Chromosomal relationships of Simulium suzukii, an Old World member of the Simulium tuberosum species group (Diptera: Simuliidae)

Abstract

The banding patterns of polytene chromosomes from the larval silk glands of the black fly Simulium suzukii from Taiwan are resolved relative to other species in the Simulium tuberosum group. Simulium suzukii is chromosomally most similar to the Simulium tani complex, sharing 11 fixed inversions, relative to the standard map for the Simulium tuberosum group, but differing by three fixed inversions and by having unique sex chromosomes and autosomal polymorphisms.