Interspecific and sexual shape variation in the filariasis vectors Mansonia dives and Ma. bonneae
Résumé
In the South of Thailand, six Mansonia species are recorded as filariasis vectors, among which Ma. bonneae and Ma. dives. These two species are distributed in the same breeding place, mainly the swamp forest, but appear to be of problematic identification using traditional morphological characters. Because of the risk of wrong identification during epidemiological or biological studies, complementary techniques are needed to distinguish the two species.