2011
Phylogenetics of the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Group Verrucarum (Diptera: Psychodidae: Lutzomyia)
Cohnstaedt LW, Beati L, Caceres AG, Ferro C, Munstermann LE. Phylogenetics of the Phlebotomine Sand Fly Group Verrucarum (Diptera: Psychodidae: Lutzomyia). American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 913-922. PMID: 21633028, PMCID: PMC3110367, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterspecific genetic variabilityVerrucarum species groupVerrucarum groupParaphyletic lineagesMonophyletic lineageCOI sequencesPhylogenetic relationshipsSpecies groupsTaxonomic statusPhylogenetic analysisIntraspecific variabilityGenetic variabilityTaxonomic toolGenetic sequencesSpeciesLutzomyia verrucarumGenus LutzomyiaLineagesSouth AmericaVerrucarumAndean regionPrincipal vectorLutzomyiaMorphological classificationSequence
2004
Biochemical Taxonomy and Enzyme Electrophoretic Profiles During Development, for Three Morphologically Similar Aedes Species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Subgenus Stegomyia
Gaunt C, Mutebi J, Munstermann L. Biochemical Taxonomy and Enzyme Electrophoretic Profiles During Development, for Three Morphologically Similar Aedes Species (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Subgenus Stegomyia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2004, 41: 23-32. PMID: 14989342, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.1.23.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Intraspecific variation in key morphological characters of Culiseta melanura (Diptera:Culicidae).
Andreadis T, Munstermann L. Intraspecific variation in key morphological characters of Culiseta melanura (Diptera:Culicidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1997, 13: 127-33. PMID: 9249648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey morphological charactersPopulation genetic profileCuliseta melanuraKey diagnostic charactersCryptic speciesDiagnostic allelesPrivate allelesEnzyme lociIntraspecific variationMorphological charactersGenetic variabilityDiagnostic charactersNongenetic traitField populationsDistinctive genotypesGenus CulisetaLaboratory coloniesEnzootic vectorKey charactersGenetic resultsDistinct populationsSpeciesAllele frequenciesEarly springGenetic profile
1990
First record of Ascogregarina taiwanensis (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) in North American Aedes albopictus.
Munstermann L, Wesson D. First record of Ascogregarina taiwanensis (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) in North American Aedes albopictus. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1990, 6: 235-43. PMID: 2370530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAedesAnimalsDemographyEukaryotaHost-Parasite InteractionsLarvaPupaSpecies SpecificityUnited States
1986
Enzyme Variation in Some Mosquito Species Related to Aedes (Ochlerotatus) Stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae)1
Eldridge B, Munstermann L, Craig G. Enzyme Variation in Some Mosquito Species Related to Aedes (Ochlerotatus) Stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae)1. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1986, 23: 423-428. PMID: 3735350, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/23.4.423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional morphological charactersEnzyme lociEnzyme variationRelated speciesMorphological charactersSingle locusAedes stimulansPolyacrylamide gel electrophoresisEnzyme phenotypesMosquito speciesIsozyme patternsSpeciesLociGene frequenciesMosquito populationsGel electrophoresisAllelic frequenciesBasis of differencesSubgenus OchlerotatusDipteraCluster analysisCorrect identificationAePhenotypeOchlerotatus
1984
Electrophoretic differences in the isoenzymes of two mosquito gregarines, Ascogregarina barretti and A. geniculati.
Rowton E, Munstermann L. Electrophoretic differences in the isoenzymes of two mosquito gregarines, Ascogregarina barretti and A. geniculati. Journal Of Parasitology 1984, 70: 63-7. PMID: 6429310, DOI: 10.2307/3281926.Peer-Reviewed Original Research