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Drosophila Information Service Number 99 December 2016 Prepared at the Department of Biology University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 U.S.A. ii Dros. Inf. Serv. 99 (2016) Preface Drosophila Information Service (often called “DIS” by those in the field) was first printed in March, 1934. Material contributed by Drosophila workers was arranged by C.B. Bridges and M. Demerec. As noted in its preface, which is reprinted in Dros. Inf. Serv. 75 (1994), Drosophila Information Service was undertaken because, “An appreciable share of credit for the fine accomplishments in Drosophila genetics is due to the broadmindedness of the original Drosophila workers who established the policy of a free exchange of material and information among all actively interested in Drosophila research. This policy has proved to be a great stimulus for the use of Drosophila material in genetic research and is directly responsible for many important contributions.” Since that first issue, DIS has continued to promote open communication. The production of this volume of DIS could not have been completed without the generous efforts of many people. In particular, George Davis continued to assist in our transition to a more completely web-based publication format. Except for the special issues that contained mutant and stock information now provided in detail by FlyBase and similar material in the annual volumes, all issues are now freely-accessible from our web site: www.ou.edu/journals/dis. For early issues that only exist as aging typed or mimeographed copies, some notes and announcements have not yet been fully brought on line. But we intend to fill in those gaps. We continue to encourage all researchers to consider submitting articles that use Drosophila for teaching as well as articles that report new techniques, research results, and interesting new mutations. In the interests of honoring the long-standing philosophy of open exchange of ideas, we sometimes accept articles that have unusual or limited perspectives. We thank the many contributors from around the world who sent material for this issue, and we invite your submissions for future annual issues as well as any suggestions you have for maintaining this as a useful Drosophila research community resource. James N. Thompson, jr., Editor Department of Biology University of Oklahoma, Norman Jenna J. Hellack, Associate Editor Department of Biology, Emeritus University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond Department of Biology, Adjunct Professor University of Oklahoma, Norman Contributions and Inquiries should be sent to: James N. Thompson, jr., Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019; Phone: (405) 325-2001, FAX (405) 325-6202, email: [email protected] Printed copies of the recent volumes can be ordered from lulu.com. Dros. Inf. Serv. 99 (2016) iii List of Contributions General Announcements Guide to Authors 70 Printed copies of Drosophila Information Service from lulu.com 32 Research Notes Batista, M.R.D., M.T. Brianti, C.A.C. Andrade, and L.B. Klaczko. Occurrence of invasive species Drosophila nasuta in Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil. 44 Caliskan, H., B. Efecik, A. Turan, M. Dizemen, N.C. Ozcan, O. Duzgun, D. Aygun, and E.D. Ozsoy. Age and sex related change in the heritability of locomotor behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. 28 Dencker, M.J., L.W. Fischer, and D.C. De Toni. New chromosomic paracentric inversions in Drosophila cardinoides (Diptera, Drosophilidae) at Santa Catarina Island, South of Brazil. 42 Deus, P.H.M., and F. Roque. High abundance of exotic drosophilids in a gallery forest of the Brazilian savanna. 44 Ivannikov, A.V., M.A. Voloshina, O.V. Vaulin, Yu.A. Koromyslov, and I.K. Zakharov. Drosophila mercatorum (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Sakhalin Island of Russian Far East. 36 Kopp, A. Strong reproductive isolation among African species of the Drosophila montium subgroup. 33 Leao, B.F.D., R.A. Mata, M.A. Paula, and R. Tidon. Drosophilid assemblages in burned and unburned vegetation in the Brazilian Savanna. 60 M’Angale, P.G., and B.E. Staveley. Co-expression of Buffy with Buffy-RNAi produces an intermediate phenotype in the Drosophila eye. 14 Newman, K., and M.J. Simmons. Can the P elements TP5 and TP6 affect repressor-sensitive alleles of the singed gene in Drosophila melanogaster? 1 Oliveira, B.T., V. Lucia da Silva Valente, and R. Zanini. Drosophila species associated with fresh chili peppers. 24 Parchami-Araghi, M., E. Gilasian, R. Vahabzadeh, and G. Bachli. Drosophilids of the Lake Urmia National Park, Iran (Dip.: Drosophilidae). 63 iv Dros. Inf. Serv. 99 (2016) Peraza-Vega, R., A.N. Castaneda-Sortibran, and R. Rodriguez-Arnaiz. Metabolic activity of diuron by Zea mays detected through the wing spot assay in Drosophila melanogaster. 19 Roque, F., L. Mencarini, B.F.D. Leao, M.N. Delgado, and R. Tidon. Three new records of drosophilids for the Brazilian Savanna. 