Occurrence of Chrysoperla zastrowi arabica Henry et al. (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), a Cryptic Song Species of Chrysoperla (Carnea-group), in India

T. Venkatesan; J. Poorani; K. S. Murthy; S. K. Jalali; G. Ashok Kumar; Y. Lalitha; R. Rajeshwari

doi:10.18311/jbc/2008/3811

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Authors

T. Venkatesan
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN
J. Poorani
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN
K. S. Murthy
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN
S. K. Jalali
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN
G. Ashok Kumar
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN
Y. Lalitha
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN
R. Rajeshwari
Biological Control, Post Bag No. 2491, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560024, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2008/3811

Keywords:

Chrysopidae, Carnea-group, Chrysoperla zastrowi Arabica, C. sillemi, India, Molecular Characterization, Song Analysis.

Abstract

The Chrysoperla species (carnea-group) widely used in India in augmentative biological control programmes was found to be Chrysoperla zastrowi arabica Henry et al. The acoustic profile of the mating song of this species was analyzed and found to match that of C. zastrowi arabica, the song species characterized earlier as 'Cc5 generator'. The correct taxonomic name for this species remains to be determined as it is morphologically identical to C. sillemi (Esben-Petersen), a species already known from India. Molecular characterization of the species was also done and the DNA sequence of the ITS-2 region was deposited in GenBank (Accession No. DQ 825504, as that of C. sillemi). The implications of this finding are discussed.