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Nanini F, Souza PGC, Soliman EP, Zauza EAV, Domingues MM, Santos FA, Wilcken CF, da Silva RS, Corrêa AS. Genetic diversity, population structure and ecological niche modeling of Thyrinteina arnobia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), a native Eucalyptus pest in Brazil. Sci Rep 2024; 14:20963. [PMID: 39251761 PMCID: PMC11384784 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71816-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024] Open
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Thyrinteina arnobia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) is a native American species. Despite its historical importance as an insect pest in Eucalyptus plantations, more information is needed regarding the population diversity, demography, and climatic variables associated with its distribution in different regions of Brazil. We used a phylogeographic approach to infer the genetic diversity, genetic structure, and demographic parameters of T. arnobia. We also conducted an ecological niche modeling (ENM) to predict suitable areas for T. arnobia occurrence in Brazil and other countries worldwide. Although T. arnobia populations have low genetic diversity in Brazil, we identified mitochondrial haplogroups predominating in different Brazilian regions and high ФST and ФCT values in AMOVA, suggesting a low frequency of insect movement among these regions. These results indicate that outbreaks of T. arnobia in Eucalyptus areas in different regions of Brazil are associated with local or regional populations, with no significant contribution from long-distance dispersal from different regions or biomes, suggesting that pest management strategies would be implemented on a regional scale. In Brazil, the demographic and spatial expansion signals of T. arnobia seem to be associated with the history of geographical expansion of Eucalyptus plantations, a new sustainable host for this species. ENM indicated that isothermality and annual rainfall are critical climatic factors for the occurrence of T. arnobia in tropical and subtropical areas in the Americas. ENM also suggested that T. arnobia is a potential pest in Eucalyptus areas in all Brazilian territory and in regions from Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
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- Frederico Nanini
- Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ - Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Triângulo Mineiro (IFTM Campus Uberlândia), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Proteção Vegetal, UNESP/FCA - Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Proteção Vegetal, UNESP/FCA - Campus de Botucatu, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal do Vale do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia e Acarologia, ESALQ - Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Sorokina S, Sevastianov N, Tarasova T, Vedenina V. The Fast Evolution of the Stenobothrini Grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae, and Gomphocerinae) Revealed by an Analysis of the Control Region of mtDNA, with an Emphasis on the Stenobothrus eurasius Group. INSECTS 2024; 15:592. [PMID: 39194797 DOI: 10.3390/insects15080592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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The two cryptic grasshopper species of the genus Stenobothrus, S. eurasius and S. hyalosuperficies, demonstrate different acoustic behavior despite a strong similarity in morphology. A hybridization between these species is possible in the contact zone; however, there are little molecular data about the relationships of these species. The analysis of the mtDNA control region (CR) reveals that haplotypes of S. hyalosuperficies have more in common with the more distant Stenobothrus species than with the closely related S. eurasius. In the contact zone, S. eurasius has mt-haplotypes shared with S. hyalosuperficies, which might indicate an introgression of mtDNA from S. hyalosuperficies to the S. eurasius gene pool. We also analyze the structure and evolutionary rate of the mtDNA CR for the Stenobothrus genus and estimate the time of divergence of the species within the genus. The phylogenetic tree of the tribe Stenobothrini reconstructed with either the CR or COI gave the same four groups. The phylogenetic tree of the Stenobothrus genus has a star-like topology with each mtDNA haplotype found in any analyzed species, except S. eurasius, which forms a separate branch. The maximum degree of incomplete lineage sorting can demonstrate either ancestral polymorphism or introgression.
