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DNA barcoding of common soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) in China.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Oct 2015
Wang X-B, Deng J, Zhang J-T, Zhou Q-S, Zhang Y-Z, Wu S-A
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The soft scales (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) are a group of sap-sucking plant parasites, many of which are notorious agricultural pests. The quarantine and economic importance of soft scales necessitates rapid and reliable identification of these taxa. Nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene (barcoding region) and 28S rDNA were generated from 340 individuals of 36...
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