An. monticola Somboon, Namgay & Harbach and An. bhutanensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, respectively. Morphological characters of the adults, male genitalia, larval and pupal stages of the two new species, and the chaetotaxy of the immature stages, are provided and compared with An. baileyi from Bhutan. Although the patterns of wing spots of the adults and the pupal setae of the three species are very similar, significant differences in structures of the male genitalia distinguish them. Larvae of An. baileyi and An. monticola are similar, but differ from the larva of An. bhutanensis in the development of setae 3- and 13-T. The first antennal flagellomere of females of An. baileyi and An. bhutanensis has a distinct patch of pale scales, which is absent in An. monticola.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu 31101, Bhutan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Saingamsook J, Namgay R, Harbach RE. Culex (Culex) longitubus, A New Species of the Mimeticus Subgroup (Diptera: Culicidae) From Bhutan. J Med Entomol 2021; 58:2196-2205. [PMID: 33982746 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Culex longitubus Somboon, Namgay & Harbach is described as a new species of the Mimeticus Subgroup of the subgenus Culex. The larva is most similar to the larva of Cx. tianpingensis Chen from China, but is distinguished by the length of the siphon and the anal papillae, the form of the comb scales and pecten spines, and the development of setae 7-P, 13-T, 1-X, and 4-X. The adults have wing markings and male genitalia similar to those of species of the Mimeticus Complex. Phylogenetic analysis of COI sequences revealed that the new species is closely related to Cx. murrelli Lien of the Mimulus Complex. The immature stages of the new species were found in stagnant pools and marshes at high altitudes in several districts of Bhutan.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200,Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200,Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200,Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu 31101,Bhutan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD,UK
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Saingamsook J, Namgay R, Harbach RE. Reinertia, a New Subgenus of the Genus Aedes Meigen and Its Type Species Aedes (Reinertia) suffusus (Diptera: Culicidae), Newly Recorded From Bhutan. J Med Entomol 2021; 58:1138-1148. [PMID: 33472216 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A new subgenus, Reinertia Somboon, Namgay & Harbach, of the genus Aedes Meigen and its type species, Ae. suffusus Edwards, are described from specimens reared from larvae and pupae found in a tree hole in Bhutan. The scutum of the adults is mostly covered with narrow pale falcate scales. The proboscis, maxillary palpus, tibiae, and tarsi are dark-scaled. The gonocoxite of the male genitalia bears a unique setose basomesal sclerite. The larva closely resembles larvae of the subgenus Downsiomyia Vargus in having setae 4-6-C with numerous branches and inserted more or less on level with seta 7-C, abdominal seta 12-I is present and the comb is composed of 6-10 spine-like scales arranged in an irregular row. Surprisingly, Reinertia shares features of the adult habitus, male genitalia, and larva with the Palearctic subgenus Dahliana Reinert, Harbach & Kitching. However, in phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial COI gene of species representing 38 subgenera of Aedes and six other genera of the tribe Aedini Neveu-Lemaire, Reinertia was not associated with Dahliana or Downsiomyia. In both maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses of the data, Ae. suffusus was recovered as the weakly supported sister of a clade composed of five species of the subgenus Protomacleaya Theobald. In the absence of strong support, and because Protomacleaya is an unnatural group of species that resemble each other phenetically by virtue of what they lack, Ae. suffusus cannot be placed in the subgenus Protomacleaya. Thus, the morphological and molecular data attest the uniqueness of Ae. suffusus and its recognition as a monobasic subgeneric lineage.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UK
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Saingamsook J, Yoshihide M, Namgay R, Harbach RE. Culex bhutanensis, a new species of the Mimeticus Subgroup of the nominotypical subgenus of the genus Culex Linnaeus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Bhutan. Acta Trop 2021; 217:105868. [PMID: 33617764 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Culex bhutanensis Somboon, Namgay & Harbach is described as a new species of the Mimeticus Subgroup of the subgenus Culex Linnaeus. Based on morphological distinctions and phylogenetic analysis of COI sequences, the new species is a member of the Mimulus Complex. The adults have wing markings similar to those of Cx. mimulus Edwards and Cx. murrelli Lien, but are distinguished by the presence of a line of pale scales or scattered pale scales along the posterior margin of the proximal portion of the costa. The larva is most similar to the larva of Cx. orientalis Edwards from Japan and South Korea, but is distinguished by the form of the comb scales, pecten spines and seta 2-X. The pupa differs from the pupae of other species of the subgroup in having seta 8-C with more branches. The immature stages of the new species were found in rice paddies, stagnant pools and marshes at high altitudes in several districts of Bhutan.
