Biological Control Laboratory, Division of Entomology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi - 110 012, India.
*Corresponding author: E-mail: sudhida@gmail.com
A total of 79 antennal segments were present in male green lacewing predators, as against 81 in females. Similarly, in M. boninensis 71 segments in male and 86 in female antenna were present. The antenna in C. carnea was shorter as compared to M. boninensis. Hairs on larval body dorsum were more prominent in M. boninensis, as compared to C. carnea. Molecular studies revealed the presence of 1166 base pairs in C. carnea while 1142 in M. boninensis in rDNA sequence. The ITS region was a reasonable target niche for molecular identification of these two green lacewings. DNA sequences have been submitted to National Center for Biotechnological Information, Gene Bank and designated with the accession numbers EF650642 and EF650643 for C. carnea and M. boninensis, respectively.
