Description of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) bhutanensis n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Bhutan

Pradya Somboon; Thanari Phanitchakun; Rinzin Namgay; Ralph E Harbach

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105280

Description of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) bhutanensis n. sp. (Diptera: Culicidae) from Bhutan

Acta Trop. 2020 Mar:203:105280. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105280. Epub 2019 Dec 24.

Authors

Pradya Somboon¹, Thanari Phanitchakun², Rinzin Namgay³, Ralph E Harbach⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: pradya.somboon@cmu.ac.th.
² Center of Insect Vector Study, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
³ Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelephu, Bhutan.
⁴ Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.

PMID: 31877284
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105280

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Aedes; Bhutan; Hulecoeteomyia; Mosquito; New species; Taxonomy; bhutanensis.

MeSH terms

Aedes / classification*
Aedes / genetics
Animals
Bhutan
Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
Female
Forests
Larva

Substances

Electron Transport Complex IV