Bulletin of Entomological Research (1994) 84, 225-231

T. Gebre-Michael, R.P. Lane, A. Phillips, P. Milligan and D.H. Molyneux (1994)
Contrast in the cuticular hydrocarbons of sympatric Phlebotomus (Synphlebotomus) females (Diptera: Phlebotominae)
Bulletin of Entomological Research 84 (2), 225-231
Abstract: The cuticular hydrocarbons of laboratory-bred and wild-caught females of Phlebotomus martini Parrot and P. celiae Minter, originating from southern Ethiopia, were used to distinguish females of the two sympatric and isomorphic species. Field-caught sandflies were dissected for parasites prior to the analysis. A high degree of separation, was achieved between the two species in both laboratory-bred (91.6%) and wild-caught (91.3%) specimens. However, the discriminating hydrocarbon peaks in laboratory reared specimens were different from those of wild-caught specimens, resulting in a high number of misclassifications in the pooled analysis of wild and laboratory specimens in each species. High degrees of hydrocarbon differentiation (84.7%-96.7%) between laboratory-bred and wild caught flies within each species were also obtained.
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Database assignments for author(s): Teshome Gebre-Michael

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phlebotomus martini		Ethiopia