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ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
Volume 102, Issue 3, Pages 213-219Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2002.00942.x
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Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard); distribution; mitochondrial COII gene; genetic variation; origin
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Liriomyza huidobrensis Blanchard (Diptera: Agromyzidae) is a very serious and economically important pest around the world. Liriomyza huidobrensis in China was first reported from Kunming of Yunnan province in 1993. We report here that this pest has recently expanded its distribution, along with a host plant range extension and population explosion. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase II gene was sequenced for eight populations from Yunnan. All individuals were identical: no genetic variation was observed between populations either from different geographical localities or from different host plants. The phylogenetic analysis shows that the Yunnan population is grouped into the South American clade, which also includes other recently introduced Asian populations. Together with ecological data and colonization history of this pest, our results suggest that Yunnan population might have an ultimate, albeit not immediate, origin from South American populations.
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