Molecular Identification and Morphology of the Larva of Fig Stem Borer, Trichoferus fissitarsis Sama, Fallahzadeh and Rapuzzi, 2005 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Jalil, Pshtiwan Abdullah; Ali, Wand Khalis; Ahmed, Muhsin Ali

doi:10.24271/psr.2024.450894.1557

Molecular Identification and Morphology of the Larva of Fig Stem Borer, Trichoferus fissitarsis Sama, Fallahzadeh and Rapuzzi, 2005 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Pshtiwan Abdullah Jalil ¹

Wand Khalis Ali ²

Muhsin Ali Ahmed ³

¹ Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

² Department of Biology, College of Education, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

³ Department of Animal Resource, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

10.24271/psr.2024.450894.1557

Abstract

The fig stem borer Trichoferus fissitarsis Sama, Fallahzadeh, and Rapuzzi, 2005 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) considered the widely distributed and harmful fig insect in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq. Larvae are dangerous, and create large-diameter exit holes and tunnels that can pointedly reduce the tree's vitality. Incontrast to the adult beetle, there is little evidence of larval identification. During the survey, 15 larval specimens were collected. mtDNA sequence of the COI specimens was obtained and analyzed for the species reported in NCBI Gen Bank from Kurdistan Region- Iraq. Besides, local distribution, taxonomy, host plants, and economic impact of the species were demonstrated. Moreover, the last larval instar and pupa morphologically had been described. Trunk significance and dried wood as a possible pathway for damaging wood borer species were highlighted.

Keywords

Trichoferus fissitarsis

COI

Gen bank

Larva

Morphology