| morphometric characterization of members of the simulium damnosum theobald complex (diptera: simuliidae) from east and west africa. | morphometric multivariate analyses were carried out in order to separate the females of the closely related anthropophilic and non-anthropophilic members of the simulium damnosum s.l. complex occurring in western uganda. simulium kilibanum (= 'nyamagasani'), 'nkusi', 'sebwe' and s. pandanophilum were compared with the west african s. damnosum subcomplex, s. soubrense and s. yahense to correlate the results with those of previous studies. simulium pandanophilum could be clearly discriminated. how ... | 1999 | 10715704 |
| cytogenetic and pcr-based identification of s. damnosum "nkusi j" as the anthropophilic blackfly in the uluguru onchocerciasis focus in tanzania. | a combined molecular and cytogenetic analysis was used to identify the local blackfly vectors of onchocerciasis in the uluguru mts. focus, morogoro region, central tanzania. cytotaxonomic identification revealed the occurrence of three cytospecies of the simulium damnosum complex, along altitudinal gradients. the cytoform "nkusi" was found breeding at low to mid-altitudes (100-500 m), while s. kilibanum was found at mid- and high altitudes (300-1260 m), being sympatric with "sebwe" only in the h ... | 2006 | 16827707 |
| guide to blackflies of the simulium damnosum complex in eastern and southern africa. | at least 26 members of the simulium damnosum theobald complex (diptera: simuliidae) are known from eastern africa, most of which are assumed to be non-anthropophilic and some are restricted to small areas of endemicity. their discovery was based on polytene chromosome inversion polymorphisms and since then they have been cited as cytological entities, but, in many cases, with inadequate descriptions (e.g. without illustrations of the chromosomes). the present distribution, taxonomy and vector id ... | 2006 | 16608491 |