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Chen DH, He SL, Fu WB, Yan ZT, Hu YJ, Yuan H, Wang MB, Chen B. Mitogenome-based phylogeny of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 31:599-612. [PMID: 37489338 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Mosquitoes are of great medical significance as vectors of many deadly diseases. Mitogenomes have been widely used in phylogenetic studies, but mitogenome knowledge within the family Culicidae is limited, and Culicidae phylogeny is far from resolved. In this study, we surveyed the mitogenomes of 149 Culicidae species, including 7 newly sequenced species. Comparative analysis of 149 mosquito mitogenomes shows gene composition and order to be identical to that of an ancestral insect, and the AT bias, length variation, and codon usage are all consistent with that of other reported Dipteran mitogenomes. Phylogenetic analyses based on the DNA sequences of the 13 protein-coding genes from the 149 species robustly support the monophyly of the subfamily Anophelinae and the tribes Aedini, Culicini, Mansoniini, Sabethini, and Toxorhynchitini. To resolve ambiguous relationships between clades within the subfamily Culicinae, we performed topological tests and show that Aedini is a sister to Culicini and that Uranotaeniini is a sister to (Mansoniini + (Toxorhynchitini + Sabethini)). In addition, we estimated divergence times using a Bayesian relaxation clock based on the sequence data and 3 fossil calibration points. The results show mosquitoes diverged during the Early Jurassic with massive Culicinae radiations during the Cretaceous, coincident with the emergence of angiosperms and the burst of mammals and birds. Overall, this study, which uses the largest number of Culicidae mitogenomes sequenced to date, comprehensively reveals the mitogenome characteristics and mitogenome-based phylogeny and divergence times of Culicidae, providing information for further studies on the mitogenome, phylogeny, evolution, and taxonomic revision of Culicidae.
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- De-Hong Chen
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Vector Insects, Institute of Entomology and Molecular Biology, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China
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An Y, Li C, Li J, Wang Y. The complete mitochondrial genome of Simulium jisigouense (Diptera: Simuliidae) and phylogenetic analysis of Simuliidae. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.932601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The family Simuliidae belongs to Diptera whose systematic position is still strongly debated. A few mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of Simuliidae and none of the subgenus Montisimulium in the genus Simulium have previously been available. Therefore, the mitogenome of Simulium jisigouense Chen, Zhang and Liu, 2008 was sequenced to better understand the diversity of mitogenomes within this family. The complete mitogenome of S. jisigouense was 16,384 bp long. It contained 37 genes including 22 tRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 2 rRNAs, and an A + T-rich region, which was the same as the arrangement of mitogenomes of ancestral insects. Almost all PCGs used the typical ATN as start codons, except COI used TTG. Almost all tRNAs could be folded into cloverleaf structures except the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm of tRNASer(AGN), which formed a loop. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that Simuliidae was monophyletic and was the sister group to Thaumaleidae. Subgenus Simulium was recovered as paraphyletic and needs more comprehensive sampling in future studies. Divergence time estimation showed that Simuliidae diverged from Thaumaleidae at 239.24 Ma and the subgenera of Simulium diverged from each other from 162.46 to 75.08 Ma.
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Sallum MAM, Obando RG, Carrejo N, Wilkerson RC. Identification keys to the Anopheles mosquitoes of South America (Diptera: Culicidae). I. Introduction. Parasit Vectors 2020; 13:583. [PMID: 33208196 PMCID: PMC7672812 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04298-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The worldwide genus Anopheles Meigen, 1918 is the only genus containing species evolved as vectors of human and simian malaria. Morbidity and mortality caused by Plasmodium Marchiafava & Celli, 1885 is tremendous, which has made these parasites and their vectors the objects of intense research aimed at mosquito identification, malaria control and elimination. DNA tools make the identification of Anopheles species both easier and more difficult. Easier in that putative species can nearly always be separated based on DNA data; more difficult in that attaching a scientific name to a species is often problematic because morphological characters are often difficult to interpret or even see; and DNA technology might not be available and affordable. Added to this are the many species that are either not yet recognized or are similar to, or identical with, named species. The first step in solving Anopheles identification problem is to attach a morphology-based formal or informal name to a specimen. These names are hypotheses to be tested with further morphological observations and/or DNA evidence. The overarching objective is to be able to communicate about a given species under study. In South America, morphological identification which is the first step in the above process is often difficult because of lack of taxonomic expertise and/or inadequate identification keys, written for local fauna, containing the most consequential species, or obviously, do not include species described subsequent to key publication. METHODS Holotypes and paratypes and other specimens deposited in the Coleção Entomológica de Referência, Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP-USP), Museo de Entomología, Universidad del Valle (MUSENUV) and the US National Mosquito Collection, Smithsonian Institution (USNMC) were examined and employed to illustrate the identification keys for female, male and fourth-instar larvae of Anopheles. RESULTS We presented, in four concurrent parts, introduction and three keys to aid the identification of South American Anopheles based on the morphology of the larvae, male genitalia and adult females, with the former two keys fully illustrated. CONCLUSIONS Taxonomic information and identification keys for species of the genus Anopheles are updated. The need for further morphology-based studies and description of new species are reinforced.
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- Maria Anice Mureb Sallum
- Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Doutor Arnaldo 715, São Paulo, São Paulo CEP01246-904 Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, A.A 25360 Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC 20560 USA
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746 USA
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 USA
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Toxorhynchites Species: A Review of Current Knowledge. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11110747. [PMID: 33143104 PMCID: PMC7693308 DOI: 10.3390/insects11110747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Simple Summary Mosquitoes are well known to spread diseases when they take a blood meal. However, not all species feed on blood but instead get their nourishment from other sources. One such species is Toxorhynchites, which are a paradox among mosquitoes. These mosquitoes are entirely non-blood feeding and, as a result, are not considered to be harmful to human health. Indeed, since their larvae feed on the larvae of pest species and other aquatic insects, they are a potential counter measure against the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases. Their effective application has been hampered due to a lack of understanding and inconsistencies in their descriptions. This review aims to build upon previously published information and summarize recent findings to support their use in combating mosquito-transmitted infections. Abstract The increasing global incidence of mosquito-borne infections is driving a need for effective control methods. Vector populations have expanded their geographical ranges, while increasing resistance to chemical insecticides and a lack of effective treatments or vaccines has meant that the development of vector control methods is essential in the fight against mosquito-transmitted diseases. This review will focus on Toxorhynchites, a non-hematophagous mosquito genus which is a natural predator of vector species and may be exploited as a biological control agent. Their effectiveness in this role has been strongly debated for many years and early trials have been marred by misinformation and incomplete descriptions. Here, we draw together current knowledge of the general biology of Toxorhynchites and discuss how this updated information will benefit their role in an integrated vector management program.
