First record of mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825), (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) in Iraq
Other Title(s)
تسجيل أول لخنفساء أوراق النعناع Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid,1825) (Coleoptera :Chrysomelidae) في العراق
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Source
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.831-842, 12 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Science for Women
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The insect is diagnosed and named by the National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI), USA as the Mint leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea alnadawi (Duftschmid, 1825), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).
The diagnosis was performed depending on the DNA analysis by 73 % similarity with Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825) sequence, In the present study.
It is recorded as a new insect pest on mint plant Mentha puleguim (L,1753) (Lamiaceae).
DNA analysis confirmend that it is recorded for the first time in Iraq and the Arab world as well as the Middle East.
Those insects were observed initially during August 2017 in residential gardens of Al-Bonooq district in Baghdad / Iraq.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Naddawi, Fayha Abbud Mahdi. 2019. First record of mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825), (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) in Iraq. Baghdad Science Journal،Vol. 16, no. 4, pp.831-842.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Naddawi, Fayha Abbud Mahdi. First record of mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825), (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) in Iraq. Baghdad Science Journal Vol. 16, no. 4 (2019), pp.831-842.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935547
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Naddawi, Fayha Abbud Mahdi. First record of mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea (Duftschmid, 1825), (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae) in Iraq. Baghdad Science Journal. 2019. Vol. 16, no. 4, pp.831-842.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-935547
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 840-841
Record ID
BIM-935547