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- Svetlana Sorokina
- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 26 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119334, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 19 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow 127051, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 19 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow 127051, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, 19 Bolshoy Karetny per., Moscow 127051, Russia
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Kotsakiozi P, Antoniou A, Psonis N, Sagonas Κ, Karameta E, Ilgaz Ç, Kumlutaş Y, Avcı A, Jablonski D, Darriba D, Stamatakis A, Lymberakis P, Poulakakis N. Cryptic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of Mediodactylus species in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2024; 197:108091. [PMID: 38719080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Cryptic diversity poses a great obstacle in our attempts to assess the current biodiversity crisis and may hamper conservation efforts. The gekkonid genus Mediodactylus, a well-known case of hidden species and genetic diversity, has been taxonomically reclassified several times during the last decade. Focusing on the Mediterranean populations, a recent study within the M. kotschyi species complex using classic mtDNA/nuDNA markers suggested the existence of five distinct species, some being endemic and some possibly threatened, yet their relationships have not been fully resolved. Here, we generated genome-wide SNPs (using ddRADseq) and applied molecular species delimitation approaches and population genomic analyses to further disentangle these relationships. Τhe most extensive nuclear dataset, so far, encompassing 2,360 loci and ∼ 699,000 bp from across the genome of Mediodactylus gecko, enabled us to resolve previously obscure phylogenetic relationships among the five, recently elevated, Mediodactylus species and to support the hypothesis that the taxon includes several new, undescribed species. Population genomic analyses within each of the proposed species showed strong genetic structure and high levels of genetic differentiation among populations.
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- Panayiota Kotsakiozi
- Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Knossos Avenue, Heraklion 71409, Greece; Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion 70013, Greece.
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- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Heraklion 71003, P.O. Box 2214, Crete, Greece
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- Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Knossos Avenue, Heraklion 71409, Greece; Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Knossos Avenue, Heraklion 71409, Greece; Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Knossos Avenue, Heraklion 71409, Greece; Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Dokuz Eylül University, Buca/İzmir 35160, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Dokuz Eylül University, Buca/İzmir 35160, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın 09010, Türkiye
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- Department of Zoology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Computer Architecture Group, Centro de investigación CITIC, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece; Computational Molecular Evolution Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Informatics, Institute of Theoretical Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76128, Germany
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- Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Knossos Avenue, Heraklion 71409, Greece
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- Natural History Museum of Crete, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Knossos Avenue, Heraklion 71409, Greece; Department of Biology, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, Heraklion 70013, Greece
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Mizuki M, Kaneko Y, Yukie Y, Suyama Y, Hirota SK, Sawa S, Kubo M, Yamawo A, Sasabe M, Ikeda H. Evolution of secondary metabolites, morphological structures and associated gene expression patterns in galls induced by four closely related aphid species on a host plant species. Mol Ecol 2024; 33:e17466. [PMID: 39022998 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Gall-forming insects induce various types of galls on their host plants by altering gene expression in host plant organs, and recent studies have been conducted for gene expression in galls. However, the evolutionary trajectories of gene expression patterns and the resulting phenotypes have not yet been studied using multiple related species. We investigated the speciation and the diversification process of galls induced by four closely related aphid species (Hormaphidini) on a host plant species (Hamamelis japonica) by examining the phylogenetic congruence between the geographical divergences of aphids and the host plant, and by comparing their gene expression patterns and resulting phenotypes. Phylogenetic analysis of aphids and the host plant showed that geographical isolation among host plant populations has interrupted gene flow in aphids and accelerated the speciation process. The concentration of phenolics and the complexity of the internal structure of galls were correlated with the expression levels of genes for the biosynthesis of phenolics and morphogenesis respectively. These results suggest that the expression levels of genes for the biosynthesis of phenolics and morphogenesis have evolutionarily increased in galls accelerated by the speciation process of aphids due to the distribution change of the host plant, leading to the related phenotypic evolution. Our study showed the evolutionary process of phenotypic traits in galls in the wild from both gene expression and actual phenotype levels.
