A melanotic mutant of Culex tarsalis.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1979

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

39

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

014-018

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Apperson, G. W.

 

Abstract

The mutant Mel (melanotic larva and pupa) is described from Culex tarsalis. It is inherited by a single, recessive, autosomal gene that is non-lethal. There is a wide range of expressivity that is primarily dependent on the time post ecdysis.

Notes

Author(s) - Apperson, G. W.