{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Study of karyotype and constitutive heterochromatin of Mansonia spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) in the area surrounding the Jirau Hydroelectric Dam, Rondônia, Brazil.
{Author}: Rafael MS;Meireles SDF;Ferreira VDC;Tadei WP;Roque RA;
{Journal}: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
{Volume}: 56
{Issue}: 0
{Year}: 2023
{Factor}: 2.141
{DOI}: 10.1590/0037-8682-0095-2022
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Mansonia mosquitoes transmit arboviruses to humans. This study describes the karyotypes and C-banding of Mansonia humeralis, Mansonia titillans, Mansonia pseudotitillans, and Mansonia indubitans.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>From the 202 larvae, the brain ganglia were dissected (n=120) for the preparation of slides. Twenty slides with well-distended chromosomes for each species (10 for karyotyping and 10 for C-banding) were selected for further study.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>The haploid genome and the average lengths of the chromosomal arms differed in relation to the centromere between species, and intraspecific differences also occurred in the distribution of the C-bands.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>These results are useful for better understanding of the chromosomal variability of Mansonia mosquitoes.