Description of a Culex pipiens Gynandromorph Captured in La Rioja (Spain)

Description of a Culex pipiens Gynandromorph Captured in La Rioja (Spain)

A gynandromorph is an imago combining well-defined male and female structures, caused by different processes, and it is infrequent in wild-caught mosquitoes. A gynandromorph was caught in La Grajera wetland (La Rioja, Spain) in 2016. The phenotypic sex of wings was determined using linear discrimina...

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Published in:Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 288
Main Authors: Ortiz, Miguel Mejías, Eritja, Roger, Oteo, José Antonio, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-12-2019
Subjects:
Animals
Culex - anatomy & histology
Female
Male
Spain
Wings, Animal - anatomy & histology
Spain
Culex pipiens
gynandromorph
discriminant analysis
Spain
wing biometry
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Summary:A gynandromorph is an imago combining well-defined male and female structures, caused by different processes, and it is infrequent in wild-caught mosquitoes. A gynandromorph was caught in La Grajera wetland (La Rioja, Spain) in 2016. The phenotypic sex of wings was determined using linear discriminating analysis and the training error for the model on a previous database of sex-classified wing biometry data. It is suggested that the individual had an uncommon layout categorized as a top quarter male gynandromorph.
ISSN:1943-6270
DOI:10.2987/19-6857.1