Karyotypic and molecular identification of laboratory stocks of the South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wied) (Dipera: Tephritidae)

• Published in: Journal of economic entomology Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 1237 - 1244
• Main Authors: Basso, A, Sonvico, A, Quesada-Allue, L.A, Manso, F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2003
• Subjects: Anastrepha fraterculus; Animals; C-banding; Chromosome Banding; DNA; DNA - analysis; fruit flies; genetic polymorphism; genetic variation; insect pests; internal transcribed spacers; Karyotyping; molecular systematics; N-banding; pest identification; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Polymorphism, Genetic; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; reciprocal crosses; ribosomal DNA; strains; Tephritidae - classification; Tephritidae - genetics

The taxonomic status of the tephritid pest Anastrepha fraterculus (Wied.) is a controversial subject, mainly because of misinterpretation of the observed genetic variation. In this work, the different karyotypes and DNA polymorphism of a geographically defined population from Northeastern Argentina...