TABLE 8.
The species used for evaluation of conservation ofB. mori microsatellite loci
| Species name | Chromosome no. (n) | Family | Common name | Geographical distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombyx mori | 28 | Bombycidae | Domestic silkmoth | Karnataka, India |
| Bombyx mandarina | 27 | Bombycidae | Wild silkmoth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Antheraea mylitta | 31 | Saturniidae | Indian tropical tasar silkmoth | Bihar, India |
| A. roylei | 30, 31, 32a | Saturniidae | Indian temperate tasar silkmoth | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| A. pernyi | 49 | Saturniidae | Chinese Oak silkmoth | China |
| A. proyleib | 49 | Saturniidae | Synthetic Oak silkmoth | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| A. assama | 15 | Saturniidae | Indian muga silkmoth | Assam, India |
| A. yamamai | 31 | Saturniidae | Japanese Oak silkmoth | Japan |
| Samia cynthia ricini | 13 | Saturniidae | Indian eri silkmoth | Karnataka, India |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Noctuidae | Cotton bollworm | Karnataka, India |
a
A. roylei exhibits chromosome number polymorphism (Jolly et al. 1979).
b
F72 generation of an interspecific hybrid of A. pernyi × A. roylei (Nagaraju and Jolly 1986).