Journal of Economic Entomology (2021) 114, 1983-1990
Xuefen Xu, Marianne P. Coquilleau, Peter M. Ridland, Paul A. Umina, Qiong Yang and Ary A. Hoffmann (2021)
Molecular identification of leafmining flies from Australia including new Liriomyza outbreaks
Journal of Economic Entomology 114 (5), 1983-1990
Abstract: Some leafmining fly species are pests of agricultural and ornamental plants but they also include many species with little economic importance. The taxonomy of leafmining flies is often challenging because of putative cryptic species. Following new outbreaks of Liriomyza (Diptera:Agromyzidae) in Australia, we here characterize 13 dipteran leafminer species collected from Australia based on cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) DNA barcodes, and we compare these with overseas data. We confirm barcodes of nine species from the Agromyzidae (Liriomyza sativae, L. huidobrensis, L. trifolii, L. bryoniae, L. chinensis, L. brassicae, L. chenopodii, Phytomyza plantaginis and P. syngenesiae) and one species from the Drosophilidae (Scaptomyza flava); we describe new haplotypes for some of these species. Furthermore, we provide the first DNA barcodes for two species (Cerodontha milleri and Phytoliriomyza praecellens) from the Agromyzidae and one species (Scaptomyza australis) from the Drosophilidae. These findings provide a baseline for DNA-based identification of pest Liriomyza incursions spreading across the Australian east coast in relation to other species already present in Australia.
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Database assignments for author(s): Paul A. Umina, Ary A. Hoffmann
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
identification/taxonomy
Pest and/or beneficial records:
| Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liriomyza trifolii | ||||
| Liriomyza huidobrensis | ||||
| Liriomyza bryoniae | ||||
| Phytomyza syngenesiae | ||||
| Liriomyza brassicae | ||||
| Liriomyza sativae | ||||
| Liriomyza chinensis | ||||
| Scaptomyza flava | ||||
| Liriomyza chenopodii |
