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Main Author: A. Moreno
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Language:en
Published: Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología 2020
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contents Variation in hindwing size and shape of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) A. Moreno A. Viloria Biología taxonomy Venezuela Lepidoptera Plutellidae insect pest Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) has been claimed to be the most widely distributed Lepidoptera species. However, it is a highly polymorphic species, and there is evidence that what is known as P. xylostella is a species group, so it is possible that all records do not correspond to this species. Aim of the work was to evaluate the variability of hindwing size and shape of Venezuelan P. xylostella specimens and explore possible differentiation between groups of individuals. For this purpose, 126 specimens belonging to the entomological collections of the Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA, Central University of Venezuela) and the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA), were sampled.Variation patterns of wing size and shape were studied by means of landmark-based geometric morphometrics. The analysis revealed significant differences in wing shape between three groups separated by differences observed in the bifurcation of the M vein. These differences may be due to intra- or interspecific variation; there is not enough evidence to discern. In Venezuela, there are three morphotypes of P. xylostella, separated based on differences in shape and size of their hindwings. It is important to clarify the identity of these morphotypes by combining these results with further information such as molecular data and immature morphological taxonomy. 2020 artículo científico 0300-5267 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45565782016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/45565782016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=455 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología application/pdf Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología (España) Num.192 Vol.48
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spellingShingle Variation in hindwing size and shape of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
A. Moreno
Biología
taxonomy
Venezuela
Lepidoptera
Plutellidae
insect pest
Variation in hindwing size and shape of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) A. Moreno A. Viloria Biología taxonomy Venezuela Lepidoptera Plutellidae insect pest Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) has been claimed to be the most widely distributed Lepidoptera species. However, it is a highly polymorphic species, and there is evidence that what is known as P. xylostella is a species group, so it is possible that all records do not correspond to this species. Aim of the work was to evaluate the variability of hindwing size and shape of Venezuelan P. xylostella specimens and explore possible differentiation between groups of individuals. For this purpose, 126 specimens belonging to the entomological collections of the Museo del Instituto de Zoología Agrícola Francisco Fernández Yépez (MIZA, Central University of Venezuela) and the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA), were sampled.Variation patterns of wing size and shape were studied by means of landmark-based geometric morphometrics. The analysis revealed significant differences in wing shape between three groups separated by differences observed in the bifurcation of the M vein. These differences may be due to intra- or interspecific variation; there is not enough evidence to discern. In Venezuela, there are three morphotypes of P. xylostella, separated based on differences in shape and size of their hindwings. It is important to clarify the identity of these morphotypes by combining these results with further information such as molecular data and immature morphological taxonomy. 2020 artículo científico 0300-5267 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45565782016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/45565782016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/movil en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=455 SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología application/pdf Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología (España) Num.192 Vol.48
title Variation in hindwing size and shape of Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
topic Biología
taxonomy
Venezuela
Lepidoptera
Plutellidae
insect pest
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45565782016
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/html/
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/45565782016.epub
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/455/45565782016/movil