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Zhang X, Kang Z, Ding S, Wang Y, Borkent C, Saigusa T, Yang D. Mitochondrial Genomes Provide Insights into the Phylogeny of Culicomorpha (Insecta: Diptera). Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E747. [PMID: 30754618 PMCID: PMC6387087 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Culicomorpha is a monophyletic group containing most bloodsucking lower dipterans, including many important vectors of pathogens. However, the higher-level phylogenetic relationships within Culicomorpha are largely unresolved, with multiple competing hypotheses based on molecular sequence data. Here we sequenced four nearly complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes representing four culicomorph families, and combined these new data with published mt genomes to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships of all eight extant culicomorph families. We estimated phylogenies using four datasets and three methods. We also used four-cluster likelihood mapping to study potential incongruent topologies supported by the different datasets and phylogenetic questions generated by the previous studies. The results showed that a clade containing Ceratopogonidae, Thaumaleidae and Simuliidae was the sister group to all other Culicomorpha; in another clade, the Dixidae was basal to the remaining four families; Chaoboridae, Corethrellidae and Culicidae formed a monophyletic group and the Chironomidae was the sister group to this clade; Culicidae and Corethrellidae were sister groups in all trees. Our study provides novel mt genome data in Culicomorpha for three new family representatives, and the resulting mt phylogenomic analysis helps to resolve the phylogeny and taxonomy of Culicomorpha.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China.
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- College of Plant Protection, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China.
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- California State Collection of Arthropods, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832, USA.
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- Saigusa Institute of Insect Natural History, Clover Heights Ropponmatsu 402, 7-1, Baikoen 2-chome, Fukuoka-shi 810-0035, Japan.
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Savage J, Borkent A, Brodo F, Cumming JM, Gregory Curler, Currie DC, deWaard JR, Gibson JF, Hauser M, Laplante L, Lonsdale O, Marshall SA, O’Hara JE, Sinclair BJ, Skevington JH. Diptera of Canada. Zookeys 2019; 819:397-450. [PMID: 30713456 PMCID: PMC6355757 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.819.27625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The Canadian Diptera fauna is updated. Numbers of species currently known from Canada, total Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), and estimated numbers of undescribed or unrecorded species are provided for each family. An overview of recent changes in the systematics and Canadian faunistics of major groups is provided as well as some general information on biology and life history. A total of 116 families and 9620 described species of Canadian Diptera are reported, representing more than a 36% increase in species numbers since the last comparable assessment by JF McAlpine et al. (1979). Almost 30,000 BINs have so far been obtained from flies in Canada. Estimates of additional number of species remaining to be documented in the country range from 5200 to 20,400.
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- Jade Savage
- Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaBishop's UniversitySherbrookeCanada
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- Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaCanadian Museum of NatureOttawaCanada
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- Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCanadian Food Inspection AgencyOttawaCanada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRoyal British Columbia MuseumSalmon ArmCanada
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- Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State University, Starksville, Mississippi, USAAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawaCanada
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- Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMississippi State UniversityStarksvilleUnited States of America
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- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaRoyal Ontario MuseumTorontoCanada
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- Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaCanadian Museum of NatureOttawaCanada
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- California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, California, USAUniversity of GuelphGuelphCanada
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- Unaffiliated, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaRoyal British Columbia MuseumVictoriaCanada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRoyal British Columbia MuseumSalmon ArmCanada
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- University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaCalifornia Department of Food and AgricultureSacramentoUnited States of America
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRoyal British Columbia MuseumSalmon ArmCanada
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaUnaffiliatedMontrealCanada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRoyal British Columbia MuseumSalmon ArmCanada
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Förster M, Beutel RG, Schneeberg K. Catching prey with the antennae - The larval head of Corethrella appendiculata (Diptera: Corethrellidae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2016; 45:594-610. [PMID: 27678164 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The larval cephalic morphology of Corethrella appendiculata Grabham, 1906 is described and documented in detail. The observed features are compared to conditions found in Chaoboridae, Culicidae, and other culicomorph families. The function of antennae, mouthparts and associated muscles is interpreted based on the morphological results. The prey catching mechanism is compared to what occurs in other predaceous larvae of Culicomorpha. The cephalic larval morphology is discussed with respect to homology and possible phylogenetic implications. The horizontal frontoclypeal antennal grooves and the lateral rows of strongly developed bristles are likely larval autapomorphies of Corethrellidae. The presence of raptorial antennae is a highly unusual apomorphy shared with Chaoboridae. The systematic position of Corethrellidae remains ambiguous.
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- Maria Förster
- Entomology Group, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Entomology Group, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Entomology Group, Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Erbertstraße 1, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Zhang X, Kang Z, Mao M, Li X, Cameron SL, de Jong H, Wang M, Yang D. Comparative Mt Genomics of the Tipuloidea (Diptera: Nematocera: Tipulomorpha) and Its Implications for the Phylogeny of the Tipulomorpha. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158167. [PMID: 27341029 PMCID: PMC4920351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A traditionally controversial taxon, the Tipulomorpha has been frequently discussed with respect to both its familial composition and relationships with other Nematocera. The interpretation of internal relationships within the Tipuloidea, which include the Tipulidae sensu stricto, Cylindrotomidae, Pediciidae and Limoniidae, is also problematic. We sequenced the first complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Symplecta hybrida (Meigen, 1804), which belongs to the subfamily Chioneinae of family Limoniidae, and another five nearly complete mt genomes from the Tipuloidea. We did a comparative analysis of these mt genomics and used them, along with some other representatives of the Nematocera to construct phylogenetic trees. Trees inferred by Bayesian methods strongly support a sister-group relationship between Trichoceridae and Tipuloidea. Tipulomorpha are not supported as the earliest branch of the Diptera. Furthermore, phylogenetic trees indicate that the family Limoniidae is a paraphyletic group.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Centre for Medical Bioscience, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Earth, Environmental & Biological Sciences School, Science & Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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Khoshdel-Nezamiha F, Vatandoost H, Oshaghi MA, Azari-Hamidian S, Mianroodi RA, Dabiri F, Bagheri M, Terenius O, Chavshin AR. Molecular Characterization of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northwestern Iran by Using rDNA-ITS2. Jpn J Infect Dis 2016; 69:319-22. [PMID: 26743141 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2015.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Several mosquito species are vectors of disease; however, to understand their role in disease transmission, accurate species identification is of particular importance. Morphological identification is the main method used, but molecular techniques have emerged as a tool for the identification of closely related species. In this study, mosquitoes from the West Azerbaijan Province in northwestern Iran were characterized on the basis of their rDNA-ITS2 sequences. Nine populations of 6 species of mosquitoes belonging to the genera Anopheles, Culex, Culiseta, and Ochlerotatus were studied. To the best of our knowledge, ITS2 sequences of Culiseta longiareolata and Culex hortensis have been reported for the first time. In addition, ITS2 sequences of Culex theileri and Ochlerotatus caspius have been reported for the first time in Iran. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS2 showed that subfamilies Anophelinae and Culicinae of the family Culicidae could be differentiated successfully and subgenera Anopheles and Cellia of the genus Anopheles were separated. The analysis showed that the genera Culex, Culiseta, and Ochlerotatus have diverged separately.
