Drosophila Information Service Number 95 December 2012 Prepared at the Department of Biology University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 U.S.A. ii DIS 95 (December 2012) Preface Drosophila Information Service (known as “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 Dros. Inf. Serv. volume 95 could not have been completed without the generous efforts of many people. Robbie Stinchcomb, Carol Baylor, and Clay Hallman maintained key records and helped distribute copies and respond to questions. Except for the special issues that contained now-dated stock lists and similar material, all current and past issues are now freely- accessible from our web site: www.ou.edu/journals/dis. Each year’s issue is uploaded for free access at this site soon after its formal publication at the end of a calendar year. 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 perspectives. We thank the many contributors from around the world who sent material for this issue, and we invite your submissions 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 University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond Contributions, Orders, and Inquiries for the annual DIS issue 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] DIS 95 (December 2012) iii List of Contributions General Announcements Back Issues and Invoice 114 Call for Papers 49 Guide to Authors 156 University of Texas Publications: Studies in the Genetics of Drosophila 113 Research Notes Ahsan, J., S.K. Jain, and O. Siddiqi. Behavioral characterization of P-element insertion lines of Drosophila melanogaster. 3 Anderson, K., and W.S. Stark. Confocal microscopy of light-induced holes deep in compound eyes of white-eyed Drosophila. 92 Bizzo, L., J.E. Santos, D.C. De Toni, and P.R.P. Hofmann. Drosophilid collections at Moleques do Sul archipelago, southern Brazil. 96 Bizzo, L., M. Ramirez, B. Wildemann, and D.C. De Toni. Drosophila in honeydew: an opportunistic resource. 99 Deepashree, S., M. Haddadi, S.R. Ramesh, and T. Shivanandappa. Isolation of a long lifespan strain of Drosophila melanogaster. 101 Denny, G., and W.S. Stark. Rhodopsin traffic investigation with the heat shock promoter. 79 Deshmukh, S., C. Paniker, and D.D. Deobagkar. Exposure to heat stress modulates DNA methyltransferase activity in the embryonic S2 cell line of Drosophila melanogaster. 89 Dhananjaya, S.G., K.L. Naik, H.A. Sayeswara, and R. Iyyanahalli. Larval competition among D. melanogaster and D. ananassae. 20 Dubey, P., S. Kumar, and A.K. Singh. Effect of genetic variation on locomotion in laboratory stocks of Drosophila melanogaster. 55 Fartyal, R.S., A. Kumar, P.C. Sati, S. Bhandari, G. Bhatti, M. Kandpal, and S. Pradhan. A preliminary survey report of the family Drosophilidae in the Garhwal hills, Uttarakhand, India. 31 Goni, B., and V.L.S. Valente. Polytene chromosome analysis in eye color mutants of Drosophila willistoni and their hybrids. The H inversion. 81 Inoue, Y., and T. Uenoyama. On the hybrid tumor in the cross of Drosophila melanogaster females and D. simulans males. 110 iv DIS 95 (December 2012) Jayaramu, S.C., M. Prathibha, and M.S. Krishna. Role of inversion system on morphometric and fitness traits in Drosophila ananassae. 26 Jayaramu, S.C., M. Prathibha, and M.S. Krishna. Inversion polymorphism in a few south Indian populations of Drosophila ananassae. 59 Koushik Ponnanna, C.R., and M.S. Krishna. Biodiversity of Drosophilidae of Western Ghats (Coorg District) of Karnataka, India. 72 Krishna, M.S., S.C. Jayaramu, and M. Prathibha. Importance of non-genetic factor (male age) in mating success of Drosophila bipectinata. 103 Krishna, M.S., S.C. Jayaramu, and H.L. Venkatesh. Female size does not determine ovariole number in Drosophila. 105 Kumar, S., and A.K. Singh. Electrophoretic variants of xanthine dehydrogenase enzyme in natural populations of Drosophila ananassae. 18 M’Angale, P.G., and B.E. Staveley. Effects of α-synuclein expression in the developing Drosophila eye. 85 Merrill, J.D., B. Manzano-Winkler, and M.A.F. Noor. P-element disruption of the Drosophila melanogaster homolog of human cancer susceptibility gene does not increase fertility of female heterozygotes. 15 Mongiardino Koch, N., J. Padro, D.C. Garay, and I.M. Soto. New record of Drosophila nebulosa Sturtevant, 1916 (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in western Argentina extends its southern distribution. 