First Record of Mansonia dyari From Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands

J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2019 Sep;35(3):214-216. doi: 10.2987/19-6859.1.

Abstract

The first report of Mansonia dyari on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands (USVI), is confirmed. Adult and larval specimens were collected in 2018 and 2019 through adult surveillance and larval collections. Specimens were identified by microscopic methods, and a representative specimen was confirmed by DNA sequencing (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I). Morphological features are reviewed and compared with Mansonia flaveola, a species previously reported in the USVI. Notes are provided on the locations, collection methods, and mosquito associates found with Ma. dyari in the USVI.

Keywords: Caribbean; Mansonia dyari; distribution; surveillance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution*
  • Animals
  • Electron Transport Complex IV / analysis
  • Female
  • Insect Proteins / analysis
  • Larva / anatomy & histology
  • Larva / enzymology
  • Larva / genetics
  • Larva / growth & development
  • Malvaceae* / anatomy & histology
  • Malvaceae* / enzymology
  • Malvaceae* / genetics
  • Malvaceae* / growth & development
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • United States Virgin Islands

Substances

  • Insect Proteins
  • Electron Transport Complex IV