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A Novel Host Association of Telenomus remus Nixon, 1937 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), Evidenced by Molecular Studies

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The present study from Indian Sundarbans, reports a new host-parasitoid association of Spodoptera pecten Guenée (Lepidoptera) and Telenomus remus Nixon (Hymenoptera). T. remus was identified integrating both morphological and molecular studies, while identification of S. pecten was based on molecular data (mt COI) obtained from reared larvae. The study confirms the natural occurrence of T. remus populations in Indian Sundarbans, with S. pecten as their host. Maximum likelihood trees based on the mt COI DNA gene sequences were generated for T. remus, and S. pecten to confirm the conspecificity. Further, the work also reports Musa sp. as a new host plant of S. pecten.

Source: Journal of the Entomological Research Society

DOI: 10.51963/jers.v27i1.2787

Authors: Jayanand Abitha, Rajmohana Keloth, Rupam Debnath, A. Shabnam, K. P. Dinesh

Institution: Zoological Survey of India

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India, Science and Engineering Research Board

Awards: G5352615520, G6508253491