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Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae).
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Oct 2014
Tomanović Z, Petrović A, Mitrović M, Kavallieratos N G, Starý P, Rakhshani E, Rakhshanipour M, Popović A, Shukshuk A H, Ivanović A
Abstract excerpt
We have identified the following three taxa related to the Aphidius colemani species group, which are important biological control agents: Aphidius colemani, Aphidius transcaspicus and Aphidius platensis. Using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene and geometric morphometric analysis of the forewing shape, we have explored the genetic structure and morphological...
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