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Sirex Systematics; Problems and Solutions

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Earlier literature on the species of Sirex is confusing, also for North American species. Among the traditionally recognized species most are in need of some change in concepts. Fourteen species are known to occur in the Western Hemisphere and only one of these, Sirex noctilio F., is introduced. This review discusses characters that helped to clarify the species concepts in North America based independently on classical morphological and mitochondrial DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 – CO1) data. Significant structural characters, especially the ovipositor pits in females, are discussed and illustrated based on this study of Western Hemisphere Sirex species.

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Acknowledgments

I thank Caroline Boudreault for the fine illustrations for this project. I am most grateful to John Huber for scientific editing comments regarding the text.

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    Henri Goulet

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  1. Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Cnr Lynnwood and University Roads, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa

    Bernard Slippers

  2. , Great Lakes Forest Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Fores, Queen St East 1219, SAULT STE MARIE, P6A 2E5, Ontario, Canada

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  3. , Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology, University of Pretoria, Cnr Lynnwood and University Roads, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0028, South Africa

    Michael John Wingfield

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Goulet, H. (2012). Sirex Systematics; Problems and Solutions. In: Slippers, B., de Groot, P., Wingfield, M. (eds) The Sirex Woodwasp and its Fungal Symbiont:. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1960-6_1

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