2019
Chapter 12 Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Moth Flies (Psychodidae)
Munstermann L. Chapter 12 Phlebotomine Sand Flies and Moth Flies (Psychodidae). 2019, 191-211. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814043-7.00012-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical importancePhlebotomine speciesHigh medical importanceClogmia albipunctataFamily PsychodidaeBlood feedingMoth fliesSubfamily PsychodinaeSand fliesPhlebotomine sand fliesSpeciesFliesSensu latuImportant diseaseOld WorldWidespread associationPsychoda alternataAnimal diseasesMajor diseasesCritical roleCompetent vectorsVesicular stomatitisCausative agentLutzomyia longipalpisPhlebotomus papatasi
1998
Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Azevedo A, Rangel E, Munstermann L. Genetic polymorphism of morphological and biochemical characters in a Natal, Brazil, population of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1998, 14: 277-82. PMID: 9813825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic isolationSpecies statusSpot phenotypeGenetic variationIsoenzyme lociMorphological phenotypesSpecies levelMorphological variationWeinberg expectationsField populationsBiochemical charactersLutzomyia longipalpisEastern BrazilPolymorphic charactersPhlebotomine sand fliesGenetic profileIntermediate formIsoenzyme frequenciesPhenotypeGenetic polymorphismsSand fliesNew WorldSpot patternsLociLongipalpisGenetic Structure of Local Populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central Colombia
Munstermann L, Morrison A, Ferro C, Pardo R, Torres M. Genetic Structure of Local Populations of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central Colombia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1998, 35: 82-89. PMID: 9542350, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.1.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic structureGenetic distanceGene flow estimatesPopulation genetic structureNei's genetic distanceNew World tropicsDiscontinuous geographical distributionMagdalena River ValleyCentral ColombiaGene flowMean heterozygosityWorld tropicsGenetic variationLongipalpis populationsGenetic variabilityIsoenzyme lociPeridomestic populationsGeographical distributionSouthern MexicoMinimal populationLociLocal populationLutzomyia longipalpisAmerican visceral leishmaniasisHeterozygosity
1997
Patterns of genetic variability in colonized strains of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its consequences.
Mukhopadhyay J, Rangel E, Ghosh K, Munstermann L. Patterns of genetic variability in colonized strains of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) and its consequences. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1997, 57: 216-21. PMID: 9288819, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaboratory coloniesField collectionsNew World sandEnzyme lociAverage heterozygosityGenetic qualityGenetic variabilityGenetic shiftColonization processField populationsGenetic differencesLutzomyia longipalpisGeographic strainsDifferent allelesSand fliesBiological inferencesLapinha CavePhlebotomine sand fliesHeterozygosityAllelesInfrequent allelesApparent consequenceColoniesField specimensPolyacrylamide gels