jawad, M., hamamurad, H., pirbal, A., abdullah, B., mawlood, N. (2025). Morphological description and Molecular identification of species Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) in Erbil, Iraq. , 16(4), 249-255. doi: 10.58928/ku25.16427
Muthanna jamal jawad; Hozan Qader hamamurad; azhin mohamed pirbal; banaz salah abdullah; nabeel abdulqader mawlood. "Morphological description and Molecular identification of species Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) in Erbil, Iraq". , 16, 4, 2025, 249-255. doi: 10.58928/ku25.16427
jawad, M., hamamurad, H., pirbal, A., abdullah, B., mawlood, N. (2025). 'Morphological description and Molecular identification of species Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) in Erbil, Iraq', , 16(4), pp. 249-255. doi: 10.58928/ku25.16427
jawad, M., hamamurad, H., pirbal, A., abdullah, B., mawlood, N. Morphological description and Molecular identification of species Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) in Erbil, Iraq. , 2025; 16(4): 249-255. doi: 10.58928/ku25.16427

Morphological description and Molecular identification of species Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) in Erbil, Iraq

Kirkuk University Journal for Agricultural Sciences (KUJAS)
Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2025, Pages 249-255    PDF (561.36 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.58928/ku25.16427
Authors
Muthanna jamal jawad* 1; Hozan Qader hamamurad1; azhin mohamed pirbal2; banaz salah abdullah3; nabeel abdulqader mawlood2
1department of plant protection , College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University– Erbil, Iraq.
2Plant Protection Department, College of Agricultural Engineering. Science, Salahaddin. University– Erbil., Iraq.
3Biology Department, College of Education, Salahaddin. University– Erbil., Iraq.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The detail description of the striped flea beetle Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae : Alticinae ) and a Molecules have been identified in the Erbil city. Samples were gathered by using an Arial insect net to collect from the Capparis spinosa plant during period from 1 / October / 2024 till 22 / November / 2024 . The important characters of species are , mandibles apical parts consist of four tentacles , maxillary palp consists of four segments . The Antennae pale brown- brown consist of 11th antennomers , 1st-5th antennomer pale brown , 5th antennomer 2 times as long as the 6th antennomer , swollen , 11th antennomer oval elongated . The elytra dark brown , middle part pale yellow. Speculum gaster is Y-shaped. Aedeagus is pale brown , tubular-shaped . Pictures of the key parts were included . They show where each sample was found , what plants they were on , and the date they were collected .
The molecular identification discover a 550 bp bands of mitochondrial gene COI , which was amplified with PCR from the Phyllotreta striolata for constructing and distinguish a phylogenetic tree . The COI gene sequences of sample species were aliment insides NCBI GenBank using BLAST programs and used to compare the sequenced nucleotides others Phyllotreta species sequence . The outcome demonstration that obtained sequences was P. striolata identified species based on the mitochondria COI gene . The sequence COI of P. striolata was submitted to GenBank with accession PV123233 .
Keywords
Keyword: Morphological; Molecular; Phyllotreta; striolata; Chrysomelidae
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