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Isolation of novel microsatellite markers for the social parasitoid wasp, Copidosoma floridanum (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)

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We developed and characterized nine microsatellite loci for the polyembryonic wasp Copidosoma floridanum (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Eight of the nine loci were polymorphic and did not deviate from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium. Our results will contribute to studies on the population genetic structure of C. floridanum.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. K. Hamaguchi from the Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, for her assistance with isolating microsatellite loci. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (20380032). Two anonymous reviewers improved the manuscript greatly.

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  1. Yudai Nishide

    Present address: Locust Research Laboratory, National Institute of Agro-biological Sciences at Ohwashi (NIASO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8634, Japan

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  1. Laboratory of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan

    Yudai Nishide, Kenta Watanabe, Hiroki Inoue & Kikuo Iwabuchi

  2. Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan

    Hiromitsu Moriyama

  3. Laboratory of Ethology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan

    Toshiyuki Satoh

  4. Plant Protection Division, NARO Agricultural Research Center (NARC), National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8666, Japan

    Norihide Hinomoto

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Nishide, Y., Watanabe, K., Inoue, H. et al. Isolation of novel microsatellite markers for the social parasitoid wasp, Copidosoma floridanum (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae). Appl Entomol Zool 48, 93–96 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13355-012-0144-4

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