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- Mayu Mizuki
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
- Ina Research Inc., Ina, Nagano, Japan
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- Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences, Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan
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- Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Osaki, Miyagi, Japan
- Botanical Gardens, Osaka Metropolitan University, Katano City, Osaka, Japan
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- International Research Center for Agricultural and Environmental Biology (IRCAEB), Kumamoto Universrity | International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology (IROAST), Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Center for Digital Green-Innovation, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Chaiphongpachara T, Laojun S, Changbunjong T, Wichit S, Villarroel PMS. Demographic inference from the mt-DNA COI gene and wing geometry of Culex gelidus (Diptera: Culicidae), an important vector of Japanese encephalitis in Thailand. Acta Trop 2024; 256:107276. [PMID: 38821146 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Culex gelidus (Diptera: Culicidae), an important vector of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), contributes to human viral encephalitis in many Asian countries, including Thailand. This study represents the first investigation of the demographic patterns of Cx. gelidus populations in Thailand using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene analysis and wing geometric morphometrics (GM). Mosquitoes were collected from 10 provinces across six regions of Thailand in 2022. Analysis of the COI sequences (n = 182) indicated high haplotype diversity (0.882) and low nucleotide diversity (0.006), with 72 haplotypes identified. The haplotype network demonstrated no profound splits among the geographic populations. Neutral tests, including Tajima's D and Fu's Fs, displayed negative values, with a significant result observed for Fu's Fs (-33.048, p < 0.05). The mismatch distribution analysis indicated that the population does not statistically deviate from a model of sudden population expansion (SSD = 0.010, p > 0.05; Rg = 0.022, p > 0.05). The estimations suggest that the Cx. gelidus population in Thailand began its expansion approximately between 459,243 and 707,011 years ago. The Mantel test showed no significant relationship between genetic and geographic distances (r = 0.048, p > 0.05). Significant phenotypic differences (based on wing shape) were observed among most populations. Additionally, in this study, we found no significant relationships between phenotypic and genetic distances (r = 0.250, p > 0.05). Understanding the genetic and morphological dynamics of Cx. gelidus is vital for developing targeted surveillance and vector control measures. This knowledge will also help to predict how future environmental changes might affect these populations, thereby informing long-term vector management strategies.
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- Tanawat Chaiphongpachara
- Department of Public Health and Health Promotion, College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram 75000, Thailand.
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- Department of Public Health and Health Promotion, College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram 75000, Thailand
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- Department of Pre-Clinic and Applied Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand; The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand; Viral Vector Joint Unit and Joint Laboratory, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Applied Technology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand; Viral Vector Joint Unit and Joint Laboratory, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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Nagata N. Phylogeography of Parnassius citrinarius Based on Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Large Differences in Genetic Structure between the Eastern and Western Japan. Zoolog Sci 2024; 41:385-391. [PMID: 39093284 DOI: 10.2108/zs230072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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The Japanese Archipelago hosts a rich butterfly fauna, and elucidating the genetic structures of multiple species is necessary to clarify their formation processes. This study aimed to reveal the genetic structure and distribution formation process of Parnassius citrinarius, which is widely distributed across the Japanese Archipelago from Hokkaido to Shikoku, through phylogeographic analysis based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequence. Thirty haplotypes were revealed from 311 individuals from 47 sites, indicating significant differences in the genetic structures between the eastern and western parts of the Japanese Archipelago. In Eastern Japan, multiple genetic clusters were found, with some sites harboring two clusters. The divergence times among populations in Eastern Japan were relatively recent, and no genetic differentiation was observed between regions, including between Hokkaido and Honshu, which are separated by a narrow strait. In contrast, in Western Japan, including Shikoku, unique genetic clusters were observed in each region. The phylogenetic relationships among populations were regionally clustered, and the divergence times were relatively ancient. The distribution and genetic structure of P. citrinarius in the Japanese Archipelago have been significantly influenced by temperature fluctuations and the presence of geographical barriers during the Pleistocene glacial-interglacial cycles, including the potential formation of refugia in Western Japan.
