Identification of Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) based on cytochrome oxidase II.

ABSTRACT: Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) are a group of insects that are agriculture pests in many economically relevant crops such as sugarcane, sorghum, corn and rice. Recognized species for this genus respond differentially to natural enemies used in their biological control, emphasizing the importance of species in a regional approach. Currently, identification is based on the male genitalia. However, the availability of specimens collected from field and subjectivity based on the character recognition can seriously hamper species identification, and therefore result in inadequate pest management. To overcome this, individuals of Diatraea spp. preliminarily classified male genitalia and obtained from reared conditions and the field (both derived from natural populations occurring in Colo

SUBMITTER: Barrera GP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5584955 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature