IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES-D, A NEW MEMBER OF THE ANOPHELES-QUADRIMACULATUS SPECIES COMPLEX - A BIOCHEMICAL KEY
- 1 September 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 5 (3) , 317-324
Abstract
Sibling species D, a new member of the Anopheles quadrimaculatus species complex was identified in collections from Pickwick Lake, Tishomingo County, Mississippi and Choctawhatchee, Bay County, in West Florida [USA]. This species occurred sympatrically with the previously described species, A, B and C. Evidence for identification of species D includes diagnostic allozymes, a lack of polytene chromosomes in the ovarian nurse cells, and inviability of F1 progeny and lack of sperm transfer in hybridization crosses. An electrophoretic taxonomic key for distinguishing species D from A, B and C is presented.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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