Boakye D A, Back C, Brakefield P M
Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Section of Evolutionary Biology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.
J Med Entomol. 2000 Jan;37(1):29-34. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.1.29.
Beakers with aeration were used to rear individual (single) egg batches of Simulium damnosum (Theobald) s.l. to larvae and adults. Chromosomal analysis of the progeny of individual females indicated that multiple mating occurred within the S. damnosum complex and that hybridization occurred between S. damnosum s.s. and S. sirbanum (Vajime & Dunbar) in nature. These results indicate that possibly more extensive hybridization may be taking place in some areas of the Onchocerciasis Control Program than previously reported. Dramatic changes in the rates of hybridization among members of the S. damnosum complex possibly may lead to the formation of new cytotypes.
使用带有曝气装置的烧杯来饲养单独（单个）批次的恶蚋（Theobald）复合种卵，直至幼虫和成虫阶段。对单个雌性后代的染色体分析表明，恶蚋复合种内发生了多次交配，并且在自然环境中，指名亚种恶蚋和锡尔巴纳恶蚋（Vajime & Dunbar）之间发生了杂交。这些结果表明，在盘尾丝虫病控制计划的某些地区，可能正在发生比以前报道的更为广泛的杂交现象。恶蚋复合种成员间杂交率的显著变化可能会导致新细胞型的形成。