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- Nobuaki Nagata
- Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Nature and Science, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan,
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Laojun S, Changbunjong T, Chaiphongpachara T. Integrating wing morphometrics and mitochondrial DNA analysis to assess the filaria vector Mansonia uniformis (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in Thailand. Parasitol Res 2024; 123:283. [PMID: 39042222 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-024-08295-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Mansonia uniformis (Diptera: Culicidae) is recognized as a vector of Brugia malayi and has been reported to transmit Wuchereria bancrofti, both causing lymphatic filariasis in humans. This study employed geometric morphometrics (GM) to investigate wing shape variation and analyzed genetic diversity through cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene analyses in Ma. uniformis populations across Thailand. Wing GM analyses indicated significant differences in wing shape based on Mahalanobis distances among nearly all population pairs (p < 0.05), with no significant correlation between wing shape and geographic distance (r = 0.210, p > 0.05). Genetic analyses identified 63 haplotypes and 49 polymorphic sites, with the overall population exhibiting a nucleotide diversity of 0.006 (± 0.001) and a haplotype diversity of 0.912 (± 0.017). Deviations from neutrality, as indicated by Tajima's D and Fu's FS tests for the overall Ma. uniformis populations in Thailand, were statistically significant and negative, suggesting population expansion (both p < 0.05). Analysis of molecular variance revealed no significant genetic structure when all populations were categorized based on collection sites and geographic regions. However, significant differences in FST values were observed between some populations. These findings enhance our understanding of the geographical and genetic factors influencing Ma. uniformis populations, which are crucial for developing effective control strategies in Thailand.
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- Sedthapong Laojun
- Department of Public Health and Health Promotion, College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram, 75000, Thailand
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- Department of Pre-Clinic and Applied Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
- The Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals (MoZWE), Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Public Health and Health Promotion, College of Allied Health Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Samut Songkhram, 75000, Thailand.
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Hippee AC, Beer MA, Norrbom AL, Forbes AA. Stronger interspecific sexual differences may be favored when females search for mates in the presence of congeners. CURRENT RESEARCH IN INSECT SCIENCE 2024; 5:100084. [PMID: 38798278 PMCID: PMC11127219 DOI: 10.1016/j.cris.2024.100084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Why are some species sexually dimorphic while other closely related species are not? While all females in genus Strauzia share a multiply-banded wing pattern typical of many other true fruit flies, males of four species have noticeably elongated wings with banding patterns "coalesced" into a continuous dark streak across much of the wing. We take an integrative phylogenetic approach to explore the evolution of this dimorphism and develop general hypotheses underlying the evolution of wing dimorphism in flies. We find that the origin of coalesced and other darkened male wing patterns correlate with the inferred origin of host plant sharing in Strauzia. While wing shape among non-host-sharing species tended to be conserved across the phylogeny, shapes of male wings for Strauzia species sharing the same host plant were more different from one another than expected under Brownian models of evolution and overall rates of wing shape change differed between non-host-sharing species and host-sharing species. A survey of North American Tephritidae finds just three other genera with specialist species that share host plants. Host-sharing species in these genera also have wing patterns unusual for each genus. Only genus Eutreta is like Strauzia in having the unusual wing patterns only in males, and of genera that have multiple species sharing hosts, only in Eutreta and Strauzia do males hold territories while females search for mates. We hypothesize that in species that share host plants, those where females actively search for males in the presence of congeners may be more likely to evolve sexually dimorphic wing patterns.
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- Alaine C. Hippee
- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, PSI, c/o National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Tarkhnishvili D, Seropian A, Erhardt C, Kachlishvili N, Krammer H, Hein N. How dispersal rates depend on the prey capture strategy: A case study of Georgia's spiders. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e11372. [PMID: 38742184 PMCID: PMC11089273 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Large-scale barcoding projects help to aggregate information on genetic variability of multiple species throughout their ranges. Comparing DNA sequences of both non-conspecific and conspecific individuals from distant parts of their ranges helps to compare level of genetic isolation-by-distance patterns in different species and adaptive types. We compared mitochondrial CO1 gene sequences of 223 spiders from Georgia (Caucasus), representing 124 species and eight families, with 3097 homological sequences from spiders mostly from Europe, but also from other parts of the World. In most families, a significant isolation-by distance pattern was observed on family level. On species level, a significant isolation-by-distance was observed in 40 species, although this low proportion is most likely related to a lack of data. Simultaneously, remarkable differences in spatial structure were shown for different species. Although the majority of the studied species have a broad western Palearctic range, web-building spiders from families Araneidae, Theridiidae, and Linyphiidae are less isolated spatially than flower spiders (Thomisidae), jumping spiders (Salticidae), wolf spiders (Lycosidae), sac spiders (Clubionidae), and ground spiders (Gnaphosidae). This pattern is related with more common ballooning in web building than in actively hunting spiders, which commonly remain isolated since preglacial time. Ground spiders build the most isolated populations in the Caucasus.
