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Genetic Relationships Between Several Autogenous and Anautogenous Populations of the Aedes (Stg.) Scutellaris Group of Mosquitoes1

1977; Oxford University Press; Volume: 13; Issue: 4-5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jmedent/13.4-5.463

1938-2928

L C Hoyer, Lloyd E. Rozeboom,

Malaria Research and Control

Genetic affinities between several species or populations of the Aedes (Stg.) scutellaris group of mosquitoes were studied by comparison of insemination rates, fecundity, egg fertility, and larva-to-adult survival of parental and crossbred populations. Results indicated that 4 autogenous populations from Niue and the Tonga islands [Ae. cooki, Ae. tabu, Ae. sp. (Tafahi) and Ae. sp. (Niuafo'ou)] are closely related and belong to a single polymorphic species. They are specifically distinct from Ae. scutellaris malayensis, as well as from Ae. polynesiensis and Ae. pseudoscutellaris. However, they are more closely related to the latter 2 species than they are to Ae. s. malayensis. Genetic affinities are correlated with the geographic proximity of the origins of these experimental colonies.