2011
Phylogenetics of the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Group Verrucarum (Diptera: Psychodidae: Lutzomyia)
Cohnstaedt LW, Beati L, Caceres AG, Ferro C, Munstermann LE. Phylogenetics of the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Group Verrucarum (Diptera: Psychodidae: Lutzomyia). American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 913-922. PMID: 21633028, PMCID: PMC3110367, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterspecific genetic variabilityVerrucarum species groupVerrucarum groupParaphyletic lineagesMonophyletic lineageCOI sequencesPhylogenetic relationshipsSpecies groupsTaxonomic statusPhylogenetic analysisIntraspecific variabilityGenetic variabilityTaxonomic toolGenetic sequencesSpeciesLutzomyia verrucarumGenus LutzomyiaLineagesSouth AmericaVerrucarumAndean regionPrincipal vectorLutzomyiaMorphological classificationSequence
1997
Patterns of genetic variability in colonized strains of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its consequences.
Mukhopadhyay J, Rangel E, Ghosh K, Munstermann L. Patterns of genetic variability in colonized strains of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its consequences. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 216-21. PMID: 9288819, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory coloniesField collectionsNew World sandEnzyme lociAverage heterozygosityGenetic qualityGenetic variabilityGenetic shiftColonization processField populationsGenetic differencesLutzomyia longipalpisGeographic strainsDifferent allelesSand fliesBiological inferencesLapinha CavePhlebotomine sand fliesHeterozygosityAllelesInfrequent allelesApparent consequenceColoniesField specimensPolyacrylamide gels