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Wilkerson RC, Linton YM, Fonseca DM, Schultz TR, Price DC, Strickman DA. Making Mosquito Taxonomy Useful: A Stable Classification of Tribe Aedini that Balances Utility with Current Knowledge of Evolutionary Relationships. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133602. [PMID: 26226613 PMCID: PMC4520491 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The tribe Aedini (Family Culicidae) contains approximately one-quarter of the known species of mosquitoes, including vectors of deadly or debilitating disease agents. This tribe contains the genus Aedes, which is one of the three most familiar genera of mosquitoes. During the past decade, Aedini has been the focus of a series of extensive morphology-based phylogenetic studies published by Reinert, Harbach, and Kitching (RH&K). Those authors created 74 new, elevated or resurrected genera from what had been the single genus Aedes, almost tripling the number of genera in the entire family Culicidae. The proposed classification is based on subjective assessments of the "number and nature of the characters that support the branches" subtending particular monophyletic groups in the results of cladistic analyses of a large set of morphological characters of representative species. To gauge the stability of RH&K's generic groupings we reanalyzed their data with unweighted parsimony jackknife and maximum-parsimony analyses, with and without ordering 14 of the characters as in RH&K. We found that their phylogeny was largely weakly supported and their taxonomic rankings failed priority and other useful taxon-naming criteria. Consequently, we propose simplified aedine generic designations that 1) restore a classification system that is useful for the operational community; 2) enhance the ability of taxonomists to accurately place new species into genera; 3) maintain the progress toward a natural classification based on monophyletic groups of species; and 4) correct the current classification system that is subject to instability as new species are described and existing species more thoroughly defined. We do not challenge the phylogenetic hypotheses generated by the above-mentioned series of morphological studies. However, we reduce the ranks of the genera and subgenera of RH&K to subgenera or informal species groups, respectively, to preserve stability as new data become available.
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- Richard C. Wilkerson
- Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, United States of America
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center, Smithsonian Institution, Suitland, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America
- Faculty of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Entomology Department, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, United States of America
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- Entomology Department, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Dritsou V, Deligianni E, Dialynas E, Allen J, Poulakakis N, Louis C, Lawson D, Topalis P. Non-coding RNA gene families in the genomes of anopheline mosquitoes. BMC Genomics 2014; 15:1038. [PMID: 25432596 PMCID: PMC4300560 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Only a small fraction of the mosquito species of the genus Anopheles are able to transmit malaria, one of the biggest killer diseases of poverty, which is mostly prevalent in the tropics. This diversity has genetic, yet unknown, causes. In a further attempt to contribute to the elucidation of these variances, the international “Anopheles Genomes Cluster Consortium” project (a.k.a. “16 Anopheles genomes project”) was established, aiming at a comprehensive genomic analysis of several anopheline species, most of which are malaria vectors. In the frame of the international consortium carrying out this project our team studied the genes encoding families of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), concentrating on four classes: microRNA (miRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA), small nuclear RNA (snRNA), and in particular small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) and, finally, transfer RNA (tRNA). Results Our analysis was carried out using, exclusively, computational approaches, and evaluating both the primary NGS reads as well as the respective genome assemblies produced by the consortium and stored in VectorBase; moreover, the results of RNAseq surveys in cases in which these were available and meaningful were also accessed in order to obtain supplementary data, as were “pre-genomic era” sequence data stored in nucleic acid databases. The investigation included the identification and analysis, in most species studied, of ncRNA genes belonging to several families, as well as the analysis of the evolutionary relations of some of those genes in cross-comparisons to other members of the genus Anopheles. Conclusions Our study led to the identification of members of these gene families in the majority of twenty different anopheline taxa. A set of tools for the study of the evolution and molecular biology of important disease vectors has, thus, been obtained. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-1038) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, FORTH, Heraklion, Greece.
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Zhou X, Rinker DC, Pitts RJ, Rokas A, Zwiebel LJ. Divergent and conserved elements comprise the chemoreceptive repertoire of the nonblood-feeding mosquito Toxorhynchites amboinensis. Genome Biol Evol 2014; 6:2883-96. [PMID: 25326137 PMCID: PMC4224357 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evu231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Many mosquito species serve as vectors of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever, wherein pathogen transmission is tightly associated with the reproductive requirement of taking vertebrate blood meals. Toxorhynchites is one of only three known mosquito genera that does not host-seek and initiates egg development in the absence of a blood-derived protein bolus. These remarkable differences make Toxorhynchites an attractive comparative reference for understanding mosquito chemosensation as it pertains to host-seeking. We performed deep transcriptome profiling of adult female Toxorhynchites amboinensis bodies, antennae and maxillary palps, and identified 25,084 protein-coding “genes” in the de novo assembly. Phylogenomic analysis of 4,266 single-copy “genes” from T. amboinensis, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae, and Culex quinquefasciatus robustly supported Ae. aegypti as the closest relative of T. amboinensis, with the two species diverged approximately 40 Ma. We identified a large number of T. amboinensis chemosensory “genes,” the majority of which have orthologs in other mosquitoes. Finally, cross-species expression analyses indicated that patterns of chemoreceptor transcript abundance were very similar for chemoreceptors that are conserved between T. amboinensis and Ae. aegypti, whereas T. amboinensis appeared deficient in the variety of expressed, lineage-specific chemoreceptors. Our transcriptome assembly of T. amboinensis represents the first comprehensive genomic resource for a nonblood-feeding mosquito and establishes a foundation for future comparative studies of blood-feeding and nonblood-feeding mosquitoes. We hypothesize that chemosensory genes that display discrete patterns of evolution and abundance between T. amboinensis and blood-feeding mosquitoes are likely to play critical roles in host-seeking and hence the vectorial capacity.
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- Xiaofan Zhou
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
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- Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Program in Developmental Biology and Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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Malaria is still a primary health problem in Colombia. The locality of Tierradentro
is situated in the municipality of Montelíbano, Córdoba, in the northwest of
Colombia, and has one of the highest annual parasite index of malaria nationwide.
However, the vectors involved in malaria transmission in this locality have not yet
been identified. In this study, the local anthropophilic Anopheles
composition and natural infectivity with Plasmodium were
investigated. In August 2009, 927 female Anopheles mosquitoes were
collected in eight localities using the human landing catch method and identified
based on their morphology. Cryptic species were determined by restriction fragment
length polymorphism-internal transcribed spacer (ITS)2 molecular analysis. Eight
species [Anopheles nuneztovari s.l. (92.8%), Anopheles
darlingi (5.1%), Anopheles triannulatus s.l. (1.8%),
Anopheles pseudopunctipennis s.l. (0.2%), Anopheles
punctimacula s.l. (0.2%), Anopheles apicimacula (0.1%),
Anopheles albimanus (0.1%) and Anopheles rangeli
(0.1%)] were identified and species identity was confirmed by ITS2
sequencing. This is the first report of An. albimanus, An.
rangeli and An. apicimacula in Tierradentro. Natural
infectivity with Plasmodium was determined by ELISA. None of the
mosquitoes was infectious for Plasmodium. An. nuneztovari s.l. was
the predominant species and is considered the primary malaria vector; An.
darlingi and An. triannulatus s.l. could serve as
secondary vectors.
