{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]],"date-time":"2026-08-18T16:44:52Z","timestamp":1787071492320,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,26]],"date-time":"2025-11-26T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1764115200000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["lww.com","ovid.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":[],"abstract":"\n Background & objectives:<\/jats:title>\n \n Aedes<\/jats:italic>\n (\n Neomelaniconion<\/jats:italic>\n ) contains two important arbovirus vectors,\n Ae. lineatopennis<\/jats:italic>\n and\n Ae. mcintoshi<\/jats:italic>\n for transmission of\n Flaviviridae, Togaviridae<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Bunyaviridae<\/jats:italic>\n families.\n Aedes lineatopennis<\/jats:italic>\n invaded the Oriental and Australasian regions and closely resembles\n Ae. mcintoshi<\/jats:italic>\n in morphology is causing confusion and misidentification among researchers. The present study delineates\n Ae. lineatopennis<\/jats:italic>\n from\n Ae. mcintoshi<\/jats:italic>\n using integrated taxonomic approaches.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n Morphological features and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene analyses were used to establish species delineation in\n Ae. lineatopennis<\/jats:italic>\n . Sound attributes for adult males and females were also generated.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Aedes lineatopennis<\/jats:italic>\n was confirmed with the morphological features,\n i.e<\/jats:italic>\n ., thoracic broad lateral longitudinal yellow scale stripes, tergite basal pale bands, subcostal white scales, dark and white scales on various veins, and longer vein R\n 2<\/jats:sub>\n (1.5X) than vein R\n 2+3<\/jats:sub>\n . Genetically, this population was closer to the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai in comparison to African populations. Sound fundamental frequency was 598.54 \u00b1 3.1 Hz for males and 429.9 \u00b1 2.8 Hz for females, with four harmonic bands and harmonic convergence at M2 + F3 and M3 + F4 between males and females.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n \n The combined morphological, molecular, and acoustic evidence confirms that the specimens previously identified as\n Ae. mcintoshi<\/jats:italic>\n in India is in fact\n Ae. lineatopennis<\/jats:italic>\n . Therefore, the study recommends the retraction of\n Ae. mcintoshi<\/jats:italic>\n from Indian mosquito records\n 6<\/jats:sup>\n . This study emphasises the need for accurate species identification using integrated approaches to assess proper biodiversity and other studies.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jvbd.jvbd_192_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,27]],"date-time":"2025-11-27T12:00:32Z","timestamp":1764244832000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Species delineation of Aedes (Neomelaniconian) lineatopennis (Diptera: Culicidae) using integrative morphological and molecular approaches, along with acoustic characterization, suggesting exclusion of Aedes mcintoshi from the mosquito fauna of India"],"prefix":"10.4103","author":[{"given":"Sushmita","family":"Swain","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Estuarine Biology regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha, India"},{"name":"Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women\u2019s University, Vidya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Santhosh","family":"Goud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology, Berhampur University, Ganjam, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rakesh Kumar","family":"Samantaray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Estuarine Biology regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rashesh","family":"Das","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Estuarine Biology regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Himmat Singh","family":"Pawar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), Indian Council of Medical Research, Sector-8 Dwarka, New Delhi, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Devi Shankar","family":"Suman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Estuarine Biology regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Gopalpur-on-Sea, Ganjam, Odisha, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,26]]},"container-title":["Journal of Vector Borne Diseases"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/jvbd.jvbd_192_25","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]],"date-time":"2026-08-18T15:46:55Z","timestamp":1787068015000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ovid.com\/10.4103\/jvbd.jvbd_192_25"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,26]]},"references-count":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/jvbd.jvbd_192_25","relation":{},"ISSN":["0972-9062"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0972-9062","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,26]]},"assertion":[{"value":"2025-07-10","name":"received","label":"Received","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}},{"value":"2025-11-17","name":"accepted","label":"Accepted","group":{"name":"publication_history","label":"Publication History"}}]}}