Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a scale insect (Drosicha mangiferae; Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) infesting mango orchards in Pakistan

Title:

Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a scale insect (Drosicha mangiferae; Hemiptera: Monophlebidae) infesting mango orchards in Pakistan

Creator:

Ashfaq, Muhammad, Ara, Jehan, Noor, Ali Raza, Hebert, Paul D. N., and Mansoor, Shahid

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:33d87041-b506-4c38-8f29-6011c7a67659
uuid:33d87041-b506-4c38-8f29-6011c7a67659

Subject:

Zoologie, entomologie, Pákistán, Pakistan, Hemiptera, Monophlebidae, mango mealybug, Drosicha mangiferae, rDNA, COI, ITS1, 2, and 59

Type:

article, články, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Mango orchards in Pakistan are attacked by the scale insect, Drosicha mangiferae (Hemiptera: Monophlebidae), commonly called the "mango mealybug". This insect is univoltine, active from December through May and targets multiple host plants. We used DNA nucleotide sequences to characterize and determine the phylogenetic status of D. mangiferae. Mango mealybugs were collected from several tree species from different localities and patterns of phylogenetic and genetic diversity were examined at both nuclear (18S, ITS1) and mitochondrial (COI) genes. Phylogenetic analysis confirms that the mango mealybug belongs to the family Monophlebidae. Minor genetic differences in both the ITS1 and the COI barcode region were noted among D. mangiferae collected from different geographic localities. These genetic differences revealed the existence of two genotypes of D. mangiferae that are region specific but not host-specific. and Muhammad Ashfaq, Jehan Ara, Ali Raza Noor, Paul D.N. Hebert, Shahid Mansoor.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2011 Volume:108 | Number:4

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