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Biting midges monitoring (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides Latreille) in the governate of Monastir (Tunisia): species composition and molecular investigations. Parasitol Res 2014; 113:2435-43. [PMID: 24825311 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3873-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The results of entomological studies carried out in the governate of Monastir (Tunisia) in 2009-2010 (captures and emergences from muds) focusing on Culicoides species are presented in the present study. Identification of Culicoides at the species level is based on morphological characters, and a molecular study has been carried out based on mitochondrial DNA cytochrome C oxidase I gene (COI) and D1 and D2 domains of the 28S rDNA. The DNA sequences reported here are related to 10 species (on 25 known) of Culicoides described in Tunisia: Culicoides cataneii-gejgelensis, Culicoides circumscriptus, Culicoides imicola, Culicoides jumineri, Culicoides kingi, Culicoides langeroni, Culicoides newsteadi, Culicoides paolae, Culicoides puncticollis and Culicoides sahariensis. DNA sequencing of the COI gene and D1D2 domains discriminated all morphologically determined species. The choice of D1D2 domains considered as a conserved region is informative for Culicoides species identification. The molecular analyses of COI has grouped both C. circumscriptus, C. puncticollis within two clusters and C. newsteadi within five subclusters. However, C. newsteadi shows relatively deep intraspecific divergence using COI sequences.
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An HI, Jung GA, Kim CB. Molecular Taxonomy of a Phantom Midge Species (Chaoborus flavicans) in Korea. ANIMAL SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION AND DIVERSITY 2012. [DOI: 10.5635/ased.2012.28.1.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Florin DA, Davies SJ, Olsen C, Lawyer P, Lipnick R, Schultz G, Rowton E, Wilkerson R, Keep L. Morphometric and molecular analyses of the sand fly species Lutzomyia shannoni (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) collected from seven different geographical areas in the southeastern United States. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2011; 48:154-166. [PMID: 21485350 DOI: 10.1603/me10199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A morphometric and molecular study of adult male and female Lutzomyia shannoni (Dyar 1929) collected at seven different locations within the southeastern United States was conducted to assess the degree of divergence between the grouped specimens from each location. The collection locations were as follows: Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Campbell, KY; Fort Rucker, AL; Ossabaw Island, GA; Patuxent National Wildlife Research Refuge, MD; Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, FL; and Baton Rouge, LA. Forty males and forty females from each location were analyzed morphometrically from 54 and 49 character measurements, respectively. In addition, the molecular markers consisting of the partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (from 105 sand flies: 15 specimens/collection site) and the partial internal transcribed spacer 2 (from 42 sand flies: six specimens/collection site) were compared. Multivariate analyses indicate that the low degree of variation between the grouped specimens from each collection site prevents the separation of any collection site into an entity that could be interpreted as a distinct population. The molecular analyses were in concordance with the morphometric study as no collection location grouped into a separate population based on the two partial markers. The grouped specimens from each collection site appear to be within the normal variance of the species, indicating a single population in the southeast United States. It is recommended that additional character analyses of L. shannoni based on more molecular markers, behavioral, ecological, and physiological characteristics, be conducted before ruling out the possibility of populations or a cryptic species complex within the southeastern United States.
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- David A Florin
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA.
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Schneeberg K, Beutel RG. The adult head structures of Tipulomorpha (Diptera, Insecta) and their phylogenetic implications. ACTA ZOOL-STOCKHOLM 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6395.2010.00463.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reidenbach KR, Cook S, Bertone MA, Harbach RE, Wiegmann BM, Besansky NJ. Phylogenetic analysis and temporal diversification of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) based on nuclear genes and morphology. BMC Evol Biol 2009; 9:298. [PMID: 20028549 PMCID: PMC2805638 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Phylogenetic analyses provide a framework for examining the evolution of morphological and molecular diversity, interpreting patterns in biogeography, and achieving a stable classification. The generic and suprageneric relationships within mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are poorly resolved, making these subjects difficult to address. Results We carried out maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood, including Bayesian, analyses on a data set consisting of six nuclear genes and 80 morphological characters to assess their ability to resolve relationships among 25 genera. We also estimated divergence times based on sequence data and fossil calibration points, using Bayesian relaxed clock methods. Strong support was recovered for the basal position and monophyly of the subfamily Anophelinae and the tribes Aedini and Sabethini of subfamily Culicinae. Divergence times for major culicid lineages date to the early Cretaceous. Conclusions Deeper relationships within the family remain poorly resolved, suggesting the need for additional taxonomic sampling. Our results support the notion of rapid radiations early in the diversification of mosquitoes.
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- Kyanne R Reidenbach
- Eck Institute for Global Health, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
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Kuwahara K, Kato H, Gomez EA, Uezato H, Mimori T, Yamamoto YI, Calvopiña M, Cáceres AG, Iwata H, Hashiguchi Y. Genetic diversity of ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacer sequences in Lutzomyia species from areas endemic for New World cutaneous leishmaniasis. Acta Trop 2009; 112:131-6. [PMID: 19631188 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In this study, each of 60 rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and ITS2 sequences was determined from 44 individuals of 14 morphologically identified New World sand fly Lutzomyia species in Ecuador, and their interspecies and intraspecies genetic diversity was compared. Distinguishing between related species based on the ITS1 sequence was difficult because of variability, while the genetic diversity of ITS2 was distinct even among closely related species. Further, an assessment of intraspecies ITS sequence diversity in the subgenus Helcocyrtomyia revealed no correlation between sequence variation and geographic distribution. The results strongly suggested ITS2 to be a more suitable marker than ITS1 for the taxonomic analysis of Lutzomyia species including closely related species. Moreover, neither ITS sequence may be useful for the analysis of population structures in Lutzomyia species.
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Aleshin VV, Mikhailov KV, Konstantinova AV, Nikitin MA, Rusin LY, Buinova DA, Kedrova OS, Petrov NB. On the phylogenetic position of insects in the Pancrustacea clade. Mol Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893309050124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Matsumoto Y, Yanase T, Tsuda T, Noda H. Characterization of internal transcribed spacer (ITS1)-ITS2 region of ribosomal RNA gene from 25 species of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Japan. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2009; 46:1099-1108. [PMID: 19769041 DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We determined nucleotide sequences of the nuclear rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS)1-5.8S-ITS2a-2S-ITS2 region in 103 individuals of 25 Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from 11 locations in Japan. Ribosomal RNA genes, 5.8S and 2S rDNA, were highly conserved among the species with few variations. The ITS2a region showed length variation among species. Both ITS1 and ITS2 showed highly varied sequences among species. The noticeable indel regions among ITS1 sequences are present in some Culicoides species, separating species into two types having long or short ITS1 region. However, Culicoides cylindratus Kitaoka possesses both types of ITS1 in each individual; these results seem to indicate that the ITS1-long type was the prototype and the short type was produced through deletion in many Culicoides species. One species, belonging to subgenus Avaritia, possessed an Avaritia-specific sequence in ITS1 and phylogenetically formed a monophyletic group. Geographical genotypes in a species were not clear. Species-specific sequence features were observed, enabling molecular identification of Culicoides species.
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- Y Matsumoto
- National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Owashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8634, Japan.
