Metaphase karyotypes of Anopheles paraliae (Diptera:Culicidae) in Thailand and evidence to support five cytological races

• Main Authors: Taai K., Baimai V., Thongsahuan S., Saeung A., Otsuka Y., Srisuka W., Sriwichai P., Somboon P., Jariyapan N., Choochote W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23959489; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4183
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Sixteen isoline colonies of Anopheles paraliae were established from wild-caught females collected from cow-baited traps at 4 locations in Thailand. They showed 3 types of X (X1, X2, X3) and 5 types of Y (Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5) chromosomes based on the number and amount of major block(s) of heterochrom...