| a new species of the simulium damnosum complex from uganda, and comparative morphology of the tarsal claws in females of this complex. | the female, male, pupa and larva of simulium (edwardsellum) pandanophilum sp. nov. (diptera: simuliidae) from western uganda are described. diagnostic features are the shape of the tarsal claws of females and, cytogenetically, new intraspecific inversions on chromosomes i and ii. simulium pandanophilum is assigned to the simulium damnosum complex. different tarsal claw shapes of west african members of the s. damnosum complex are also described. | 1998 | 9737596 |
| 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 |
| molecular phylogenetics of blackflies of the simulium damnosum complex and cytophylogenetic implications. | the molecular phylogenetics of the simulium damnosum complex, including vectors of the human parasite onchocerca volvulus, from various parts of africa was studied and compared with results of cytogenetic analyses. the sequence data of mitochondrial 16s and nuclear its2 rdna revealed that the complex comprises two main clades, roughly covering the more easterly and westerly african taxa, respectively. however, striking inconsistencies in the tree topologies turned up between the dna fragments re ... | 2006 | 16360322 |
| 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 |