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
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
2009
Population Genetics of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Invading Populations, Using Mitochondrial nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Dehydrogenase Subunit 5 Sequences
Usmani-Brown S, Cohnstaedt L, Munstermann LE. Population Genetics of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Invading Populations, Using Mitochondrial nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Dehydrogenase Subunit 5 Sequences. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 2009, 102: 144-150. PMID: 22544973, PMCID: PMC3337552, DOI: 10.1603/008.102.0116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNative rangeHigh overall haplotype diversityNative range populationsMitochondrial DNA studiesNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenasePhylogeographic partitioningOverall haplotype diversitySequence divergenceHaplotype diversityPopulation geneticsUnique haplotypesInvasive speciesPopulation structureRange populationsNew haplotypesAsian tiger mosquitoGenetic analysisImportant vectorDNA studiesSeparate introductionsHaplotypesTiger mosquitoAedes albopictusSpeciesDirect sequencing
2007
Estructura genética en cinco especies de flebótomos (Lutzomyia spp.) de la serie townsendi, grupo verrucarum, en Colombia (Diptera: Prychodidae)
Hernández C, Ruiz-García M, Munstermann L, Ferro C. Estructura genética en cinco especies de flebótomos (Lutzomyia spp.) de la serie townsendi, grupo verrucarum, en Colombia (Diptera: Prychodidae). Revista De Biología Tropical 2007, 56: 1717-39. PMID: 19419077, DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v56i4.5755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomozygous excessClear genetic differentiationRelated species pairsSpeciation eventsGenetic differentiationSpecies pairsDivergent speciesWahlund effectHeterozygosity levelsGeographic distanceNull allelesSpatial autocorrelation analysisHardy-Weinberg equilibriumFive speciesSpecies samplesSpeciesGenetic heterogeneityLutzomyia speciesYoungiIsoenzyme patternsAutocorrelation analysisTownsendiUPGMAIsoenzymesLoci
1999
Interspecific hybridization and genetic variability of Phlebotomus sandflies
Ghosh K, Mukhopadhyay J, Guzman H, Tesh R, Munstermann L. Interspecific hybridization and genetic variability of Phlebotomus sandflies. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1999, 13: 78-88. PMID: 10194753, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00140.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiagnostic enzyme lociEnzyme lociDiagnostic lociGenetic variabilityEst-3Low genetic variabilityIsozyme patternsSingle-pair crossesInterspecific hybridizationP. duboscqiGenetic distanceP. papatasiMdh-2P. bergerotiPolymorphic lociBackcross progenyDistant strainsProgeny numberIDH-1Pair crossesLociSuccessful hybridizationPhlebotomus sandfliesSandfly vectorSpecies
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 profileCare and maintenance of Aedes mosquito colonies
Munstermann L. Care and maintenance of Aedes mosquito colonies. 1997, 13-20. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-1535-0_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecies of AedesFemale host preferenceNumber of speciesSimple rearing methodDiverse habitatsLarval nutritionHost preferenceOviposition substrateRearing methodSpeciesMosquito coloniesPolynesian islandsHabitatsColoniesLatin nameAedesAfrican desertsArctic CircleDiversityMosquitoesNutritionDesertIslandsPoolMaintenance
1992
Morphological and Genetic Characterization of the Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America
Brust R, Munstermann L. Morphological and Genetic Characterization of the Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 1992, 85: 1-10. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/85.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic variabilityReduced genetic variabilityA. communisLow genetic variabilityAdult morphological charactersDiagnostic lociElectrophoretic keyMorphological charactersValid speciesElectrophoretic comparisonColorado populationNorth AmericaGenetic characterizationMorphological differencesSpeciesLociMorphometric comparisonDyarMorphological analysisCommunisComplexesS.Lake TahoeNevadensisLarval
1990
Population‐genetic evidence for two species in Anopheles minimus in Thailand
GREEN C, GASS R, MUNSTERMANN L, BAIMAI V. Population‐genetic evidence for two species in Anopheles minimus in Thailand. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 1990, 4: 25-34. PMID: 2132966, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1990.tb00256.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation genetic evidenceAnopheles subgenus CelliaAbsence of heterozygotesGene frequency dataOctanol dehydrogenaseSubgenus CelliaIsomorphic speciesSympatric occurrenceSensu latoSpeciesLociMinimus TheobaldAnopheles minimusAnopheles minimus TheobaldLocalitiesHeterozygotesCelliaElectromorphsAnS.LatoDönitzMyzomyiaDehydrogenaseMinimus
1987
Adult Survivorship, Population Density, and Body Size in Sympatric Populations of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae)
Walker E, Copeland R, Paulson S, Munstermann L. Adult Survivorship, Population Density, and Body Size in Sympatric Populations of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1987, 24: 485-493. PMID: 3625723, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/24.4.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsA. triseriatusAedes triseriatusLongevity of malesSympatric populationsIsozyme electrophoresisLow recapture ratesAdult survivorshipBody sizeRecapture ratesRecapture methodHendersoniFirst gonotrophic cycleTriseriatusAedes hendersoniSpeciesGonotrophic cyclePopulation densityTriseriatus femalesNorthern IndianaCockerellEcologyWildElectrophoresisFemalesLongevity
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
1985
Polytene chromosomes of Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis (Diptera, Culicidae).
Munstermann L, Marchi A, Sabatini A, Coluzzi M. Polytene chromosomes of Orthopodomyia pulcripalpis (Diptera, Culicidae). Parassitologia 1985, 27: 267-77. PMID: 3870644.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
Identification by Electrophoresis of Culex Adults (Diptera: Culicidae) in Light-Trap Samples1
Corsaro B, Munstermann L. Identification by Electrophoresis of Culex Adults (Diptera: Culicidae) in Light-Trap Samples1. Journal Of Medical Entomology 1984, 21: 648-655. PMID: 6502621, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/21.6.648.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Genetic Diversity and Differentiation in Northern Populations of the Tree-Hole Mosquito Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae)1
Matthews T, Munstermann L. Genetic Diversity and Differentiation in Northern Populations of the Tree-Hole Mosquito Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae)1. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 1983, 76: 1005-1010. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/76.6.1005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraspecific genetic distancesEvidence of introgressionNatural populationsElectrophoretic variationNorthern populationsGenetic distanceGenetic diversityMean heterozygosityVariable speciesInterspecific comparisonsStructural locusA. triseriatusSpeciesAedes hendersoniLociIntrogressionDipteraCockerellHeterozygosityPopulationHendersoniDiversityTriseriatusEnzymeDifferentiation
1981
Ecological and genetic separation of three sympatric species of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Kenya coast
Lounibos L, Munstermann L. Ecological and genetic separation of three sympatric species of Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Kenya coast. Bulletin Of Entomological Research 1981, 71: 639-648. DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300010166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnostic enzyme lociEcotonal habitatsPreferred oviposition sitesUndisturbed forestSpecies pairsSympatric speciesTree holesEnzyme lociGenetic separationOviposition sitesGenetic dataSubgenus StegomyiaGastropod shellsKenya coastCoast of KenyaA. aegyptiCoastGround levelHabitatsForestSpeciesLociStegomyiaAedesKenya
1980
Distinguishing Geographic Strains of the Aedes atropalpus Group (Diptera: Culicidae) by Analysis of Enzyme Variation
Munstermann L. Distinguishing Geographic Strains of the Aedes atropalpus Group (Diptera: Culicidae) by Analysis of Enzyme Variation. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 1980, 73: 699-704. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/73.6.699.Peer-Reviewed Original Research