Hansen Steffan, Addison Pia, Benoit Laure, Haran Julien M
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa.
University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch South Africa.
Biodivers Data J. 2021 Jun 30;9:e66452. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66452. eCollection 2021.
Polyphagous broad nosed weevils (Curculionidae: Entiminae) constitute a large and taxonomically challenging subfamily that contains economically significant agricultural pests worldwide. South Africa is a hot-spot for biodiversity and several species of indigenous and endemic genera of Entiminae have shifted on to cultivated plants, with some being phytosanitary pests. The sporadic pest status of many species (where the species has an occasional economic impact on the agricultural industry, but is not encountered often enough that is is readily recognisable by researchers and agricultural extension workers) and the presence of pest complexes and cryptic species represent an identification challenge to non-specialists. Furthermore, no comprehensive identification tools exist to identify immature stages that may be found in crops/soil. In this paper, a curated barcoding database with 70 COI sequences from 41 species (39 Entiminae, 2 Cyclominae) is initiated, to assist with the complexity of identification of species in this group.
多食性宽鼻象甲（象甲科：隐喙象亚科）是一个庞大且在分类学上具有挑战性的亚科，其中包含全球具有经济重要性的农业害虫。南非是生物多样性热点地区，隐喙象亚科的几种本土和特有属物种已转移到栽培植物上，有些成为植物检疫性害虫。许多物种的零星害虫地位（即该物种偶尔对农业产业产生经济影响，但出现频率不足以让研究人员和农业推广人员轻易识别）以及害虫复合体和隐存种的存在，对非专业人员来说是一个识别挑战。此外，不存在用于识别可能在作物/土壤中发现的未成熟阶段的综合识别工具。在本文中，启动了一个经过整理的条形码数据库，其中包含来自41个物种（39个隐喙象亚科、2个环喙象亚科）的70条细胞色素氧化酶亚基I（COI）序列，以帮助应对该类群物种识别的复杂性。
