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Improving DNA barcoding library of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) in China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Niu Minmin, Liu Yubo, Xue Linjia, Cai Bo, Zhao Qing, Wei Jiufeng
Abstract excerpt
DNA barcoding is used to identify cryptic species, survey environmental samples, and estimate phyletic and genetic diversity. Armored scale insects are phytophagous insects and are the most species-rich taxa in the Coccoidea superfamily. This study developed a DNA barcode library for armored scale insect species collected from southern China during 2021-2022. We sequenced a total of 239 specimens, recognized as...
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