A DNA barcode library for Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of South America with the description of two cryptic species of subgenus Melanoconion
Stanislas Talaga, Amandine Guidez, Benoı̂t de Thoisy, Anne Lavergne, Romuald Carinci, Pascal Gaborit, Jean Issaly, Isabelle Dusfour, Jean‐Bernard Duchemin
This study establishes a DNA barcode library for Culex mosquitoes in French Guiana using COI sequences, identifies two cryptic species, and evaluates molecular delimitation methods.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology