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Speciation patterns of Aedes mosquitoes in the Scutellaris Group: a mitochondrial perspective

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The Scutellaris Group of Aedes comprises 47 mosquito species, including Aedes albopictus . While Ae. albopictus is widely distributed, the other species are mostly found in the Asia–Pacific region. Evolutionary history researches of Aedes species within the Scutellaris Group have mainly focused on Ae. albopictus , a species that raises significant public health concerns, neglecting the other species. In this study, we aimed to assess genetic diversity and estimate speciation times of several species within the Scutellaris Group. Mosquitoes were therefore collected from various Asia–Pacific countries. Their mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 ( cox 1) and subunit 3 ( cox 3) sequences were analyzed alongside those of other Scutellaris Group species available in the GenBank database. To estimate the divergence time, we analyzed 1849 cox 1 gene sequences from 21 species, using three species ( Aedes aegypti, Aedes notoscriptus and Aedes vigilax ) as outgroups. We found that most of the speciation dates occurred during the Paleogene and the Neogene periods. A separation between the Scutellaris Subgroup and the Albopictus Subgroup occurred approximately 64–61 million years ago (MYA). We also identified a split between species found in Asia/Micronesia and those collected in Melanesia/Polynesia approximately 36–35 MYA. Our findings suggest that the speciation of Aedes species within the Scutellaris Group may be driven by diversity in mammalian hosts, climate and environmental changes, and geological dynamics rather than human migration.
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hal-04583636 , version 1 (12-08-2024)

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Antsa Rakotonirina, Catherine Dauga, Morgane Pol, Mallorie Hide, Linavin Vuth, et al.. Speciation patterns of Aedes mosquitoes in the Scutellaris Group: a mitochondrial perspective. Scientific Reports, 2024, 14 (1), pp.10930. ⟨10.1038/s41598-024-61573-7⟩. ⟨hal-04583636⟩
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