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Agricultural and Forest Entomology

 

Carole Kerdelhué  -INRA, UMR CBGP, Avenue du Campus Agropolis Montferrier‐sur‐Lez France

Kahraman İpekdal  -Ahi Evran University Department of Biology Kirsehir Turkey

Mauro Simonato, Andrea Battisti , Edoardo Petrucco‐Toffolo , Andrea Basso- University of Padua Department of DAFNAE Legnaro Italy

  1. The winter pine processionary moth complex includes some major defoliating insects of Pinus and Cedrus forests in southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, where they also cause health problems to humans and animals.

    The complex includes at least two species that were separated recently based on molecular and morphological evidence: Thaumetopoea pityocampa in the west and Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni in the east of the Mediterranean Basin.

    Individuals from two populations, selected as representative of Th. pityocampa and Th. wilkinsoni, were used to test whether hybridization is possible under controlled conditions.

    the hybrid offspring showed intermediate morphological and performance traits, whereas heterosis for pupal weight was detected in one of the hybrid lines. The genetic analysis confirmed the crosses.

    Both species have large phenological plasticity and may come into contact at the edge of their range, where they could hybridize.

    Based on the evidence accumulated so far, it is recommended that the current species designations are maintained, although a deeper study of the trait variability is required, especially in the contact zones.

     

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Evidence of potential hybridization in the Thaumetopoea pityocampa‐wilkinsoni complex
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Carole Kerdelhué  -INRA, UMR CBGP, Avenue du Campus Agropolis Montferrier‐sur‐Lez France

Kahraman İpekdal  -Ahi Evran University Department of Biology Kirsehir Turkey

Mauro Simonato, Andrea Battisti , Edoardo Petrucco‐Toffolo , Andrea Basso- University of Padua Department of DAFNAE Legnaro Italy

Evidence of potential hybridization in the Thaumetopoea pityocampa‐wilkinsoni complex
  1. The winter pine processionary moth complex includes some major defoliating insects of Pinus and Cedrus forests in southern Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, where they also cause health problems to humans and animals.

    The complex includes at least two species that were separated recently based on molecular and morphological evidence: Thaumetopoea pityocampa in the west and Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni in the east of the Mediterranean Basin.

    Individuals from two populations, selected as representative of Th. pityocampa and Th. wilkinsoni, were used to test whether hybridization is possible under controlled conditions.

    the hybrid offspring showed intermediate morphological and performance traits, whereas heterosis for pupal weight was detected in one of the hybrid lines. The genetic analysis confirmed the crosses.

    Both species have large phenological plasticity and may come into contact at the edge of their range, where they could hybridize.

    Based on the evidence accumulated so far, it is recommended that the current species designations are maintained, although a deeper study of the trait variability is required, especially in the contact zones.

     

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