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The time tree revealed the median divergence time of this species and\n                    <jats:italic>Ae. albopictus<\/jats:italic>\n                    species to be approximately 36.13\u00a0million years ago. This study marks the discovery of an\n                    <jats:italic>Aedes nr. Albopictus<\/jats:italic>\n                    species resembling\n                    <jats:italic>Ae. albopictus<\/jats:italic>\n                    in India and third in the world, also reports the distinct morphological feature of the male genitalia for the first time. Our study indicates the sympatric behavior of this species as it shares the breeding habitat of\n                    <jats:italic>Ae. albopictus<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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