Mosquito Genomes Hide Dramatic Diversity Behind Identical Chromosome Counts

Mosquito Genomes Hide Dramatic Diversity Behind Identical Chromosome Counts

Mosquitoes are among the most intensively studied insects on Earth, yet the vast majority of genomic attention has focused on a handful of disease vectors such as Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae. A new study published in the journal Parasites & Vectors turns the spotlight on three ecologically interesting but largely neglected Neotropical species: the predatory elephant mosquitoes Toxorhynchites theobaldi and Toxorhynchites violaceus, and th…