Identification and characterization of detoxification genes in two cerambycid beetles, Rhaphuma horsfieldi and Xylotrechus quadripes (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Clytini)

The longhorned beetles, Rhaphuma horsfieldi and Xylotrechus quadripes, are two polyphagous insects with larvae feeding on different host plants. In this study, we identified and characterized three gene superfamilies of cytochrome P450s (CYPs), carboxylesterases (COEs) and glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) involved in the detoxification of endobiotics (e.g., hormones and steroids) and xenobiotics (e.g., insecticides, sex pheromones and plant...