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- LIB – Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Biodiversity CenterZoological Research Museum Alexander KoenigBonnGermany
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- LIB – Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Biodiversity CenterZoological Research Museum Alexander KoenigBonnGermany
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- LIB – Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Biodiversity CenterZoological Research Museum Alexander KoenigBonnGermany
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Chen S, Du Z, Zhao P, Wang X, Wu Y, Li H, Cai W. Phylogeographic Pattern of the Assassin Bug Sycanus bifidus Inferred from Mitochondrial Genomes and Nuclear Genes. BIOLOGY 2024; 13:305. [PMID: 38785787 PMCID: PMC11118239 DOI: 10.3390/biology13050305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The assassin bug Sycanus bifidus has a wide distribution across southern China. This study explored its distribution and evolution by analyzing mitochondrial and nuclear ribosomal RNA genes, revealing how Pleistocene climate and geological changes shaped its phylogeography. We identified two main clades, A and B, that diverged in the Middle Pleistocene. Hainan Island's populations form a unique group within Clade A, suggesting that the Qiongzhou Strait served as a dispersal corridor during glaciation. Rising sea levels likely separated the Hainan population afterward. Ecological niche modeling showed that both populations have been viable since the last interglacial period, with demographic analyses indicating possible expansions during the Middle and Late Pleistocene, driven by favorable climates. This study highlights the significant effects of Pleistocene sea-level and climatic changes on the distribution and evolution of S. bifidus in China.
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- Suyi Chen
- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (S.C.); (Z.D.); (X.W.)
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (S.C.); (Z.D.); (X.W.)
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf (Ministry of Education) and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Intelligent Simulation, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, China;
- Department of Plant Protection, Kaili University, Kaili 556000, China
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (S.C.); (Z.D.); (X.W.)
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou 239000, China;
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (S.C.); (Z.D.); (X.W.)
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (S.C.); (Z.D.); (X.W.)
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
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Featherstone LA, McGaughran A. The effect of missing data on evolutionary analysis of sequence capture bycatch, with application to an agricultural pest. Mol Genet Genomics 2024; 299:11. [PMID: 38381254 PMCID: PMC10881687 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-024-02097-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Sequence capture is a genomic technique that selectively enriches target sequences before high throughput next-generation sequencing, to generate specific sequences of interest. Off-target or 'bycatch' data are often discarded from capture experiments, but can be leveraged to address evolutionary questions under some circumstances. Here, we investigated the effects of missing data on a variety of evolutionary analyses using bycatch from an exon capture experiment on the global pest moth, Helicoverpa armigera. We added > 200 new samples from across Australia in the form of mitogenomes obtained as bycatch from targeted sequence capture, and combined these into an additional larger dataset to total > 1000 mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences across the species' global distribution. Using discriminant analysis of principal components and Bayesian coalescent analyses, we showed that mitogenomes assembled from bycatch with up to 75% missing data were able to return evolutionary inferences consistent with higher coverage datasets and the broader literature surrounding H. armigera. For example, low-coverage sequences broadly supported the delineation of two H. armigera subspecies and also provided new insights into the potential for geographic turnover among these subspecies. However, we also identified key effects of dataset coverage and composition on our results. Thus, low-coverage bycatch data can offer valuable information for population genetic and phylodynamic analyses, but caution is required to ensure the reduced information does not introduce confounding factors, such as sampling biases, that drive inference. We encourage more researchers to consider maximizing the potential of the targeted sequence approach by examining evolutionary questions with their off-target bycatch where possible-especially in cases where no previous mitochondrial data exists-but recommend stratifying data at different genome coverage thresholds to separate sampling effects from genuine genomic signals, and to understand their implications for evolutionary research.
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- Leo A Featherstone
- Research School of Biology, Division of Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
- Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Division of Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
- Te Aka Mātuatua, School of Science, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand.