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LaRue B, Gaudreau C, Bagre HO, Charpentier G. Generalized structure and evolution of ITS1 and ITS2 rDNA in black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2009; 53:749-57. [PMID: 19654048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A sample of 15 Nearctic black fly species spread over five genera is used to perform the first systematic study of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) from the nuclear rDNA transcription unit of Simuliidae. ITS1 from the Prosimuliini tribe is a conserved, repeat-free and highly structured sequence of about 490 nucleotides (nt), while Simuliini exhibit a medium-sized or short version, the latter minimally 95 nt long. All size versions possess a common 39 nt core made from eight short blocks interspersed among highly variable sequences. Conversely, that variability which generally excludes ITS1 from phylogenetic applications translates for many species into polymorphisms suggesting the general feasibility of ITS1-based population studies. We show in a parallel investigation that ITS2, the other rDNA transcribed spacer, is length-constrained around 270 nt and possesses a three-domain fold anchored by four conserved regions representing about 40% of the whole sequence. An alignment guided by this secondary structure leads to a phylogeny, derived through the GTR model, which convincingly displays the basal divergence between Simuliini and Prosimuliini. However, the poorer support of some intermediate nodes could indicate rapid divergence events within Simulium.
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- Bernard LaRue
- Département de Chimie-biologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Box 500, Trois-Rivières, Canada G9A5H7.
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SINCLAIR BRADLEYJ, BORKENT ART, WOOD DMONTY. The male genital tract and aedeagal components of the Diptera with a discussion of their phylogenetic significance. Zool J Linn Soc 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Marrelli MT, Sallum MAM, Marinotti O. The second internal transcribed spacer of nuclear ribosomal DNA as a tool for Latin American anopheline taxonomy - a critical review. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2007; 101:817-32. [PMID: 17293975 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762006000800002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2006] [Accepted: 11/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Among the molecular markers commonly used for mosquito taxonomy, the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of the ribosomal DNA is useful for distinguishing among closely-related species. Here we review 178 GenBank accession numbers matching ITS2 sequences of Latin American anophelines. Among those, we found 105 unique sequences corresponding to 35 species. Overall the ITS2 sequences distinguish anopheline species, however, information on intraspecific and geographic variations is scarce. Intraspecific variations ranged from 0.2% to 19% and our analysis indicates that misidentification and/or sequencing errors could be responsible for some of the high values of divergence. Research in Latin American malaria vector taxonomy profited from molecular data provided by single or few field capture mosquitoes. However we propose that caution should be taken and minimum requirements considered in the design of additional studies. Future studies in this field should consider that: (1) voucher specimens, assigned to the DNA sequences, need to be deposited in collections, (2) intraspecific variations should be thoroughly evaluated, (3) ITS2 and other molecular markers, considered as a group, will provide more reliable information, (4) biological data about vector populations are missing and should be prioritized, (5) the molecular markers are most powerful when coupled with traditional taxonomic tools.
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- Mauro Toledo Marrelli
- Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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BLAGODEROV VLADIMIR, GRIMALDI DAVIDA, FRASER NICHOLASC. How Time Flies for Flies: Diverse Diptera from the Triassic of Virginia and Early Radiation of the Order. AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES 2007. [DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2007)509[1:htfffd]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hamarsheh O, . WP, . ZA, . SS, . AAL, . GS. Sequence Analysis of the Ribosomal DNA ITS2 Region for Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.3923/je.2007.167.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Thanwisai A, Kuvangkadilok C, Baimai V. Molecular phylogeny of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand, using ITS2 rDNA. Genetica 2007; 128:177-204. [PMID: 17028950 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-005-5702-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2005] [Accepted: 12/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The sequences of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were determined for 40 black fly species from Thailand, belonging to 4 subgenera of the genus Simulium, namely Gomphostilbia (12 species), Nevermannia (5 species), Montisimulium (1 species), Simulium sensu stricto (21 species), and an unknown subgenus with one species (Simulium baimaii). The length of the ITS2 ranged from 247 to 308 bp. All black fly species had high AT content, ranging from 71 to 83.8%. Intraindividual variation (clonal variation) occurred in 13 species, ranging from 0.3 to 1.1%. Large intrapopulation and interpopulation heterogeneities exist in S. feuerboni from the same and different locations in Doi Inthanon National Park, northern Thailand. Phylogenetic relationships among 40 black fly species were examined using PAUP (version 4.0b10) and MrBAYS (version 3.0B4). The topology of the trees revealed two major monophyletic clades. The subgenus Simulium and Simulium baimaii were placed in the first monophyletic clade, whereas the subgenera Nevermannia + Montisimulium were placed as the sister group to the subgenus Gomphostilbia in the second monophyletic clade. Our results suggest that S. baimaii belongs to the malyschevi-group or variegatum-group in the subgenus Simulium. The molecular phylogeny generally agrees with existing morphology-based phylogenies.
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- Aunchalee Thanwisai
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Gomulski LM, Meiswinkel R, Delécolle JC, Goffredo M, Gasperi G. Phylogeny of the subgenus Culicoides and related species in Italy, inferred from internal transcribed spacer 2 ribosomal DNA sequences. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2006; 20:229-38. [PMID: 16796616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00620.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) include vectors for the economically important animal diseases, bluetongue (BT) and African horse sickness (AHS). In the Mediterranean Basin, these diseases are transmitted by four species of Culicoides: the first three belong in the subgenus Avaritia Fox and are Culicoides imicola Kieffer, Culicoides obsoletus (Meigen) and Culicoides scoticus Downes and Kettle; the fourth is Culicoides pulicaris (Linnaeus) in the subgenus Culicoides Latreille. In the Palaearctic Region, this subgenus (usually referred to as the C. pulicaris group) now includes a loose miscellany of some 50 taxa. The lack of clarity surrounding its taxonomy stimulated the present morphological and molecular study of 11 species collected in Italy. Phylogenetic analysis of nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequence variation demonstrated a high degree of divergence. These results, combined with those from a parallel morphological study, disclosed: (1) that some previously described taxa should be resurrected from synonymy; (2) that there are new species to be described; (3) that the subgenus Culicoides (as currently employed) is a polyphyletic assemblage of four lineages - the subgenus Culicoides sensu stricto, the subgenus Silvicola Mirzaeva and Isaev, the subgenus Hoffmania Fox and the hitherto unrecognized Fagineus species complex. Each is discussed briefly (but not defined) and its constituent Palaearctic taxa listed. Strong congruence between morphological and molecular data holds promise for resolving many of the difficult taxonomic issues plaguing the accurate identification of vector Culicoides around the world.
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- L M Gomulski
- Department of Animal Biology, University of Pavia, Italy
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Bargues MD, Latorre JM, Morchon R, Simon F, Escosa R, Aranda C, Sainz S, Fuentes MV, Mas-Coma S. RDNA sequences of Anopheles species from the Iberian Peninsula and an evaluation of the 18S rRNA gene as phylogenetic marker in anophelinae. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2006; 43:508-17. [PMID: 16739409 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[508:rsoasf]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The complete 18S rDNA and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-2 rDNA sequences were obtained from Anopheles atroparvus Van Thiel and Anopheles plumbeus Stephens from two areas of Spain. The number of nucleotide differences in the 18S rDNA of the two species is high compared with differences in the same gene of other invertebrate vectors. In Anopheles, short 18S rDNA sequences are richer in AT than the longer sequences, which are richer in GC and include extremely GC-biased expanded regions. Four small regions in the variable regions V4 and V7 contain the majority of nucleotide differences. The results did not support the use of partial sequences for relationship analyses. Genetic distances and phylogenetic analyses supported the most recent classification of Anopheles. The complete 18S rDNA sequence is better for studying anopheline phylogenetics.
