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 2019-12, Vol.35 (4), p.288-290
Main Authors: Ortiz, Miguel Mejías, Eritja, Roger, Oteo, José Antonio, Ruiz-Arrondo, Ignacio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Animals
Aquatic insects
Culex - anatomy & histology
Culex pipiens
Error analysis
Female
Females
Male
Males
Morphology
Mosquitoes
Sex
Software
Spain
Training
Wings
Wings, Animal - anatomy & histology
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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:8756-971X
1943-6270
DOI:10.2987/19-6857.1