1 Parvathi, V.D., and S. Raman. In-vivo testing for genotoxicity of ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) using Drosophila melanogaster. 42 Patlar, B., B. Koc, M. Yilmaz, and E.D. Ozsoy. First records of Zaprionus tuberculatus (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from the Mediterranean Region, Turkey. 94 Pranesh, D.S.S., and B.P. Harini. Drosophilids of Male Mahadeshwar hills of Chamarajanagar District Karnataka State, India. 62 Prathibha, M., M.S. Krishna, and S.C. Jayaramu. Male age influence on pre-adult fitness in Drosophila ananassae. 65 Prathibha, M., M.S. Krishna, and S.C. Jayaramu. Female age influence on mating activities in outbred populations of Drosophila ananassae. 69 Ramniwas, S., B. Kajla, and R. Parkash. Correlated changes in seasonal acquisition of desiccation resistance and cold-tolerance in Drosophila simulans along an altitudinal gradient in western Himalayas. 33 DIS 95 (December 2012) v Shweta, R.P., and N. Shivanna. Preliminary studies on genetic analysis of larval population site preference in Drosophila. 72 Singh, B.N., S. Singh, and P. Banerjee. A comparison between polytene chromosomes of two sibling species of Drosophila: D. ananassae and D. pallidosa. 50 Tractz, C.C., G.R. Salomon, S.V. Zorzato, L.P.B. Machado, and R.P. Mateus. Allele diversity of cross-species microsatellite amplification on populations of Drosophila guarani species group from Araucaria Forest in Brazil. 76 Yadav, S., A.K. Yadav, and A.K. Maheshwari. Variation in the induction of sexual isolation among populations of Drosophila ananassae subjected to different temperature and diet regimes. 22 Technique Notes Bizzo, L., T. Vanderlinde, B. Wildemann, and D.C. De Toni. Technical adaptation of instant medium for Drosophila. 121 Fingerut, J., K. Orbe, and S. McRobert. Fluorescein dye as a tagging agent for Drosophila dispersal studies. 117 Martinez-Castillo, M.A., L.F. Santos-Cruz, E. Piedra-Ibarra, G. Vazquez-Gomez, I.E. Duenas-Garcia, L. Castaneda-Partida, and M.E. Heres-Pulido. Fresh yeast media for Drosophila egg-collecting. 119 Matavelli, C., and C.J. Von Zuben. New versions of trap and bait for the collection of the fig-fly Zaprionus indianus Gupta 1970 (Diptera: Drosophilidae). 122 Weber, K. E. Veilleux, and J. Harmon. A system for measuring longevity and fecundity in flies. 115 Mutation Notes Soler, A.M., and B. Goni. Linkage relationships of spontaneous mutations in Drosophila willistoni. 129 Sousa-Neves, R., E. Yang, and Y. Chu. New mutants in Drosophila simulans. 139 Sousa-Neves, R., E. Yang, and Y. Chu. Linkage map of D. simulans. 145 vi DIS 95 (December 2012) New Species Chatterjee, R.N., and M. Bhattacharyya. Samoaia bengalensis sp. nov., is a new member of the picture wing Drosophilidae of the genus Samoaia. 153 Chatterjee, P., A. Rakshit, and R.N. Chatterjee. Scaptodrosophila Mukherjee, sp. nov., is a new member of the genus Scaptodrosophila. 147 Rakshit, A., P. Chatterjee, and R.N. Chatterjee. Scaptomyza jadavpuri sp. Nov. is a new member of the picture wing Drosophilidae of the Scaptomyza complex. 150 Teaching Notes Grimm, A.J., A.F. Kuchcinski, and R.C. Woodruff. Effect of genetic background on viability of dominant visible mutations that are also recessive lethals in Drosophila melanogaster. 157 Kuchcinski, A.F., A.J. Grimm, and R.C. Woodruff. The identification of unequal crossing- over events at the Bar (B) locus of Drosophila melanogaster. 162 Mestres, F., and C. Arenas. White eye phenotypes and their genetic analysis. 165 Verghese, S., I. Waghmare, and M. Kango-Singh. An undergraduate laboratory exercise aimed to demonstrate regulation of eukaryotic gene expression using the GAL4-UAS system in Drosophila melanogaster. 167 Other Reports 53rd Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, IL. 172 The North American Drosophila Board 174 Dros. Inf. Serv. 95 (2012) 1 Research Notes New record of Drosophila nebulosa Sturtevant, 1916 (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in western Argentina extends its southern distribution. Mongiardino Koch, N., J. Padró, D.C. Garay, and I.M. Soto. Laboratorio de Evolución. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. IEGEBA-CONICET. Ciudad Universitaria, Pab. II. (C1428EHA) Buenos Aires. Argentina. email: [email protected]; [email protected] D. nebulosa Sturtevant is a member of the willistoni species group of the subgenus Sophophora.