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  • Fourteen species of the lanternfly genus Pyrops were identified in Thailand through expeditions and citizen science contributions.
  • Distribution maps are included for each species based on collected data and iNaturalist records.
  • The document features illustrations, an identification key, and a discussion on color variations within two specific species: P. oculatus and P. pyrorhynchus.

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Article Synopsis
  • Fourteen species of the lanternfly genus Pyrops were identified in Thailand through expeditions and citizen science contributions.
  • Distribution maps are included for each species based on collected data and iNaturalist records.
  • The document features illustrations, an identification key, and a discussion on color variations within two specific species: P. oculatus and P. pyrorhynchus.
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Complete genome analysis of a novel iflavirus from the spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula.

Arch Virol

October 2022

State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‑products, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of Ministry of Agriculture and Zhejiang Province, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.

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  • The spotted lanternfly is an invasive pest that causes significant economic damage in fruit and wood industries.
  • Researchers identified a new virus called Lycorma delicatula iflavirus 1 (LDIV1) in the lanternfly, which has a genome of 10,222 nucleotides and encodes various functional domains.
  • LDIV1 replicates within the spotted lanternfly and triggers the insect's antiviral immune response, showing a close genetic relationship to other viruses in the Picornavirales order, qualifying it as a new species in the Iflavirus genus.
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Three new species and one new subspecies are described: Scamandra lumawigi sp. n. (Luzon, Philippines), S.

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Entomologically famous, evolutionarily unexplored: the first phylogeny of the lanternfly family Fulgoridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea).

Mol Phylogenet Evol

March 2009

Laboratory for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, USA.

Lanternflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) are frequently used as examples of unusual morphological evolution, with some species (such as the peanut-headed bug, Fulgora laternaria Linnaeus) also ubiquitously cited as icons of tropical insect biodiversity. Despite that entomological notoriety, the phylogeny of this charismatic planthopper family has never before been studied. Presented here are the results of a phylogenetic investigation of Fulgoridae based on DNA nucleotide sequence data from five genetic loci (18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, histone 3, wingless, and cytochrome oxidase I).

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