Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).

Article

Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association - 1 Sept 1998

Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Azevedo A C, Rangel E F, Munstermann L E

Abstract excerpt

The phlebotomine sand fly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, is the vector of visceral leishmaniasis in the New World. Variability in its tergal spot morphology has led to conflicting interpretations of the species status of the various forms. An L. longipalpis field population from eastern Brazil was found...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Brazil
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Psychodidae

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