48 Rossello, M., R. Madrenas, V. Ojeda, and F. Mestres. Drosophilids from the Font Groga site (Barcelona, Spain): a new collection. 18 Simmons, M.J. Evidence for action of the KP repressor polypeptide in the germ line of female Drosophila melanogaster carrying piRNA-generating telomeric P elements. 4 Singh, G., and A.K. Singh. Electrophoretic variants of Xanthine dehydrogenase enzyme in Drosophila malerkotliana. 35 Singh, G., and A.K. Singh. Chromosomal polymorphisms in natural populations of Drosophila malerkotliana. 49 Singhal, K., and S. Mohanty. Study of inversion heterozygosity in three Indian populations of Drosophila ananassae. 52 Srinath, B.S., and N. Shivanna. Preliminary report on electrophoretic pattern of acid phosphatase of a few species belonging to ananassae subgroup of Drosophila in Dharwad District. 26 Strauch, L., A. Cerny, G. Belusic, and A. Huber. Oscillations in the ERG of the Drosophila trpl302 mutant are caused by an additional mutation in the inebriated gene. 8 Trava, B.M., L.P.B. Machado, R.P. Mateus, and L. Madi-Ravazzi. Transferability of SRR primers developed for D. mediopunctata to the species D. sturtevanti. 16 Vidal, O., and K.L. Olmos. Cyp28A1 gene variability in Drosophila eremophila. 11 Woinski, A., and E.R. Reynolds. Magnesium supplementation reduces seizure and paralysis in technical knockout and easily shocked bang-sensitive mutants. 58 Wollmann, J., D.C.H. Schlesener, M.S. Ferreira, M.S. Garcia, V.A. Costa, and F.R.M. Garia. Parasitoids of Drosophilidae with potential for parasitism on Drosophila suzukii in Brazil. 38 Technique Notes Daya, P.D., J. Leips, and M.F. Durham. A comparison of feeding rate methods in Drosophila melanogaster indicates that consumption is influenced by body size. 72 Dros. Inf. Serv. 99 (2016) v Minck, J. Inexpensive automated Drosophila geotaxis & phototaxis assay with real-time data analysis. 79 Schmitz, H.J. A highly nutritive medium for rearing Drosophila. 71 Mutation Notes Ree, B., S.E. Greene, and M. Lehmann. Drosophila melanogaster P{GAL4-Hsp70.PB} transposon insertion on 3rd chromosome creates mutations in mth and Ptpmeg genes. 83 Teaching Notes Dollard, R.E., A.M. Everett, D.R. Rochester, C.J. Schimmoeller, M.A. Balinski, and R.C. Woodruff. Chemical stress and recombination in Drosophila melanogaster. 89 Everett, A.M., R.E. Dollard, D.R. Rochester, C.J. Schimmoeller, M.A. Balinski, and R.C. Woodruff. Heritability for bristle number in Drosophila melanogaster. 92 Everett, A.M., K.A. Buettner, M.R. Gittrich, J. Hasseltine, M.A. Schaefer, M.A. Balinski, and R.C. Woodruff. CRISPR/Cas9 induced mutations of the white gene of haplo-X and diplo-X Drosophila melanogaster. 97 Mestres, F., T. Adell, S.J. Araujo, J. Balanya, M. Papaceit, M. Pascual, M. Riutort, R. Romero, and C. Segarra. Description of a double mutant strain of Drosophila melanogaster useful for genetic laboratory courses. 94 Mestres, F., T. Adell, S.J. Araujo, J. Balanya, M. Papaceit, M. Pascual, M. Riutort, R. Romero, and C. Segarra. A hands-on genetics teaching approach at university level. 95 Rochester, D.R., L.A. Honigford, C.J. Schimmoeller, M.A. Balinski, and R.C. Roodruff. New species of Drosophila or not. 88 Schimmoeller, C.J., L.A. Honigford, D.R. Rochester, M.A. Balinski, and R.C. Woodruff. Reduction in fitness and possible extinctions due to the accumulation of deleterious mutations on non-recombining X chromosomes in Drosophila melanogaster males. 85 Other Reports 57th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Orlando, Florida 103 The North American Drosophila Board 106 vi Dros. Inf. Serv. 99 (2016) Dros. Inf. Serv. 99 (2016) 1 Research Notes Can the P elements TP5 and TP6 affect repressor-sensitive alleles of the singed gene in Drosophila melanogaster? Newman, Kristal, and Michael J. Simmons. Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. St. Paul, MN. E-mail: [email protected] The incomplete P elements TP5 and TP6 were discovered as insertions in the telomere associated sequences (TAS) of chromosome XL in D. melanogaster (Stuart et al., 2002). In their telomeric location, each of these elements brings about the P cytotype, a maternally inherited state that represses the movement of P elements in the germline. Cytotype regulation is mediated by small RNAs that interact with the Piwi family of proteins (Brennecke et al., 2008, Jensen et al., 2008). These Piwi-interacting (pi) RNAs are generated from many loci, including the one in the TAS of chromosome XL (Brennecke et al., 2007). Before the discovery of telomeric P elements and piRNAs, cytotype regulation was thought to be mediated by repressor proteins encoded by the P elements themselves (Rio 1990). For example, complete P (CP) elements produce a 66 kd repressor polypeptide through alternate splicing of transcripts that encode an 87 kd transposase, and incomplete P elements first discovered in flies from Krasnodar, Russia (Black et al., 1987)—hence, called KP elements—produce a 22 kd repressor polypeptide. These polypeptides act zygotically rather than maternally and, therefore, cannot explain cytotype regulation of the P-element family (Simmons et al., 2002a, b).