CYTOTAXONOMIC CONFIRMATION OF 2 FORMS OF SIMULIUM-SIRBANUM IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE ONCHOCERCIASIS CONTROL PROGRAM IN WEST AFRICA

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作者：
FIASORGBOR, GK [1 ]
CHEKE, RA [1 ]
机构：
[1] NAT RESOURCES INST,CENT AVE,CHATHAM MARITIME,CHATHAM ME4 4TB,KENT,ENGLAND
来源：
MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY | 1992年 / 6卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1111/j.1365-2915.1992.tb00591.x
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要：
An earlier report (Cheke et al., 1987) of morphological differences between populations of Simulium sirbanum Vajime & Dunbar in West Africa was confirmed cytotaxonomically. Populations with adult males having Type III scutal patterns were associated with male larvae heterozygous for the inversion IS-3, whereas adult males with Type IV scutal patterns were associated with larvae homozygous for IS-3. The taxonomic implications are briefly discussed but the evidence is considered to be inappropriate for resurrecting S.sudanense Vajime & Dunbar. Aspects of the biology of the two forms and their importance in onchocerciasis transmission are discussed.
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页码：139 / 142
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