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Simulium malyschevi Dorogostaisky, Rubtsov & Vlasenko

Description

MALYSCHEVI species-group

Simulium acrotrichum Rubtsov

Adler & Huang (2011, characterization; inversions mapped; photos of IL, IIS, IIL, IIIS, IIIL, and B chromosomes; chromosomal phylogeny; resolution relative to Simulium subgeneric standard): Mongolia

Simulium apricarium Adler, Currie & Wood

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, characterization, chromosomal characters in larval key, inversions mapped, original description of species, photo of IIS, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard): USA

Shields, Clausen, Marchion, Michel, Styren, Riggin, Santoro & Strizich (2006, selected inversion mapped): USA

Shields, Pickens, Clausen & Strizich (2007, notes on polymorphisms, possible hybrids with S. arcticum s. s., selected inversions mapped): USA

Shields (2013, notes on sex chromosomes): USA

Simulium arcticum Malloch (complex)

NOTE: Included under S. arcticum (complex) are the following works that refer generally to the complex or to cytoforms not currently assigned to nominal species of the S. malyschevi species-group and for which specific status is not known.

Rothfels (1979, note on comparison with Simulium subgeneric standard): North America

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, inversions mapped; new cytoforms recognized [‘1’ through ‘10’], some probably representing valid species; photos of partial IIL): Canada, USA

Shields, Clausen, Marchion, Michel, Styren, Riggin, Santoro & Strizich (2006, diagnostic inversion mapped, new cytoform recognized [‘IIL-18’], photo of partial IIL): USA

Shields, Pickens, Clausen & Strizich (2007, inversions mapped, new cytoforms recognized [‘IIL-10’ and ‘IIL-9’ = ‘IIL-19’]): USA

Adler & Huang (2011, notes on partial comparison with S. acrotrichum): [North America]

Shields (2013, frequencies of B chromosomes, pericentric inversions, selected paracentric inversions, translocations, and triploids; photos of IIS and IIL; selected inversions mapped): USA

Simulium arcticum Malloch s. str.

Shields & Procunier (1982, characterization, inversions mapped, photos of centromere polymorphisms and sex chromosomes, possible sibling species, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard; as ‘IIL-3 arcticum ’): Canada

Procunier (1984, note on polytene chromosomes from adult Malpighian tubules; as ‘IIL-3 arcticum ’): Canada

Procunier, Shemanchuk & Barr (1984, note on polytene chromosomes from adult Malpighian tubules; as ‘IIL-3 arcticum ’): Canada

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key, correction of original IIL-3 breakpoints, inversions mapped, photo of polytene complement, recognition of ‘IIL-3 arcticum ’ of Shields and Procunier 1982 as S. arcticum s. s.): North America

Shields, Clausen, Marchion, Michel, Styren, Riggin, Santoro & Strizich (2006, diagnostic inversion mapped): USA

Shields, Pickens, Clausen & Strizich (2007, diagnostic inversion mapped, possible hybrids with S. apricarium): USA

Shields, Christianes, Van Leuven & Hartman (2009, characterization of new cytoforms [‘IIL-3, 23, 24’ and ‘IIL-22’]; inversions mapped; photos of chromocenter, CII region, IS, IIL, and selected polymorphisms; sexchromosome polymorphism): USA

Shields & Kratochvil (2011, characterization, new cytoform recognized [‘IIL-21’], photos of partial IIL, possible incipient speciation, selected IIL inversions mapped, sex-chromosome diversity): USA

Shields (2013, frequencies of B chromosomes): USA

Shields (2014, characterization of new cytoform [‘IIL-79’], photos of IIL and IIS, possible hybrids with S. saxosum, sex-chromosome diversity): USA

Simulium brevicercum Knowlton & Rowe

Shields & Procunier (1981, note on discovery of sibling species; as Gnus arcticum): USA

Shields & Procunier (1982, B chromosomes; characterization; chosen as standard banding sequence for S. arcticum complex; photos of B chromosomes, IS, IL, IIS, IIIS, IIIL, and low-magnification polytene complement; as ‘IIL-st arcticum ’): USA

Procunier (1984, photos of IIS and IIL; as ‘IIL-st arcticum ’): [USA]

Procunier, Shemanchuk & Barr (1984, photo of IIS; as ‘IIL-st arcticum ’): [USA]

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, characterization, chromosomal characters in larval key, possible sibling species, recognition of ‘IIL-st arcticum ’ of Shields and Procunier 1982 as S. brevicercum, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard): USA

Shields, Pickens, Clausen & Strizich (2007, photos of IS, IIS, IIIL, and partial IL; as S. arcticum complex): USA

Simulium chromatinum Adler, Currie & Wood

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, characterization, chromosomal characters in larval key, inversions mapped, original description of species): USA

Simulium decimatum Dorogostaisky, Rubtsov & Vlasenko

Shields (1990, characterization, low-resolution photos of all chromosomes, selected inversions mapped, whole-arm interchange [IS + IIIL, IL + IIIS]): Canada

