Mafuyai HB, Post RJ, Vajime CG, Molyneux DH. Cytotaxonomic identifications of the Simulium damnosum complex (Diptera:Simuliidae) from Nigeria.
Trop Med Int Health 1996;
1:779-85. [PMID:
8980589 DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00110.x]
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Abstract
Cytotaxonomic analysis of Simulium damnosum s.l. larvae collected from 23 sites across 4 bioclimatic zones in Nigeria revealed the presence of 5 cytospecies (S. damnosum s.str., S. sirbanum, S. squamosum, S. yahense and S. soubrense (including the Beffa form). The biogeographical distribution of the sibling species was mostly similar to that observed further west in the OCP area, although geographic cytotaxonomic variation was recorded in S. squamosum, S. damnosum s.str. and S. sirbanum. Some aspects of the chemical and physical environment of the breeding habitats were investigated.
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