Eletrophoretic Characterizations of Black Flies in the Simulium Venustum and Verecundum Species Complexes (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Authors

Thomas P. Snyder, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1982

Department

Department of Biological Sciences

Abstract

Electrophoretic characterizations of sibling species in the Simulium venustum-verecundum complexes are presented based on nine enzymatic loci, Simulium verecundum s.l. is easily separable from S. venustum s.l. by unique complements of electromorphs for lactate dehydrogenase. Quantitative and minor qualitative differences also exist between most pairs of sibling species within S. venustum and S. verecundum. Not all pairs are separable using the nine enzymatic loci scored in this study. This close genetic affinity of species pairs that are not separable by electrophoretic methods parallels their chromosomal and ecological affinity.

Publisher's Statement

© 1982, Entomological Society of Canada. All rights reserved

Publication Title

The Canadian Entomologist

Recommended Citation

Snyder, T. P. (1982). Eletrophoretic Characterizations of Black Flies in the Simulium Venustum and Verecundum Species Complexes (Diptera: Simuliidae). The Canadian Entomologist, 114(6), 503-507. http://doi.org/10.4039/Ent114503-6
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