Insights on -like elements diversity in and (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae).

-like elements (MLEs) are class II transposons belonging to the family that have successfully invaded many insect genomes. In the current study, the availability of the Hessian fly, , genome has enabled us to perform in silico analysis of MLEs using a previously described element () belonging to the subfamily. Eighteen like elements were detected and clustered into three main groups: like, , and .

Characterization of irritans mariner-like elements in the olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae): evolutionary implications.

Genomic variation among species is commonly driven by transposable element (TE) invasion; thus, the pattern of TEs in a genome allows drawing an evolutionary history of the studied species. This paper reports in vitro and in silico detection and characterization of irritans mariner-like elements (MLEs) in the genome and transcriptome of Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) (Diptera: Tephritidae). Eleven irritans MLE sequences have been isolated in vitro using terminal inverted repeats (TIRs) as primers, and 215 have been extracted in silico from the sequenced genome of B.