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- M Dolores Bargues
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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The mating system of each species is a unique, dynamic suite of interactions between the sexes. In this review I describe these interactions in the families of flies that contain blood-feeding species. A transition from the aerial swarm, with rapid copulae and no direct female choice, to substrate-based systems with lengthy copulae and opportunities for female choice is evident at both a phylogenetic scale and within nematoceran families under specific ecological conditions. Female monogamy is associated with the former, polyandry with the latter. I suggest that the intensity of sexual selection operating on males in systems where the probability of mating is low has favored male ability to control female receptivity. Reproductive success of males is universally correlated to successful foraging for sugar or blood and (in some species and ecological conditions) to body size. Understanding the ecological basis of the mating systems of these flies will help formulate integrative, sustainable, and biologically lucid approaches for their control.
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- Boaz Yuval
- Department of Entomology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
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Li C, Wilkerson RC. Identification of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitarsis complex species (Diptera: Culicidae) using rDNA internal transcribed spacer 2-based polymerase chain reaction primes. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2005; 100:495-500. [PMID: 16184227 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762005000500009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) marajoara is a proven primary vector of malaria parasites in Northeast Brazil, and An. deaneorum is a suspected vector in Western Brazil. Both are members of the morphologically similar Albitarsis Complex, which also includes An. albitarsis and an undescribed species, An. albitarsis "B". These four species were recognized and can be identified using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers, but various other methodologies also point to multiple species under the name An. albitarsis. We describe here a technique for identification of these species employing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers based on ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (rDNA ITS2) sequence. Since this method is based on known sequence it is simpler than the sometimes problematical RAPD-PCR. Primers were tested on samples previously identified using RAPD markers with complete correlation.
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- Cong Li
- Dept. of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, 20910-7500, US
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Staiber W. Molecular evolution of homologous gene sequences in germline-limited and somatic chromosomes of Acricotopus. Genome 2005; 47:732-41. [PMID: 15284878 DOI: 10.1139/g04-026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The origin of germline-limited chromosomes (Ks) as descendants of somatic chromosomes (Ss) and their structural evolution was recently elucidated in the chironomid Acricotopus. The Ks consist of large S-homologous sections and of heterochromatic segments containing germline-specific, highly repetitive DNA sequences. Less is known about the molecular evolution and features of the sequences in the S-homologous K sections. More information about this was received by comparing homologous gene sequences of Ks and Ss. Genes for 5.8S, 18S, 28S, and 5S ribosomal RNA were choosen for the comparison and therefore isolated first by PCR from somatic DNA of Acricotopus and sequenced. Specific K DNA was collected by microdissection of monopolar moving K complements from differential gonial mitoses and was then amplified by degenerate oligonucleotide primer (DOP)-PCR. With the sequence data of the somatic rDNAs, the homologous 5.8S and 5S rDNA sequences were isolated by PCR from the DOP-PCR sequence pool of the Ks. In addition, a number of K DOP-PCR sequences were directly cloned and analysed. One K clone contained a section of a putative N-acetyltransferase gene. Compared with its homolog from the Ss, the sequence exhibited few nucleotide substitutions (99.2% sequence identity). The same was true for the 5.8S and 5S sequences from Ss and Ks (97.5%-100% identity). This supports the idea that the S-homologous K sequences may be conserved and do not evolve independently from their somatic homologs. Possible mechanisms effecting such conservation of S-derived sequences in the Ks are discussed.
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- Wolfgang Staiber
- Institute of Genetics, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 30, D-70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
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Wilkerson RC, Reinert JF, Li C. Ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences differentiate six species in the Anopheles crucians complex (Diptera: Culicidae). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2004; 41:392-401. [PMID: 15185940 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Anopheles crucians Wiedemann (sensu lato) was investigated for the presence of cryptic species using rDNA ITS2 sequences. This complex of species presently contains the named species An. crucians, An. bradleyi King, and An. georgianus King. Adult female mosquitoes were collected at 28 sites in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana, resulting in 245 progeny broods. Species were identified using preliminary morphological characters, and the internal transcribed spacer two (ITS2) was amplified from all broods. The result was five distinct sizes of amplification product, and based on morphological characters, one of the size classes was suspected to consist of two species. All six putative species were then sequenced: five directly, and the sixth, because of extreme intragenomic (each individual with many variants) size variability, cloned. The ITS2 sequences were markedly distinct for all six species. Species designations and ITS2 sequence lengths (base pairs in parentheses) were A (461), B (1,000+), C (204), D (293), E (195), and An. bradleyi (208). Species B showed both large intraspecific and intragenomic sequence variability and is distinguished by having the longest ITS2 found so far in an Anopheles. Based on these data, we found that all species could be identified with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a mixture of four primers in a single reaction. Members of this complex were often found in sympatry, with the adults of five species collected at a single site in central Florida.
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- Richard C Wilkerson
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Department of Entomology, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA.
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Insua A, López-Piñón MJ, Freire R, Méndez J. Sequence analysis of the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region in some scallop species (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pectinidae). Genome 2003; 46:595-604. [PMID: 12897868 DOI: 10.1139/g03-045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the ribosomal DNA from the European scallops Aequipecten opercularis, Mimachlamys varia, Hinnites distortus, and Pecten maximus was PCR amplified and sequenced. For each species, three or five clones were examined. The size ranged between 636 and 713 bp (ITS1, 209-276 bp; 5.8S rRNA gene, 157 bp; ITS2, 270-294 bp) and GC content ranged between 47 and 50% (ITS1, 43-49%; 5.8S rRNA gene, 56-57%; ITS2, 44-49%). Variation within repeats was minimal; only clones from M. varia and P. maximus displayed a few variable sites in ITS2. Among scallops, including Chlamys farreri whose ITS sequence appears in databases, significant variation was observed in both ITS1 and ITS2. Phylogenetic analysis using ITS1, ITS2, or both spacer sequences always yielded trees with similar topology. Aequipecten opercularis and P. maximus grouped in one clade and the other three scallops (C. farreri, M. varia, and H. distortus) in another, where M. varia and H. distortus are the more closely related species. These results provide new insights into the evolutionary relationships of scallop species and corroborate the close evolutionary relationship between the tribes Aequipectinini and Pectinini previously deduced from 18S rDNA sequences.
