Contrasting evolutionary patterns between two haplogroups of Haematobia exigua (Diptera: Muscidae) from the mainland and islands of Southeast Asia

• Main Authors: Low, Van Lun, Tan, T.K., Prakash, B.K., Vinnie-Siow, W.Y., Tay, Sun Tee, Masmeatathip, R., Hadi, U.K., Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Chen, Chee Dhang, Norma-Rashid, Yusoff, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
• Format: Article
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
• Subjects: Q Science (General); R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19106/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05921-w

Uncovering the hidden diversity and evolutionary history of arthropods of medico-veterinary importance could have significant implications for vector-borne disease control and epidemiological intervention. The buffalo fly Haematobia exigua is an obligate bloodsucking ectoparasite of livestock. As an...