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Electrophoretic studies on two Phlebotomus species (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Italy
E Perrotti1, G La Rosa, M Maroli
1Department of Parasitology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Parassitologia
|December 1, 1991
Abstract:
Two sandfly species of the genus Phlebotomus from three different regions of Italy were examined by horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Eleven loci were used for allozyme analysis. Data showed that there are two diagnostic loci, Idh and Lap-1, (for which different alleles are fixed in the two species) useful for the identification of these species. The degree of polymorphism for both species is low, with only Mpi and Pgm showing a relatively high polymorphism in P. perniciosus and P. perfiliewi respectively. Estimates of genetic variability are discussed.