The preliminary study on geohistory of Dendrolimus punctatus and its host pl ants, Pinus spp.
Author of the article:ZHANG Ai-Bing1,3,LI Dian-Mo1,CHEN Jian2,ZHANG Zhen3
Author's Workplace:(1.State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents ,Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100080,China); (2.Faculty of Life Science,Hubei University,Wuhan 430062,Ch ina);(3.Institute of Forest
Key Words:Dendrolimus punctatus Walker; host plant; Tertiar y
Abstract:Fossil origins of masson pine moth,Dendrolimus punctatus Walker and its host plants, Pinus spp. Are studied textually.We infer that D.punctatu s forms a new species no earlier than Jurassic in Mesozoic,perhaps between low er Cretaceo