ORNATUM species-group

Simulium caucasicum Rubtsov

Chubareva & Ralcheva (1974, description, note on comparison with S. ornatum, photos of all chromosomes): Armenia

Chubareva & Petrova (1979, 2003, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths): Armenia

Kachvoryan & Adler (1999, notes on comparison with Simulium subgeneric standard and possible synonymy with S. fontanum and S. kiritshenkoi): Armenia

Kachvoryan & Adler (2000, note on female heterogamety, photo of chromosome II): Armenia

Kachvoryan, Harutyunova & Adler (2000, notes on female heterogamety and polymorphisms, photo of IL polymorphism): Armenia

Kachvoryan, Petrova & Chubareva (2003, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths): Armenia

Chubareva & Petrova (2008a, description, photos of metaphase and polytene complements, polytene chromosome lengths): Armenia

Simulium intermedium Roubaud

Post (1979, characterization, cytodendrogram, idiogram, new cytoforms [‘A’ and ‘B’] recognized; as S. nitidifrons): Britain (England)

Rothfels (1979, cytodendrogram; as S. ornatum ‘C’ and ‘D’): Balearic Islands (Majorca), Britain ([England]), Germany, Norway

Post (1980b, cytodendrogram; as S. nitidiforms [sic] ‘A’ and S. nitidifrons ‘B’): Britain (England)

Feraday in Crosskey (1987, notes on diagnostic inversions of distinct cytotype): Madeira

Adler, Malmqvist & Zhang (1999, notes on comparison with S. ornatum and geographic variation between northern and southern populations): Canary Islands, Sweden

Simulium iwatense (Shiraki)

Okada, Suzuki & Katsumata (1971, note on general polytene features; as S. ornatum): Japan

Okada (1972a, low-magnification photos of B chromosomes and polytene complement, note on B chromosomes; as S. ornatum): Japan

Okada (1972b, description and frequency of B chromosomes [as ‘microchromosomes’], photos of B chromosomes and low-magnification polytene complements; as S. ornatum): Japan

Simulium kiritshenkoi Rubtsov

Chubareva (1968a, description of triploidy in oogonia, photos of diploid and triploid metaphase complements): Armenia

Chubareva & Petrova (1979, 2003, notes on general polytene features): Armenia

Kachvoryan, Petrova & Chubareva (2003, notes on general polytene features): Armenia

Chubareva & Petrova (2008a, description, photos of metaphase and polytene complements): Armenia

Simulium ornatum Meigen (complex)

Geitler (1934, drawings of mitotic and polytene complements, first report specifically devoted to polytene chromosomes in Simuliidae, low-resolution photos of polytene complement; as Simulium): Austria

Şengün (1962, descripton and photos of portions of polytene chromosomes with radioactive thymidine incorporated; as Simulium): Turkey

Chubareva & Shcherbakov (1963a, notes on general polytene features): [Russia]

Chubareva & Shcherbakov (1963b, notes on general polytene features, photos of B chromosomes and metaphase and low-magnification polytene complements, putative 2 n = 8 [actually 2 n = 6 + B chromosomes]): Russia

Chubareva & Tsapygina (1965a, description; idiogram; photos of all chromosomes, metaphase and lowmagnification polytene complements, and selected marker regions; as Odagmia ornata ornata): Russia

Chubareva & Tsapygina (1965b, description of autotriploidy, drawing of metaphase triploid complement, photos of triploid metaphase complement and triploid polytene chromosomes): Russia

Shcherbakov (1965a, frequency of B chromosomes, photos of B chromosomes and metaphase complements): Russia

Shcherbakov (1966a, frequency of B chromosomes): Russia

Shcherbakov (1966b, description and photos of nucleolar polymorphisms): Russia

Shcherbakov (1966d, description and frequency of triploids; photos of triploidy in B chromosomes, metaphase complement, and sections of polytenes): Russia

