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1 May 2011 Infection by Two Strains of Wolbachia and Sex Ratio Distortion in aPopulation of the Endangered Butterfly Zizina emelina (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae) in Northern Osaka Prefecture, Central Japan
Yoshiko Sakamoto, Norio Hirai, Tetsuo Tanikawa, Masaya Yago, Minoru Ishii
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Abstract

Wolbachia infections were investigated by sequencing the wsp and ftsZ genes in a population of the endangered butterfly Zizina emelina (de l'Orza) (formerly Zizina otis emelina) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), in Toyonaka City, northern Osaka Prefecture, central Japan. Wolbachia was detected in 65, 77, and 86% of field-collected adults in 2004, 2005, and 2007, respectively. Sequencing results revealed the presence of two strains of Wolbachia, wEmeTnl and wEmeTn2, in adults of this population, although no double infection was found. Three (12.5%) of 24 field-collected females infected by wEmeTnl produced offspring with a female-biased sex ratio, whereas all females infected by wEmeTn2 produced almost all-female offspring. In contrast, no uninfected females produced female-biased offspring. Moreover, the mean egg hatchability of broods from wEmeTn2-infected females was almost half that of uninfected females. These results indicate that at least wEmeTn2 is a male-killing strain.

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Yoshiko Sakamoto, Norio Hirai, Tetsuo Tanikawa, Masaya Yago, and Minoru Ishii "Infection by Two Strains of Wolbachia and Sex Ratio Distortion in aPopulation of the Endangered Butterfly Zizina emelina (Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae) in Northern Osaka Prefecture, Central Japan," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104(3), 483-487, (1 May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/AN09168
Received: 16 November 2009; Accepted: 1 November 2010; Published: 1 May 2011
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KEYWORDS
butterfly
male killing
sex-ratio distortion
Wolbachia
Zizina emelina
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