Evidence of sibling species between two host-associated populations of brown planthopper, N. lugens (stål) (Homoptera: Delphacidea) complex based on morphology and host–plant relationship studies

• Main Authors: Latif, Mohammad Abdul, Mohd Yosoh, Omar, Yusop, Mohd Rafii, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, Tan, Soon Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28049/1/28049.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28049/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1631069113001030

Morphological and host–plant relationship studies were conducted to differentiate two sympatric populations of brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, one from rice (Oryza sativa) and the other from Leersia hexandra, a weed grass. In morphometric studies based on esterase activities, an UPGMA d...