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- Ana Insua
- Departamento de Biogía Celular y Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, Coruña, Spain
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Beckenbach AT, Borkent A. Molecular analysis of the biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 2. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2003; 27:21-35. [PMID: 12679068 DOI: 10.1016/s1055-7903(02)00395-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Sequences from the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 2 gene (cox2) were determined for 14 species from the family Ceratopogonidae, representing 12 genera and all five subfamilies, along with six representatives of other nematoceran families. The purpose was to develop a molecular phylogeny of the Ceratopogonidae, and interpret the phylogenetic position of the family within the infraorder Culicomorpha. These taxa have been analysed using cladistic methodology which, in combination with an excellent fossil record, provides a well established morphological phylogeny. Sequence analysis of cox2 revealed a high degree of sequence divergence among the species, reflecting in part the antiquity of the family, but also a significant acceleration of sequence evolution in the ceratopogonids compared to other nematoceran Diptera. Phylogenetic reconstruction by neighbor-joining and maximum parsimony gave strong support for an early separation of an ancient lineage that includes the two genera, Austroconops and Leptoconops, from the remainder of the family. The results support the existence of a clade that includes two subfamilies, Dasyheleinae and Forcipomyiinae, and this clade appears as sister to the remaining subfamily, Ceratopogoninae. The molecular phylogeny also supports monophyly of the Ceratopogonidae, and either a sister or paraphyletic relationship of this family with the Chironomidae.
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- Andrew T Beckenbach
- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6.
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Morales-Hojas R, Post RJ, Wilson MD, Cheke RA. Completion of the sequence of the nuclear ribosomal DNA subunit of Simulium sanctipauli, with descriptions of the 18S, 28S genes and the IGS. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2002; 16:386-394. [PMID: 12510891 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2002.00392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We describe the IGS-ETS, 18S and 28S ribosomal gene sequences of Simulium sanctipauli Vajime & Dunbar, a member of the S. damnosum Theobald (Diptera: Simuliidae) complex of blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae). These regions, together with the ITS-1, ITS-2 and 5.8S rDNA presented elsewhere (accession number U36206), constitute the composite sequence of the entire rDNA unit, making S. sanctipauli the second dipteran species of medical importance for which the entire rDNA has been sequenced. Despite the lack of sequence identity, the IGS of S. sanctipauli showed some structural similarities to other Diptera, i.e. the mosquito Aedes albopictus Skuse (Culicidae), the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Drosophilidae) and the tsetse Glossina (Glossinidae). Two blocks of tandemly repeated subunits were present in the IGS of S. sanctipauli and, unlike other species of Diptera, they contained no duplications of promoter-like sequences. However, two promoter-like sequences were identified in the unique DNA stretches of the IGS by their sequence similarity to the promoter of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae). The observed sequence variation can be explained, as in the case of Drosophila spp., by the occurrence of slippage-like and point mutation processes, with unequal crossing-over homogenizing (to a certain extent) the region throughout the gene family and blackfly population. The 18S and 28S rDNA genes show more intraspecific variability within the expansion segments than in the core regions. This is also the case in the interspecific comparison of these genes from S. sanctipauli with those of Simulium vittatum, Ae. albopictus and D. melanogaster. This pattern is typical of many eukaryotes and likely to be the result of a more relaxed functional selection in the expansion segments than on the core regions. The A + T content of the S. sanctipauli genes is high and similar to those of other Diptera. This could be the result of a change in the mutation pressure towards AT in the Diptera lineage.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Composition
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Ribosomal/genetics
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer/genetics
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genes, Insect/genetics
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Promoter Regions, Genetic/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 18S/genetics
- RNA, Ribosomal, 28S/genetics
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Simuliidae/classification
- Simuliidae/genetics
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- R Morales-Hojas
- Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, UK.
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GRIMALDI DAVIDA, ENGEL MICHAELS, NASCIMBENE PAULC. Fossiliferous Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma): Its Rediscovery, Biotic Diversity, and Paleontological Significance. AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES 2002. [DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)361<0001:fcafmb>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 552] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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GRIMALDI DAVIDA, ENGEL MICHAELS, NASCIMBENE PAULC. Fossiliferous Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma): Its Rediscovery, Biotic Diversity, and Paleontological Significance. AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES 2002. [DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)361%3c0001:fcafmb%3e2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A great deal of information has been accumulated on chromosome numbers and heterochromatin distribution as well as on genome size and organization in the mosquito family Culicidae. A number of trends in genome evolution emerge when these data are reviewed in light of recent cladistic phylogenies of Culicidae and its sister families. Anophelinae have heteromorphic sex chromosomes and a small genome size, and repetitive elements are distributed in a long-period interspersion pattern. In contrast, Culicinae have homomorphic sex chromosomes, and repetitive DNA is organized in a short-period interspersion pattern. There has been a general increase in genome size during the evolution of culicine tribes. The organization of the ancestral culicid genome remains uncertain awaiting studies on genome organization in Chaoboridae-Corethrellidae taxa. The most parsimonious hypothesis for the evolution of sex chromosomes and genome organization in Culicidae would be that homomorphic sex chromosomes and a long-period interspersion pattern was ancestral in lineages leading to Toxorhynchitinae and Culcinae. Larger genomes developed in subsequent culicine lineages through accumulation of short-period interspersed repetitive elements. Heteromorphic sex chromosomes evolved early in the evolution of Anophelinae, and a long-period interspersion pattern was retained. The alternative scenario proposed by Rao and Rai (1987a) is that Culicidae arose from a chaoborid Mochlonyx-like ancestor with heteromorphic sex chromosomes and possibly short-period interspersion. This scenario would require the loss of heteromorphic sex chromosomes in the lineage leading to Toxorhynchitinae and Culicinae and the "shedding" of repetitive elements in the lineage leading to Anophelinae. Several interesting patterns have emerged from studies of C-banding, and the distribution of heterochromatin in Culicidae and phylogenies derived from these studies are supported by the modern cladistic analyses. Recent intensive multipoint linkage map studies suggest that recombination frequencies per genome have remained relatively constant over the course of culicid evolution such that Anophelinae, with a relatively small genome size, has a linkage map of similar size to Aedini. As a consequence, taxa in Anophelinae have higher amounts of recombination per haploid genome size than Culicinae. Although several key questions have yet to be addressed, the Culicidae remain one of the best-studied systems of genome evolution in animals.
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- K S Rai
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
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Di Muccio T, Marinucci M, Frusteri L, Maroli M, Pesson B, Gramiccia M. Phylogenetic analysis of Phlebotomus species belonging to the subgenus Larroussius (Diptera, psychodidae) by ITS2 rDNA sequences. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2000; 30:387-393. [PMID: 10745162 DOI: 10.1016/s0965-1748(00)00012-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In the genealogy of Phlebotomus (Diptera: Psychodidae), morphological analyses have indicated that the subgenus Larroussius is a monophyletic group which is most closely related to the subgenera Transphlebotomus and Adlerius. We conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the relationships among six representative species of the subgenus Larroussius and one species representatitive of the Phlebotomus subgenus, assessing sequences of the Second Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS2) of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Three of the species (P. perniciosus, P. ariasi and P. perfiliewi perfiliewi) were collected in different parts of the Mediterranean area. The trees estimated from parsimony and neighbour-joining analyses supported the monophyly of the Larroussius subgenus inferred from the morphological analysis. According to our data, P. ariasi may be a sister group to the rest of the Larroussius subgenus, although additional sequence data are needed to confirm this observation. Our results suggest that P. perniciosus and P. longicuspis are distinct species, in spite of the fact that there are only slight morphological differences. The strict congruence between the phylogeny of the Larroussius subgenus inferred from the ITS2 sequences and that based on morphological studies further confirmed the ability of the spacer sequence to identify recently-derived affiliations.
