The Mosquitoes of Morelos, Mexico: DNA Barcodes, Distribution, Ecology and the Resurrection of the Name Culiseta dugesi Dyar and Knab (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author:

Ortega-Morales Aldo I.1ORCID,Hernández-Triana Luis M.2,Garza-Hernández Javier A.3,Ramírez-Huicochea Carlos M.4,Martínez-Gaona Andrés J.4,Quijano-Barraza J. Manuel5,González-Acosta Cassandra4,Correa-Morales Fabián6

Affiliation:

1. Departamento de Parasitología, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Unidad Laguna, Torreón 27054, Mexico

2. Animal and Plant Health Agency, Virology Department, Vector Borne Diseases Research Group, Surrey KT153NB, UK

3. Laboratorio de Entomología Médica, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Ciudad Juárez 32310, Mexico

4. Unidad de Investigación Entomológica y Bioensayos, Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades, Eje 4 Sur, Av. Benjamín Frnanklin, Escandón I, Mexico City 06170, Mexico

5. Laboratorio de Variación Biológica y Evolución, Departamento de Zoología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Prolongación de Carpio y Plan de Ayala s/n, Mexico City 11340, Mexico

6. Centro Nacional de Programas Preventivos y Control de Enfermedades, Eje 4 Sur, Av. Benjamín Frnanklin, Escandón I, Mexico City 06170, Mexico

Abstract

To update the record of mosquito diversity in the state of Morelos, Mexico, mosquito collections were conducted in both physiographical regions of Morelos: the Neo-volcanic Axis and the South Mountain Range. Immature stages were collected from aquatic habitats, while adult mosquitoes were collected using CDC light traps, Shannon traps and approaching/landing on the collecting personnel. All specimens were identified using taxonomic keys and the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1 (COI). Following Mexico State, this is the second study of mosquito taxonomy of a complete Mexican state using COI barcoding. In Morelos, a total of 58 species of mosquito occurs, of which we report 12 for first time (Aedes vexans, Ae. euplocamus, Ae. vargasi, Psorophora cilipes, Ps. lineata, Culex restrictor, Cx. interrogator, Cx. nigripalpus, Cx. tarsalis, Cx. sandrae, Cx. lactator and Toxorhynchites moctezuma). Morelos now ranks sixth in mosquito diversity among Mexican states. Phylogenetic trees were constructed for 32 species, including Ae. shannoni, which is a new record for GenBank databases. Additionally, we report COI barcode sequences of Culiseta dugesi Dyar and Knab, which is resurrected from the synonymy of Cs. particeps (Adams). Fourth-instar larvae and adult females of Cs. dugesi were redescribed. This brings the number of mosquito species in Mexico to 248. Ecological and distributional notes for the new records, the medical importance of mosquito species in Morelos, and an identification key for larvae and females of the known Culiseta species occurring in Mexico are also included.

Funder

National Center of Preventive Programs and Disease Control

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Scottish Government and Welsh Government

EU Framework Horizon 2020 Innovation Grant

Publisher

MDPI AG

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