Paraulacizes Irrorata(Speckled Sharpshooter)

Sample information

Picture
Entry by: Bryan G
Location No map location data available.
Collection date 09/10/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Spotted body and wings, Red abdomen, pointed ended tail

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera

Methods

Extraction kit Qiagen DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Lane 1- DNA Standard

Lane 2- HOBG1 (WOL +CO1)

Lane 3- HOBG2 (WOL+CO1)

Lane 4- EBCP (WOL +CO1)

Lane 5- Positive Control (WOL +CO1)

Lane 6- Negative Control (WOL +CO1)

Lane 7- gDNA control (WOL +CO1)

Lane 8- water (WOL +CO1)

 

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

In the Gel image in well 3 is my sample which I can clearly see a band higher up clearly indicating for the CO1, however I don’t see any bands lower so Wolbachia is not present in my sample.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA    Download AB1
ATTCGAATATGAATTANCAGGACCGGGNNCATGATTATGGAGNGATCAAATATATTATGTACTTGTTACTGCTCCTGCTT TCATTATAATTTTTTTTATANTTATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGGTTCGGTAATTGATTATTACCATTAATAATTGGGGCA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Hemiptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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