Evaluation of Modern Techniques for Species Identification of Lutzia Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand: Geometric Morphometrics and DNA Barcoding

S Laojun, T Changbunjong, T Chaiphongpachara - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There are four species of Lutzia mosquitoes in Thailand, including Lt.
chiangmaiensis, Lt. fuscana, Lt. halifaxii, and Lt. vorax. However, it is difficult to identify …

Reliability of wing morphometrics for species identification of human-biting black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Thailand

K Aupalee, W Srisuka, K Limsopatham, S Sanit… - Parasites & …, 2024 - Springer
Background Fast and reliable species identification of black flies is essential for research
proposes and effective vector control. Besides traditional identification based on …

A geometric morphometric analysis of wing variations in shape and size of the blue bottle fly, Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

MD Gemmellaro, EG Forzisi… - Environmental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
A geometric morphometric analysis was performed on the right wing of adult Calliphora
vicina (Robineau-Desvoidy) collected across 4 altitudinal levels in Sicily. The objective of …

Variety is the spice: The role of morphological variation of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) at a macro-scale

AL Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, RV Piccinali, X Porcasi… - Acta Tropica, 2024 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909).
One of the primary vectors of T. cruzi in South America is Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) …

Digital microscope-assisted photography improves the accuracy of mosquito wing measurement

Z Zulzahrin, ML Wong, MRA Naziri, YL Lau… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Wing measurement is an important parameter in many entomological studies. However, the
methods of measuring wings vary with studies, and a gold standard method was not …