Chubareva (1999b, notes on general polytene features, photos of all chromosomes, polytene chromosome lengths): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (2003, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths): Russia

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key): North America

Petrova & Chubareva (2006, notes on general polytene features, photo of polytene chromosomes showing selected polymorphisms): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (2008a, description, photos of metaphase and polytene complements): Russia

Adler & Huang (2011, notes on partial comparison with S. acrotrichum): Mongolia

Simulium defoliarti Stone & Peterson

Procunier in Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, characterization, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard but inversion breakpoints not given): North America

Adler & Huang (2011, note on partial comparison with S. acrotrichum): [North America]

Simulium malyschevi Dorogostaisky, Rubtsov & Vlasenko

Procunier in Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, characterization, partial resolution relative to S. arcticum standard but inversion breakpoints not given): North America

Simulium murmanum Enderlein

Chubareva & Petrova (1979, 2003, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths; as Gnus rostratum): Russia

Rothfels (1979, note on comparison with S. arcticum; as Gnus corbis): North America

Chubareva (1999b, notes on general polytene features, photos of all chromosomes, polytene chromosome lengths; as Gnus rostratum): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (2000b, note on general polytene features; as S. rostratum): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (2004, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths; as Gnus corbis): Russia

Procunier in Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, characterization, possible sibling species [‘eastern’ and ‘western’], resolution relative to S. arcticum standard but inversion breakpoints not given): Canada, USA

Chubareva & Petrova (2008a, description, photos of metaphase and polytene complements, polytene chromosome lengths; as G. corbis): Russia

Adler & Huang (2011, note on partial comparison with S. acrotrichum): Mongolia

Simulium negativum Adler, Currie & Wood

Shields & Procunier (1982, characterization, inversions mapped, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard; as ‘IL-3.4 arcticum ’): USA

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key, formal name for ‘IL-3.4 arcticum ’ of Shields and Procunier 1982, reinterpretation of IIS): North America

Shields, Pickens, Clausen & Strizich (2007, inversions mapped, notes on polymorphisms): USA

Simulium saxosum Adler, Currie & Wood

Shields & Procunier (1982, B chromosomes, characterization, inversions mapped, photos of B chromosomes, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard; as ‘IIL-2 arcticum ’): USA

Procunier in Currie & Adler (1986, characterization; as S. arcticum cytospecies ‘IIL-2’): Canada

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key, formal name for ‘IIL-2 arcticum ’ of Shields and Procunier 1982, inversions mapped): North America

Shields & Kratochvil (2011, characterization, photos of IIL, possible incipient speciation, selected IIL inversions mapped, sex-chromosome diversity): USA

Shields (2013, notes on sex chromosomes): USA

Shields (2014, possible hybrids with S. arcticum s. s., sex-chromosome diversity): USA

Simulium subvariegatum Rubtsov

Adler & Huang (2011, notes on partial comparison with S. acrotrichum): [Mongolia]

Simulium vampirum Adler, Currie & Wood

Procunier & Shemanchuk (1983, characterization, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard but inversion breakpoints not given; as ‘IIS-8.9 arcticum ’ and ‘IIS-10 arcticum ’): Canada

Procunier (1984, characterization; idiograms; inversions mapped; note on polytene chromosomes from adult Malpighian tubules; photos of IIS, IIL, and sex chromosomes; resolution relative to S. arcticum standard; as ‘IIS-10.11 arcticum ’): Canada

Procunier, Shemanchuk & Barr (1984, characterization, idiograms, inversions mapped, note on polytene chromosomes from adult Malpighian tubules, photos of IIS and sex chromosomes, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard; as ‘IIS-10.11 arcticum ’): Canada

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key, formal name for S. arcticum ‘IIS-10’ [= ‘IIS-8.9’] of Procunier & Shemanchuk 1983): North America

Simulium arcticum ‘IIL-1’

Shields & Procunier (1981, note on discovery of sibling species; as Gnus arcticum): USA

Shields & Procunier (1982, characterization, inversions mapped, photos of IIL and sex chromosomes, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard): Canada, USA

Procunier & Shemanchuk (1983, low-resolution photos of IS, polymorphisms, polytene complement, and sex chromosomes): North America

Procunier (1984, photos of IS, polymorphisms, polytene complement, and sex chromosomes): North America

Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key, correction of original IIL interpretation, diagnostic inversion mapped): North America

Simulium arcticum ‘IIS-4’

Procunier (1984, new cytoform recognized [‘IIS-4 arcticum ’] but not characterized): Canada

Procunier in Adler, Currie & Wood (2004, chromosomal characters in larval key, resolution relative to S. arcticum standard): Canada

Notes

Published as part of Adler, Peter H. & Crosskey, Roger W., 2015, Cytotaxonomy of the Simuliidae (Diptera): a systematic and bibliographic conspectus, pp. 1-139 in Zootaxa 3975 (1) on pages 85-88, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3975.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/192364

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Simuliidae
Genus
Simulium
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Diptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Dorogostaisky, Rubtsov & Vlasenko
Species
malyschevi
Taxon rank
species

References

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