Di Sora, N., Turco, S., Brugneti, F., Rossini, L., Mazzaglia, A., Contarini, M., & Speranza, S. 2023 Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Pine Tortoise Scale Insect Toumeyella parvicornis (Cockerell) (Hemiptera: Coccidae). Forests doi.org/10.3390/f14081585

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phylogenetics

phylogeny

Notes: The identification is also complicated by the small size of the pest, which makes the observations possible only through a stereomicroscope. Molecular identification is beneficial for detection, but currently, there is only a single gene sequence available for this pest. This study fills this gap in knowledge by providing the sequences of five different genes (COI, 28S, elongation factor (EF-1), wingless (wg), and histone H3 (HexA)), together with a phylogenetic analysis carried out among species belonging to Coccidae