Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) based on the mitochondrial COI sequence

Culex is mosquito commonly known to transmit several arboviral diseases which have a significant impact on human health. An earlier study shows the dominancy of Culicine having 57 species under 12 genera were in coastal regions Odisha state. sitiens Weidmann proficient vector Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Bio-ecology and their precise identification paramount importance develop specific control strategies. In this study, molecular Cx. was made using mitochondrial COI after collection. Genetic divergence performed analyze intra-specific distance among studied species. Additionally, haplotype network constructed based nucleotide differences, determine genealogical relationship between haplotypes. The current abundance efficiency use mt gene marker strongly supports positioning by clustering with respective group. Further, population genetics illustrated occurrence genetic differentiation within suggested that Indian certain level differences.