Karyotypic variation and geographic distribution of Anopheles campestris-like (Diptera: Culicidae) in Thailand

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Jul;104(4):558-66. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000400004.

Abstract

Seventy-one isolines of Anopheles campestris-like were established from wild-caught females collected from human-biting and animal-biting traps at 12 locations in Thailand. All isolines had an average branch summation of seta 2-VI pupal skins ranging from 20.3-30.0 branches, which is in the range of An. campestris (17-58 branches). They showed three different karyotypes based on the amount of extra heterochromatin in the sex chromosomes, namely Forms B (X2, Y2), E (X1, X2, X3, Y5) and a new karyotypic Form F (X2, X3, Y6). Form B has been found only in Chaing Mai and Kamphaeng Phet populations, while Forms E and F are widely distributed throughout the species range. Genetic crosses between the 12 isolines, which were arbitrarily selected as representatives of An. campestris-like Forms B, E and F, revealed genetic compatibility that provided viable progeny through F2 generations, suggesting a conspecific nature of these karyotypic forms. These results are supported by the very low intraspecies variation (genetic distance < 0.005) of ITS2, COI and COII from genomic DNA of the three karyotypic forms.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anopheles / classification
  • Anopheles / genetics*
  • Crosses, Genetic*
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics*
  • Female
  • Geography
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Thailand

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer