Applied Entomology and Zoology (2012) 47, 165-171

Norihide Hinomoto, Tomomi Higaki, Junichiro Abe, Masafumi Yamane and Eizi Yano (2012)
Development and characterization of 21 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the aphidophagous gall midge, Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology 47 (2), 165-171
Abstract: We have developed and characterized 21 microsatellite markers in the aphidophagous gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). All 21 loci tested were polymorphic: the number of alleles ranged from 2 to 17. Allelic richness and observed heterozygosities were higher in females than in males. Several loci had no heterozygosity in males, suggesting that the loci were located on sex chromosomes or E-chromosomes, common to cecidomyiids. The high polymorphism detected in this study suggests the markers will be of value in analyzing genetic structure of field populations.
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Database assignments for author(s): Norihide Hinomoto, Eizi Yano

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Aphidoletes aphidimyza (predator)