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- Pradya Somboon
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu 31101, Bhutan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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Namgay R, Pemo D, Wangdi T, Phanitchakun T, Harbach RE, Somboon P. Molecular and morphological evidence for sibling species within Anopheles (Anopheles) lindesayi Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bhutan. Acta Trop 2020; 207:105455. [PMID: 32283092 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This paper reports the results of a comparative molecular and morphological study of An. lindesayi collected from various districts of Bhutan and An. l. cameronensis from Thailand, compared with GenBank accessions and publications for An. l. japonicus from Japan, South Korea and China, An. l. pleccau from Taiwan, and An. lindesayi from India. Phylogenetic analyses based on ribosomal (ITS2) and mitochondrial (COI) DNA sequences using the Maximum Likelihood method revealed five genetically distinct clades (A, B, C, D and E) in Bhutan. Specimens in Clade A correspond to the original description of An. lindesayi, particularly in wing markings, the pattern of basal pale scales on the hindfemur and the single seta 4-C of larvae, and their COI sequences were closely related to one Indian sequence. Larvae of Clades B, C, D and E are similar in having seta 4-C branched rather than single. The adults of Clades C, D and E (B not available) are distinguishable from those of Clade A and other subspecies. Specimens of Clade C are unique in having a long pale spot on wing vein R and the subcosta, scattered pale scales on several veins and a dark spot at the tip of vein R2. The adults of Clades D and E are similar in having a dark spot at the tip of vein R2 and no scattered pale scales on all other veins. We provisionally recognize mosquitoes of Clades A, B, C, D and E as species A, B, C, D and E, respectively, of the Lindesayi Complex. Species A is An. lindesayi sensu stricto and the others are unnamed species. Concomitantly, the previous concept of the "Lindesayi Complex", which included An. lindesayi, An. menglangensis, An. nilgiricus and An. wellingtonianus, is now recognized as the Lindesayi Subgroup of the Lindesayi Group (Anopheles Series, subgenus Anopheles) with the five sibling species of An. lindesayi comprising a more apposite Lindesayi Complex within the subgroup.
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- Rinzin Namgay
- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Somboon P, Phanitchakun T, Namgay R, Harbach RE. Description of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) bhutanensis n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Bhutan. Acta Trop 2020; 203:105280. [PMID: 31877284 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A new species of the subgenus Hulecoeteomyia of the genus Aedes reared from pupae found with two larvae in a small pool on a log in mountainous forest of Bhutan is diagnosed and formally named Aedes bhutanensis Somboon & Harbach, n. sp. The specific status of the species is supported by differential morphological characters of females, larvae and pupae, and sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene. Dichotomous keys are provided for identification of the adult females and larvae of the species of the subgenus.
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Phanitchakun T, Namgay R, Miyagi I, Tsuda Y, Walton C, Harbach RE, Somboon P. Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of Lutzia (Diptera: Culicidae: Culicini) from Thailand. Acta Trop 2019; 191:77-86. [PMID: 30593818 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We found a species of LutziaTheobald (1903) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Chiang Mai Province and other provinces in northern Thailand which bears morphological and DNA sequence differences from the three species of Lutzia, subgenus Metalutzia Tanaka, previously recorded from Thailand, namely Lt. fuscana (Wiedemann), Lt. halifaxii (Theobald) and Lt. vorax Edwards. The adults of the Chiang Mai form (CM form) have abdominal banding patterns similar to those of Lt. vorax from Japan (which includes the type locality of this species), but differ in having the mediocubital crossvein usually positioned before rather than beyond the radiomedial crossvein. The thoracic and abdominal integument of Lt. vorax larvae is covered with relatively short pointed spicules whereas it is covered by denser, longer and more acutely pointed spicules in the CM form. Some differences are also found in the development of thoracic seta 1-M, and abdominal setae 8-II and 8-III. The pupa of the CM form clearly differs from the pupa of Lt. vorax in having setae 1 and 5 of abdominal segments V and VI branched rather than single. The characters of the wing, larva and pupa of the CM form are similar to those of Lt. fuscana and Lt. halifaxii. However, whereas the phallosome of males of the CM form is similar to males of Lt. vorax and Lt. halifaxii, it is distinct from males of Lt. fuscana. Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunits I and II sequences revealed that the CM form falls outside a clade comprised of specimens of Lt. vorax from Japan, Korea, Thailand and Bhutan (Kimura 2-parameter, K2P, genetic distances 3.9-5.6, and 5.1-6.6, respectively). However, the two gene sequences of the CM form are not clearly distinct from clades comprised of sequences from specimens of Lt. fuscana and Lt. halifaxii (K2P 0.2-2.4%). However, based on the combination of morphological and molecular data, the current study provides evidence that the CM form is a previously unrecognized species of the genus Lutzia.
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- Thanari Phanitchakun
- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Laboratory of Mosquito Systematics of Southeast Asia and Pacific, c/o Ocean Health Corporation, 4-21-11 (M2-2), Iso, Urasoe, Okinawa, 901-2132, Japan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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- Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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Phanitchakun T, Wilai P, Saingamsook J, Namgay R, Drukpa T, Tsuda Y, Walton C, Harbach RE, Somboon P. Culex (Culiciomyia) sasai (Diptera: Culicidae), senior synonym of Cx. spiculothorax and a new country record for Bhutan. Acta Trop 2017; 171:194-198. [PMID: 28414028 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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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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Affiliation(s)
- Thanari Phanitchakun
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Vector-Borne Diseases Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- School of Earth and Environment, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum,Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
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