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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
Volume 105, Issue 5, Pages 672-676Publisher
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000500012
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Culex pipiens complex; Culex quinquefasciatus; clines; molecular identification; wing morphology
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- FAPESP [05/50225-2, 06/02622-5, 06/57272-9, 07/1665-5]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [05/50225-2, 06/02622-5] Funding Source: FAPESP
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Variation among natural populations of Culex (Culex) quinquefasciatus Say is associated with different vectorial capacities. The species Cx. quinquefasciatus is present in the equatorial, tropical and subtropical zones in the Brazilian territory, with intermediate forms between Cx. quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens occurring in regions of latitudes around 33 degrees-35 degrees S. Herein, we studied geographically distinct populations of Cx. quinquefasciatus by genetic characterization and analysis of intra-specific wing morphometrics. After morphological analysis, molecular characterization of Cx. quinquefasciatus and intermediate forms was performed by polymerase chain reaction of the polymorphic nuclear region of the second intron of the acetylcholinesterase locus. Additionally, the morphology of adult female wings collected from six locations was analyzed. Wing centroid sizes were significantly different between some geographical pairs. Mean values of R(2)/R(2+3) differed significantly after pairwise comparisons. The overall wing shape represented by morphometric characters could be divided into two main groupings. Our data suggest that Brazilian samples are morphologically and genetically distinct from the Argentinean samples and also indicated a morphological distinction between northern and southern populations of Brazilian Cx. quinquefasciatus. We suggest that wing morphology may be used for preliminary assessment of population structure of Cx. quinquefasciatus in Brazil.
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