Genetic diversity in two sibling species of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">Anopheles punctulatus</Emphasis> group of mosquitoes on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands |
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| Authors: | Arif U Hasan Setsuo Suguri Chigusa Fujimoto Rodney L Itaki Masakazu Harada Masato Kawabata Hugo Bugoro Bobogare Albino |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of International Medical Zoology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1, Ikenobe, Miki, Kita Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan;(2) Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences, Hara, Mure, Takamatsu Kagawa, 761-0123, Japan;(3) International Center for Medical Research, School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kusunoki, Chuo Kobe, 650-0017, Japan;(4) Solomon Islands Medical Training and Research Institute, Honiara, the Solomon Islands |
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| Abstract: | Background The mosquito Anopheles irenicus, a member of the Anopheles punctulatus group, is geographically restricted to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. It shows remarkable morphological similarities
to one of its sibling species, An. farauti sensu stricto (An. farauti s.s.), but is dissimilar in host and habitat preferences. To infer the genetic variations between these two species, we have
analyzed mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit II (COII) and nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequences from Guadalcanal and from one of its nearest neighbours, Malaita, in the Solomon Islands. |
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