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- - A study identified 54 mosquito taxa in the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area, including 15 previously unrecorded species in Lao PDR.
- - DNA analysis of 34 mosquito specimens helped document 23 species across eight genera, enhancing the understanding of their genetic diversity.
- - The paper also includes an updated checklist of 170 mosquito taxa in Lao PDR, based on various sources, contributing to knowledge about mosquito biodiversity in the region.
Article Abstract
A list of mosquitoes from the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area along the Nam Theun, Nam Mon, Nam Noy, and Nam On rivers, Nakai District, Khammuane Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is presented. Fifty-four mosquito taxa were identified, including 15 new records in the Lao PDR. A fragment of the mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, barcode region, was generated for 34 specimens, and together with four specimens already published, it represented 23 species in eight genera. In addition, an updated checklist of 170 mosquito taxa from Lao PDR is provided based on field collections from Khammuane Province, the literature, and specimens deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (SI-NMNH), Washington, DC, U.S.A. This paper provides additional information about the biodiversity of mosquito fauna in Lao PDR.
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