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- T Di Muccio
- Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161, Rome, Italy
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Aransay AM, Scoulica E, Tselentis Y, Ready PD. Phylogenetic relationships of phlebotomine sandflies inferred from small subunit nuclear ribosomal DNA. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2000; 9:157-168. [PMID: 10762423 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2000.00168.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Relationships among seventy specimens, fifteen species and three genera of phlebotomines were inferred from the phylogenetic analysis of small subunit nuclear rDNA, obtained by the PCR amplification and cloning of almost full-length genes. Outgroups included fifteen dipterans, and single representatives of four other insect orders. The more distant the taxa compared, the larger were the regions of ambiguous sequence alignment that needed to be deleted in order to avoid circularity in performing parsimony analyses. Phlebotomine sequences formed a monophyletic clade within the suborder Nematocera, with the progressively more basal sister groups of Diptera being Culicomorpha, Tipulomorpha and the suborder Brachycera. Within Phlebotominae, subgeneric relationships were resolved and the genus Phlebotomus was shown to be monophyletic, but markers for intraspecific geographical populations were not found and intergeneric relationships were not resolved.
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- A M Aransay
- Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses & Geographical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
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Caterino MS, Cho S, Sperling FA. The current state of insect molecular systematics: a thriving Tower of Babel. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2000; 45:1-54. [PMID: 10761569 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.45.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Insect molecular systematics has undergone remarkable recent growth. Advances in methods of data generation and analysis have led to the accumulation of large amounts of DNA sequence data from most major insect groups. In addition to reviewing theoretical and methodological advances, we have compiled information on the taxa and regions sequenced from all available phylogenetic studies of insects. It is evident that investigators have not usually coordinated their efforts. The genes and regions that have been sequenced differ substantially among studies and the whole of our efforts is thus little greater than the sum of its parts. The cytochrome oxidase I, 16S, 18S, and elongation factor-1 alpha genes have been widely used and are informative across a broad range of divergences in insects. We advocate their use as standards for insect phylogenetics. Insect molecular systematics has complemented and enhanced the value of morphological and ecological data, making substantial contributions to evolutionary biology in the process. A more coordinated approach focused on gathering homologous sequence data will greatly facilitate such efforts.
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- M S Caterino
- Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley 94720-3112, USA
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Marinucci M, Romi R, Mancini P, Di Luca M, Severini C. Phylogenetic relationships of seven palearctic members of the maculipennis complex inferred from ITS2 sequence analysis. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 8:469-480. [PMID: 10634971 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.1999.00140.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The sequences of the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) were determined from seven palearctic mosquitoes species belonging to the Anopheles maculipennis species complex, namely An. atroparvus, An. labranchiae, An. maculipennis, An. messeae, An. melanoon, An. sacharovi and An. martinius. The length of the ITS2 ranged from 280 to 300 bp, with a GC content of 49.4-54.1%. With the exception of An. messeae, negligible levels of intraspecific polymorphism and no intrapopulation variation were observed. The phylogenetic relationships among the members of the maculipennis complex were inferred by maximum-parsimony analysis of the PAUP program and the neighbour-joining and maximum-likelihood analysis of the PHYLIP program. All of the trees obtained were almost identical in topology, although the relationships among three species, i.e. An. maculipennis, An. messeae and An. melanoon, remained unresolved. The phylogenies were in good agreement with the previous gene-enzyme and polytene chromosome banding pattern studies.
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- M Marinucci
- Laboratory of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Yeates DK, Wiegmann BM. Congruence and controversy: toward a higher-level phylogeny of Diptera. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 1999; 44:397-428. [PMID: 15012378 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The order Diptera (true flies) is one of the most species-rich and ecologically diverse clades of insects. The order probably arose in the Permian, and the main lineages of flies were present in the Triassic. A novel recent proposal suggests that Strepsiptera are the sister-order to Diptera. Within Diptera, evidence is convincing for the monophyly of Culicomorpha, Blephariceromorpha, and Tipulomorpha but weak for the monophyly of the other basal infraorders and for the relationships among them. The lower Diptera (Nematocera) is paraphyletic with respect to Brachycera, and morphological evidence suggests the sister-group of Brachycera lies in the Psychodomorpha. Recent analyses suggest Tipulomorpha are closer to the base of Brachycera than to the base of Diptera. Brachycera are undoubtedly monophyletic, but relationships between the basal lineages of this group are poorly understood. The monophyly of Stratiomyomorpha, Xylophagomorpha, Tabanomorpha, and Muscomorpha is well supported. Eremoneura, and its constituent clades Empidoidea and Cyclorrhapha, are monophyletic. The sister-group of Eremoneura is likely to be part or all of Asiloidea. Several viewpoints on the homology of the male genitalia of eremoneuran flies are discussed. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that lower Cyclorrhapha (Aschiza) are paraphyletic; however, schizophoran monophyly is well supported. The monophyly of Acalyptratae is not well-founded and the relationships between acalyptrate superfamilies remain obscure. Recent advances document the monophyly of the families of Calyptratae and the relationships among them. Areas critical to future advances in understanding dipteran phylogeny include the relationships among the basal infraorders of Diptera and Brachycera and the relationships between the superfamilies of acalyptrates. Progress in dipteran phylogenetics will accelerate with the exploration of novel data sources and the formulation of hypotheses in an explicitly quantitative framework.
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- D K Yeates
- Department of Entomology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4072.
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Hwang UW, Kim W, Tautz D, Friedrich M. Molecular phylogenetics at the Felsenstein zone: approaching the Strepsiptera problem using 5.8S and 28S rDNA sequences. Mol Phylogenet Evol 1998; 9:470-80. [PMID: 9667995 DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Recent efforts to reconstruct the phylogenetic position of the insect order Strepsiptera have elicited a major controversy in molecular phylogenetics. We sequenced the 5.8S rDNA and major parts of the 28S rDNA 5' region of the strepsipteran species Stylops melittae. Their evolutionary dynamics were analyzed together with previously published insect rDNA sequences to identify tree estimation bias risks and to explore additional sources of phylogenetic information. Several major secondary structure changes were found as being autapomorphic for the Diptera, the Strepsiptera, or the Archaeognatha. Besides elevated substitution rates a significant AT bias was present in dipteran and strepsipteran 28S rDNA which, however, was restricted to stem sites in the Diptera while also affecting single-stranded sites in the Strepsiptera. When dipteran taxa were excluded from tree estimation all methods consistently supported the placement of Strepsiptera to within the Holometabola. When dipteran taxa were included maximum likelihood continued to favor a sister-group relationship of Strepsiptera with Mecoptera while remaining methods strongly supported a sister-group relationship with Diptera. Parametric bootstrap analysis revealed maximum likelihood as a consistent estimator if rate heterogeneity across sites was taken into account. Though the position of Strepsiptera within Holometabola remains elusive, we conclude that the evolution of dipteran and strepsipteran rDNA involved similar yet independent changes of substitution parameters.
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- U W Hwang
- Zoologisches Institut der Universität München, Luisenstrasse 14, Munich, 80333, Germany
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