Ecological Distribution and CQ11 Genetic Structure of Culex pipiens Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in Italy.

Mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are considered to be involved in the transmission of a range of pathogens, including West Nile virus (WNV). Although its taxonomic status is still debated, the complex includes species, both globally distributed or with a more limited distribution, morphologic...

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Main Authors: Marco Di Luca, Luciano Toma, Daniela Boccolini, Francesco Severini, Giuseppe La Rosa, Giada Minelli, Gioia Bongiorno, Fabrizio Montarsi, Daniele Arnoldi, Gioia Capelli, Annapaola Rizzoli, Roberto Romi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4712155?pdf=render