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Evidence of Sexual Selection in Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): Correlation of Female Moth Genitalia and Solanaceae Host Fruit Size
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It is found that variation in female genitalia size is directly correlated with the size of its host fruit, which suggests a mechanism for reproductive isolation and divergence of the four host races.Abstract:
Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is a major pest of fruits in the family Solanaceae in the Western Hemisphere. The objectives of this study were to determine whether life zone or host plant explained morphological variation in females, and if so, if there was evidence of sexual selection driving diversification in this species. We collected larvae feeding on cultivated (Capsicum annuum L., Solanum betaceum Cavanilles, Solanum lycopersicum Lamarck, Solanum melongena L., and Solanum quitoense Lamarck) and wild species (Solanum atropurpureum Schrank, Solanum acerifolium Dunal, Solanum crinitum Lamarck, and Solanum hirtum Vahl) of Solanceae in Colombia. The genitalia traits of 547 reared females were measured and correlations with host plant fruit size were estimated. Six female genitalia morphological characters, apophysis posterioris, apophysis anterioris, ostium bursae, ductus bursae length, corpus bursae, and the seventh abdominal segment were measured. Principal compon...read more
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Potential risk levels of invasive Neoleucinodes elegantalis (small tomato borer) in areas optimal for open-field Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) cultivation in the present and under predicted climate change.
Ricardo Siqueira da Silva,Ricardo Siqueira da Silva,Lalit Kumar,Farzin Shabani,Marcelo Coutinho Picanço +4 more
TL;DR: The risk level results presented here provide a useful tool to design strategies to prevent the introduction and establishment of N. elegantalis in open-field S. lycopersicum cultivation.
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Spatio-temporal dynamic climate model for Neoleucinodes elegantalis using CLIMEX.
Ricardo Siqueira da Silva,Ricardo Siqueira da Silva,Lalit Kumar,Farzin Shabani,Ézio Marques da Silva,Tarcísio Visintin da Silva Galdino,Marcelo Coutinho Picanço +6 more
TL;DR: The model shows a seasonal variability of climatic suitability for Neoleucinodes elegantalis and provides useful information for initiating methods for timely management, such as sampling strategies and control, during periods of high degree of suitsability for N. elegantalis.
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Identification of Diatraea spp. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) based on cytochrome oxidase II
Gloria Barrera,Laura Villamizar,Carlos Espinel,Edgar Mauricio Quintero,Mariano Nicolás Belaich,Deisy Liseth Toloza,Pablo Daniel Ghiringhelli,Germán Vargas +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit II (CO II) mitochondrial gene was used to identify Diatraea spp. from reared conditions and the field.
CICLO BIOLOGICO DEL PERFORADOR DEL FRUTO DEL TOMATE Neoleucinodes elegannlis (Guenée) (LEPIDOPTERA: PYRALIDAE), USANDO BERENJENA (Solanum melongena) COMO ALIMENTO
TL;DR: Se determin6 el ciclo biol6gico & Neolerrcinodes elegantalls (Guen6e) a las temperanras de 14.7,20,25,3O.4 y Qgqo respectiva mente, usando berenjena (Solanum melongena L.) como alimento.
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Dry stress decreases areas suitable for Neoleucinodes elegantalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and affects its survival under climate predictions in South America.
Ricardo Siqueira da Silva,Lalit Kumar,Farzin Shabani,Farzin Shabani,Arthur V. Ribeiro,Marcelo Coutinho Picanço +5 more
TL;DR: A model of the climate for N. elegantalis using CLIMEX software for South America using A2 Special Report on Emissions Scenarios for 2030, 2050, 2070 and 2100 and using two models, CSIRO-Mk3.0 and MIROC-H indicate that areas in South America that are climatically suitable at the present time will become climatically unsuitable by 2100 as a consequence of progressive increase of dry stress.
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