Morphological versus molecular identification of Culex annulirostrisSkuse and Culex palpalisTaylor: Key members of the Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) subgroup in Australasia

Jansen, CC; Hemmerter, S; van den Hurk, AWF; Whelan, PI; Beebe, NW

Morphological versus molecular identification of Culex annulirostrisSkuse and Culex palpalisTaylor: Key members of the Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) subgroup in Australasia

Jansen, CC Hemmerter, S van den Hurk, AWF Whelan, PI Beebe, NW

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Citation:: Australian Journal of Entomology, 2013, 52 (4), pp. 356 - 362
Issue Date:: 2013-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Jansen, CC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hemmerter, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	van den Hurk, AWF	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Whelan, PI	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Beebe, NW	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Entomology, 2013, 52 (4), pp. 356 - 362	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1326-6756	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28245
dc.description.abstract	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. © 2013 Australian Entomological Society.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Entomology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/aen.12045	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Entomology	en_US
dc.title	Morphological versus molecular identification of Culex annulirostrisSkuse and Culex palpalisTaylor: Key members of the Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) subgroup in Australasia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	52	en_US
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utslib.for	0501 Ecological Applications	en_US
utslib.for	0603 Evolutionary Biology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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pubs.volume	52	en_US

Abstract:

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. © 2013 Australian Entomological Society.

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