Copulatory courtship song in Lutzomyia migonei (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Felipe M Vigoder²  Nataly A Souza¹  Alexandre A Peixoto² 

[1] ,Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Insetos

关键词: sand flies;    lovesong;    leishmaniasis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762010000800020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Lutzomyia migonei is a vector of leishmaniasis with a wide distribution in South America, which could favour population differentiation and speciation. Cryptic species of the Lutzomyia longipalpis complex, the widely distributed sand fly vector of visceral leishmaniasis in Latin America, have previously been shown to display distinct copulation songs. We found that Lu. migonei males also produce a song during copulation. This "lovesong" presents short trains (6-8 pulses) with an inter-pulse interval around 26 ms and is potentially involved in cryptic female choice and insemination success.

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