A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?

In the last surveys of parasitoids conducted on Californian red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), individuals of the genus Aphytis that present a black pigmentation of the pupa and exuvia have been detected. This description does not correspond to any of the parasitoids cited in Spain. Aphytis c...

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Main Authors: Pina, Tatiana, Verdú, María J., Urbaneja, Alberto, Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4366
https://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/iobc-wprs_bulletin_2008_38.pdf#page=70
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author Pina, Tatiana
Verdú, María J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
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Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
Urbaneja, Alberto
Verdú, María J.
author_facet Pina, Tatiana
Verdú, María J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
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description In the last surveys of parasitoids conducted on Californian red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), individuals of the genus Aphytis that present a black pigmentation of the pupa and exuvia have been detected. This description does not correspond to any of the parasitoids cited in Spain. Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet), Aphytis melinus DeBach and Aphytis lingnanensis Compere, show a clearly differentiated pupa and exuviae pigmentation, without black pigmentation of pupa head in all cases. Therefore, these individuals have been assigned to a putative new species, Aphytis sp. lingnanensis group. Nevertheless, adult morphology corresponds to A. melinus, which pupa and exuviae are only black in the thorax. For this reason, the current taxonomic status of these individuals (black pupae) remains unclear, allowing us to suggest that it could be a cryptic species of A. melinus. Nowadays, cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequence is being considered as a taxonomic character (by Barcoding of Life initiative) and it is used for the description/unveiling of cryptic species. This work presents the use of the DNA barcodes (COI sequence) for the phylogenetic study of the black pupa individuals in the Aphytis group.
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spelling ReDivia43662025-04-25T14:51:35Z A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'? Pina, Tatiana Verdú, María J. Urbaneja, Alberto Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz In the last surveys of parasitoids conducted on Californian red scale, Aonidiella aurantii (Maskell), individuals of the genus Aphytis that present a black pigmentation of the pupa and exuvia have been detected. This description does not correspond to any of the parasitoids cited in Spain. Aphytis chrysomphali (Mercet), Aphytis melinus DeBach and Aphytis lingnanensis Compere, show a clearly differentiated pupa and exuviae pigmentation, without black pigmentation of pupa head in all cases. Therefore, these individuals have been assigned to a putative new species, Aphytis sp. lingnanensis group. Nevertheless, adult morphology corresponds to A. melinus, which pupa and exuviae are only black in the thorax. For this reason, the current taxonomic status of these individuals (black pupae) remains unclear, allowing us to suggest that it could be a cryptic species of A. melinus. Nowadays, cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) sequence is being considered as a taxonomic character (by Barcoding of Life initiative) and it is used for the description/unveiling of cryptic species. This work presents the use of the DNA barcodes (COI sequence) for the phylogenetic study of the black pupa individuals in the Aphytis group. 2017-06-01T10:09:57Z 2017-06-01T10:09:57Z 2008 article Pina, T., Verdú, M. J., Urbaneja, A. & Sabater-Muñoz, B. (2008). A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?. Bulletin OILB/SROP, 38, 46. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4366 https://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/iobc-wprs_bulletin_2008_38.pdf#page=70 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Pina, Tatiana
Verdú, María J.
Urbaneja, Alberto
Sabater-Munoz, Beatriz
A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?
title A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?
title_full A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?
title_fullStr A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?
title_full_unstemmed A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?
title_short A new Aphytis species on 'Aonidiella aurantti'?
title_sort new aphytis species on aonidiella aurantti
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4366
https://www.iobc-wprs.org/pub/bulletins/iobc-wprs_bulletin_2008_38.pdf#page=70
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