Yogeswari S, Srinivasan R
Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Pondicherry 605 006, India (
J Med Entomol. 2016 May;53(3):712-716. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv249. Epub 2016 Jan 14.
Morphological variations were observed in specimens of the sand fly species Sergentomyia bailyi Sinton 1931 collected from Pondicherry Union Territory, India. Examination of morphological characteristics showed differences in the length of sensilla chaeticum on antennal flagellomere 3 (A3) in males and females, in the size and shape of the spermathecae in females, and in the position of accessory spines on the gonostyle of males. In our previous study, DNA barcoding characterization of this sand fly species collected from Pondicherry UT revealed molecular variations within the S. bailyi population. This study confirms the existence of a species complex within S. bailyi population at Pondicherry UT.
在从印度本地治里联邦属地采集的1931年贝利白蛉（Sergentomyia bailyi Sinton）标本中观察到了形态变异。对形态特征的检查显示，雄性和雌性触角鞭节3（A3）上的鬃毛感觉器长度、雌性受精囊的大小和形状以及雄性生殖突上副刺的位置存在差异。在我们之前的研究中，对从本地治里联邦属地采集的这种白蛉进行DNA条形码特征分析，揭示了贝利白蛉种群内的分子变异。本研究证实了本地治里联邦属地贝利白蛉种群中存在一个物种复合体。
