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  "abstract": "Haematopota (Diptera: Tabanidae) comprises hematophagous flies of veterinary and medical importance, making reliable species discrimination important for understanding their diversity and potential significance. Quantitative wing morphology offers an opportunity to improve species differentiation. This study evaluated the utility of wing geometric morphometrics (GM) for distinguishing Haematopota specimens collected in Western Thailand. Four species, H. javana, H. libera, H. pachycera, and H. varifrons, were examined using two complementary wing GM approaches based on landmarks and wing outlines. DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene provided complementary molecular support for the morphological species assignments, although no matching reference sequences were available for H. varifrons. Wing shape demonstrated greater discriminatory power than wing size in both approaches. Landmark-based GM correctly classified all specimens, achieving 100% classification accuracy in leave-one-out cross-validation. Outline-based GM also performed well, with 97.78% classification accuracy. Landmark-based GM showed higher classification accuracy than outline-based GM, while outline-based GM offered a useful alternative when homologous landmarks could not be reliably digitized. The complementary use of DNA barcoding and wing GM may facilitate species discrimination in Haematopota and provide a basis for future studies incorporating broader geographic and population sampling.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.",
    "Department of Pre-Clinic and Applied Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand.",
    "Department of Public Health and Health Promotion, College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram, 75000, Thailand.",
    "The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand."
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      "name": "Pichayapa Som-Udorn"
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      "name": "Pattarakorn Khongtaweboon"
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      "name": "Ayarin Wijitthavornkun"
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      "name": "Sivapong Sungpradit"
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      "name": "Tanawat Chaiphongpachara"
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      "name": "Tanasak Changbunjong"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/cdqnr9k7txqmm.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1016/j.crpvbd.2026.100447",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13694856?pdf=render",
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  "published": "2026-10-09",
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  "title": "Evaluation of wing geometric morphometrics for species discrimination of Haematopota (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Western Thailand.",
  "title_text": "Evaluation of wing geometric morphometrics for species discrimination of Haematopota (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Western Thailand.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:21:18Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/cdqnr9k7txqmm",
  "venue": "Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases",
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