Morphological versus molecular identification of Culex annulirostris Skuse and Culex palpalis Taylor: key members of the Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) subgroup in Australasia

被引：8

作者：

Jansen, Cassie C. ^{[1
,2
]}

Hemmerter, Stephane ^{[3
]}

van den Hurk, Andrew F. ^{[4
,5
]}

Whelan, Peter I. ^{[6
]}

Beebe, Nigel W. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] CSIRO Ecosyst Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4102, Australia

[2] Univ Queensland, Sch Biol Sci, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia

[3] Univ Technol Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

[4] Dept Hlth, Publ Hlth Virol Lab, Forens Serv, Brisbane, Qld 4108, Australia

[5] Dept Hlth, Publ Hlth Virol Lab, Sci Serv, Brisbane, Qld 4108, Australia

[6] Ctr Dis Control, Dept Hlth & Families, Darwin, NT 0811, Australia

来源：

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY | 2013年 / 52卷 / 04期

关键词：

arbovirus; Australasia; Culex; identification; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS-VIRUS; PAPUA-NEW-GUINEA; MOSQUITOS DIPTERA; TORRES STRAIT; VECTOR COMPETENCE; ARBOVIRUSES; QUEENSLAND; OUTBREAK; REGION;

D O I：

10.1111/aen.12045

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Members of the Culex sitiens subgroup of mosquitoes are important arbovirus vectors in the Australasian region. However, some species in this group, particularly Cx.annulirostris and Cx.palpalis, are difficult to distinguish based on morphological characters alone. We evaluated the reliability of morphological characters commonly used in taxonomic keys against a PCR-based diagnostic tool that examined the ribosomal ITS1 gene region. Although reliable morphological characters allow identification, molecular identification remains the most accurate means for distinguishing Cx. annulirostris and Cx. palpalis.

引用

页码：356 / 362

页数：7