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Genetic diversity of the zigzag ladybird beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata F. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with its distribution in India and implications for biological control

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Dec 18, 2024 version files 128.09 MB

Abstract

The zigzag beetle, Cheilomenes sexmaculata, the most important and abundant of all ladybird beetles, feeds on a diverse range of prey. The study was conducted understand the population structure of C. sexmaculata, individuals collected from five different zones, consisting of 25 subpopulations that uniformly representing India. From the ddRAD sequence data we have identified contigs, SNPs, and INDELs were identified for all these 25 subpopulations collected across the India.