Using geometric wing morphometrics to distinguish Aedes japonicus japonicus and Aedes koreicus

Abstract Background Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald, 1901) and Aedes koreicus (Edwards, 1917) have rapidly spread in Europe over the last decades. Both species are very closely related and occur in sympatry. Females and males are difficult to distinguish. However, the accurate species discrimina...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Felix G. Sauer, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Hanna Jöst, Leif Rauhöft, Konstantin Kliemke, Unchana Lange, Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06038-y