Lin, Y.-P., Edwards, W.H., Kondo, T., Semple, T.L., & Cook, L.G. 2017 Species delimitation in asexual insects of economic importance: The case of black scale (Parasaissetia nigra), a cosmopolitan parthenogenetic pest scale insect. PLoS One 12 (5): e0175889. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal
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Notes: Here, we implement multiple approaches to assess the species status of Parasaissetia nigra, including coalescence-based analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear genes, and ecological niche modelling. Our results indicate that the sampled specimens of P. nigra should be considered to comprise at least two ecotypes (or "species") that are ecologically differentiated, particularly in relation to temperature and moisture
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