Vietnam, a Hotspot for Chromosomal Diversity and Cryptic Species in Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

• Main Authors: Adler, P.H., Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd, Low, Van Lun, Ya'cob, Z., Chen, Chee Dhang, Lau, K.W., Pham, X.D.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18065/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163881

The increasing attention on Vietnam as a biodiversity hotspot prompted an investigation of the potential for cryptic diversity in black flies, a group well known elsewhere for its high frequency of isomorphic species. We analyzed the banding structure of the larval polytene chromosomes in the Simuli...