Stevens J, Wall R
Insect Biology Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, U.K.
Proc Biol Sci. 1996 Oct 22;263(1375):1335-41. doi: 10.1098/rspb.1996.0196.
The blowflies Lucilia cuprina Wiedmann and Lucilia sericata Meigen (Diptera:Calliphoridae) are facultative ectoparasites of warm blooded vertebrates, particularly domestic sheep. Despite being similar in morphology and ecology, the two species and different populations of each species, are known to vary in their importance as pests in different regions of the world. To elucidate the genetic basis of these species and population level differences, flies were collected from sites in Africa, Europe, Australasia, North America and the islands of Hawaii, and examined using a combination of morphology, the random amplified polymorphic DNA technique and a complementary mitochondrial DNA analysis. The results confirm the species integrity of L. sericata and L. cuprina and support the existence of intra-specific genetic variation in L. cuprina, but not L. sericata.
丝光绿蝇（Lucilia cuprina Wiedmann）和铜绿蝇（Lucilia sericata Meigen）（双翅目：丽蝇科）是温血脊椎动物，特别是家养绵羊的兼性体外寄生虫。尽管这两个物种在形态和生态上相似，但已知每个物种的不同种群在世界不同地区作为害虫的重要性有所不同。为了阐明这些物种和种群水平差异的遗传基础，从非洲、欧洲、澳大拉西亚、北美和夏威夷群岛的地点收集了苍蝇，并结合形态学、随机扩增多态性DNA技术和互补线粒体DNA分析进行了检查。结果证实了丝光绿蝇和铜绿蝇的物种完整性，并支持铜绿蝇存在种内遗传变异，但丝光绿蝇不存在。
