Abstract
A new borer, Conogethes sahyadriensis (Shashank PR, Kammar V, Mally R, Chakravarthy AK, Zootaxa 4374:215–234, 2018), has been reported on cardamom from South India. This borer is a sister species of Conogethes pluto that is widely distributed in Australia and Thailand. Hitherto, C. sahyadriensis was classified under Conogethes punctiferalis. The new borer, C. sahyadriensis, is an economically important species as it causes on an average yield losses of more than 20% on cardamom, turmeric and ginger in different parts of India. Phenotypical, biosystematic, genetic and phylogenetic differences have been found among C. punctiferalis, C. sahyadriensis and C. pluto.
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Authors are thankful to the authorities of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi; Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; and University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, for facilities and encouragement, and to Dr. Richard Mally for facilitating identification of Conogethes specimens.
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Chakravarthy, A.K., Shashank, P.R., Kumar, K.P., Kammar, V. (2018). Conogethes sahyadriensis: A New Borer on Zingiberaceous Crop Plants from India. In: Chakravarthy, A. (eds) The Black spotted, Yellow Borer, Conogethes punctiferalis Guenée and Allied Species. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0390-6_3
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