An integrative approach to DNA barcoding, geometric morphometrics, and machine learning for field identification of Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), with implications for vector-borne disease surveillance

Culex mosquitoes are of considerable medical and veterinary importance, acting as vectors of arboviruses such as Japanese encephalitis, Rift Valley fever, and West Nile virus, as well as the filarial parasite Wuchereria bancrofti. Accurate identification of Culex species, however, remains challengin...

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