School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
Mol Ecol Resour. 2009 Jul;9(4):1221-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02612.x. Epub 2009 Mar 4.
Orchid or euglossine bees are conspicuous Hymenoptera of the Neotropics, where they pollinate numerous plants, including orchids. Allozyme-based analyses have suggested that their populations suffer from inbreeding, as evidenced by so-called diploid male production. We have developed nine polymorphic microsatellite loci for the widespread Euglossa annectans, with observed heterozygosities ranging from 0.143 to 0.952 and between 2 and 9 alleles per species. These loci will be useful for analysis of relatedness, population genetic structure and diploid male production in this and related species.
兰花蜂或舌蜂是新热带地区显著的膜翅目昆虫，它们为包括兰花在内的许多植物授粉。基于同工酶的分析表明，它们的种群受到近交的影响，这表现在所谓的二倍体雄性产生上。我们为广泛分布的 Euglossa annectans 开发了九个多态性微卫星基因座，观察到的杂合度范围从 0.143 到 0.952，每个物种有 2 到 9 个等位基因。这些基因座将有助于分析该物种及其相关物种的亲缘关系、种群遗传结构和二倍体雄性产生。
