根据rRNA基因ITS-2序列研究舌蝇属的种系发生

舌蝇又称采采蝇 ,是传播非洲锥虫病 (又称非洲睡眠病 )的重要媒介 .采用PCR方法得到的不同种采采蝇的核糖体DNA内部转录间隔序列 2 (ITS 2 )来分析采采蝇的种系发生 .用简约法 (parsimony)产生的进化树证实了所有采采蝇的单源种类发生并且表明Austenina亚属最早分化 ,然后依次是Glossina和Nemorhina亚属 .经典的形态和生化分类法对Glossinaausteni的进化地位一直有争议 .通过ITS 2位点序列的分析 ,认为G .austeni可以成为独立的亚属和Glossina亚属成为姊妹亚属关系 .     

The diurnal activity, movement and trypanosome infection rates of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes （Diptera： Glossinidae） in Buvuma Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda

The diurnal activity patterns, trypanosome infection rates and movement of Glossinafuscipesfuscipes （Diptera： Glossinidae） were investigated in Buvuma Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda. Hourly trapping of tsetse flies was undertaken to determine their activity rhythm while a capture-mark-release-recapture method was conducted to assess the movement and dispersal of tsetse flies between lakeshore, hinterland and further inland sites along a transected area. Dissection of tsetse flies was also undertaken to determine the trypanosome infection rates in salivary glands, proboscis and mid-gut. Results indicated a bimodal diurnal activity profile for G. f fuscipes on the Island, both on the lakeshore and in the hinterland. Movement and dispersal of G. f fuscipes tsetse flies occurred between lakeshore, hinterland and further inland sites with a greater tendency of flies to move to the lakeshore. Trypanosome infection rates of 4.32% for Trypasoma vivax and 1.15% for 7. congolense were found in G. f. fuscipes.