Shcherbakov & Chubareva (1966, description of B chromosomes [as ‘microchromosomes’], photos of metaphase complements and polytene B chromosomes): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (1968, description; frequency of B chromosomes; photos of metaphase and polytene B chromosomes, polytene complement, and ends of IS, IIS, IIIS, and IIIL): Russia

Shcherbakov (1968a, description and diagrammatic model of euchromatic and heterochromatic puffs; photos of portions of chromosomes I, II, and III): Russia

Shcherbakov (1968c, comparison with S. noelleri, photos of all arms and B chromosomes): Russia

Shcherbakov (1968d, frequencies of B chromosomes in male and female larvae, photos of meiotic and polytene B chromosomes): Russia

Shcherbakov (1969a, description of B chromosomes, photos of mitotic phases and polytene B chromosomes): Russia

Shcherbakov (1969b, seasonal frequency of B chromosomes): Russia

Shcherbakov (1969c, description of autotriploids, photos of polytene autotriploids): Russia

Chubareva (1971, note on B chromosomes): Russia

Fratello, Messori & Rivosecchi (1973, notes on chromocenter and comparison with S. noelleri [as S. argyreatum]; as O. apenninica): [Italy.] NOTE: Although currently in synonymy with S. ornatum, S. apenninicum is probably a separate species, based on the stated presence of a chromocenter.

Chubareva, Grinchuk & Kachvoryan (1974, description of autotriploid, photos of metaphase and polytene complements of autotriploid): Russia

Chubareva (1979b, description; photos of all chromosomes, B chromosomes, and metaphase complement; polytene chromosome lengths): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (1979, 2003, 2004, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths): Russia

Post (1979, characterization; cytodendrogram; drawings of autotriploid and included transposition; idiograms; inversions mapped; new sibling species recognized [‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘E’]; photos of all polytene arms, autotriploid, metaphase complement, and nucleolar organizer transposition; possible hybrid [‘B’ x ‘E’]): Britain (England)

Rothfels (1979, cytodendrogram; as S. ornatum ‘B’): Germany

Post (1980b, cytodendrogram; as S. ornatum ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, and ‘E’): Britain (England)

Chubareva (1984, notes on B chromosomes and general polytene features, photos of B chromosomes and metaphase and low-magnification polytene complements, polytene chromosome lengths): [Russia]

Chubareva & Petrova (1984, notes on and photos of B chromosomes): Russia

Chubareva (1985, behavior and frequencies of B chromosomes, photos of B chromosomes and meiotic and low-magnification polytene complements): Russia

Chubareva & Kachvoryan (1993, low-magnification photos of polytene complement and B chromosomes, notes on B chromosomes): Russia

Petrova & Chubareva (1997, note on B chromosomes): Russia

Adler, Malmqvist & Zhang (1999, notes on comparison with Simulium subgeneric standard): Germany, Sweden

Chubareva & Petrova (2000 a, 2000b, note on presence of B chromosomes): Russia

Zhang & Chen (2000, description, lengths, and photos of metaphase complement): China

Chubareva (2001b, note on frequency of autotriploids): Russia

Chubareva, Petrova & Kachvoryan (2003, photos of centromere regions): Russia

Kachvoryan, Petrova & Chubareva (2003, notes on general polytene features, polytene chromosome lengths): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (2006, frequency of B chromosomes, photos of B chromosomes and metaphase and lowmagnification polytene complements): Russia

Chubareva & Petrova (2008a, description, photos of B chromosomes and metaphase and polytene complements, polytene chromosome lengths): Russia

Simulium pontium Rivosecchi

Rivosecchi (1967, low-magnification photo of polytene complement): Italy

Fratello, Messori & Rivosecchi (1973, note on comparison with S. noelleri [as S. argyreatum]): [Italy]

Simulium trifasciatum Curtis

Post (1979, characterization, cytodendrogram, idiogram; as S. spinosum): Britain (England, Wales)

Rothfels (1979, cytodendrogram; as S. ornatum ‘A’): Britain (England)

Post (1980b, cytodendrogram; as S. spinosum): Britain (England, Wales)