A new mutant, White larva, of the mosquito Toxorhynchites splendens: genetics and cannibalism.
A strain of a new body-color mutant, white larva (wl), was established from a field-collected wild-type strain of Toxorhynchites splendens. The mutant can be distinguished from the wild type in both the larval and pupal stages, but not in the adult. Crossing experiments confirmed its mode of inheritance to be a single recessive system. This is the first visible mutant found in Tx. splendens. Larvae of the wl phenotype seem to be recognized as prey by other individuals in mass larvae rearing.
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Department of Medical Zoology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002190:Cannibalism; D009033:Culicidae / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics*; D011679:Pupa