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Kostova R, Borissov S, Bobeva A, Bekchiev R. At a crossroads: Genetic lineages and dispersal routes of Morimusasper (Sulzer, 1776) s.l. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Bulgaria. Biodivers Data J 2024; 12:e116619. [PMID: 38352120 PMCID: PMC10862347 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.12.e116619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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The present study fills a knowledge gap in the distribution and genetic variation of Morimus populations in the Balkans, by studiyng the representatives of the genus in Bulgaria - M.asperfunereus Mulsant, 1862, M.verecundusbulgaricus Danilevsky, 2016 and M.orientalis Reitter, 1894. Additional information is provided for Albania and northern Greece. The mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) marker and the nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) were used for the genetic analyses. Three of the previously-defined mitochondrial lineages (Lb/HgA, L2 and L3) were detected in Bulgaria, as well as a new lineage (Str) from the Strandzha Mountains (south-eastern Bulgaria). A total of 24 distinct haplotypes, 20 of them in Bulgaria, were found. Bulgarian populations of Morimus demonstrated relatively high nucleotide diversity. The L3 COI lineage was confirmed as the most diverse and frequent in the Balkans. The L3 lineage is dominant in most of Bulgaria, but was not identified in the easternmost parts near the Black Sea coast, where the L2 and Str lineages were found. New data highlighted two dispersal routes of the L2 mitochondrial lineage on the Balkan Peninsula: 1) northwards along the Black Sea coast and 2) westwards, across the Balkans where only disjunct populations remain. North-western Bulgaria seems to be the eastern limit of the basal lineage Lb/HgA distribution. Our results show high levels of genetic exchange between most of the mitochondrially defined lineages, yet some of the easternmost populations probably remained isolated for comparatively longer periods.
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- Rumyana Kostova
- Sofia University, Faculty of Biology, Sofia, BulgariaSofia University, Faculty of BiologySofiaBulgaria
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of SciencesSofiaBulgaria
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of SciencesSofiaBulgaria
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- National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaNational Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of SciencesSofiaBulgaria
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Hew YX, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW, Sofian-Azirun M, Muhammad-Rasul AH, Putt QY, Tan TK, Hadi UK, Suana IW, Takaoka H, Low VL. Co-occurrence of dual lineages within Simulium (Gomphostilbia) atratum De Meijere in the Indonesian Archipelago along Wallace's Line. Acta Trop 2024; 250:107097. [PMID: 38097150 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences were utilized to infer the population genetic structure of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) atratum De Meijere, an endemic simulid species to Indonesia. Both median-joining haplotype network and maximum-likelihood tree revealed two genetic lineages (A and B) within the species, with an overlap distribution in Lombok, which is situated along Wallace's line. Genetic differentiation and gene flow with varying frequencies (FST = 0.02-0.967; Nm = 0.01-10.58) were observed between populations of S. (G.) atratum, of which population pairs of different lineages showed high genetic differentiation. Notably, the high genetic distance of up to 5.92 % observed within S. (G.) atratum in Lombok was attributed to the existence of two genetically distinct lineages. The co-occurrence of distinct lineages in Lombok indicated that Wallace's line did not act as faunistic border for S. (G.) atratum in the present study. Moreover, both lineages also exhibited unimodal distributions and negative values of neutrality tests, suggesting a pattern of population expansion. The expansion and divergence time estimation suggested that the two lineages of S. (G.) atratum diverged and expanded during the Pleistocene era in Indonesia.
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- Yan Xin Hew
- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia; Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Entomology Laboratory, Division of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Mataram (UNRAM), Mataram, Indonesia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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Mirzaee Z, Simões MV, Battiston R, Sadeghi S, Wiemers M, Schmitt T. Biology, ecology, and biogeography of eremic praying mantis Blepharopsis mendica (Insecta: Mantodea). PeerJ 2024; 12:e16814. [PMID: 38304188 PMCID: PMC10832664 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Background Blepharopsis mendica (Fabricius, 1775) is a large mantid species found from the Canary Islands across North Africa, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Research on this species has been limited, especially in Iran, despite the country's potential significance for studying its biology and distribution. Adults of this species are easily recognizable by their marble-white pattern and rhomboidal leaf-like pronotum. They are sit-and-wait predators that inhabit various open environments. Methods Field observations were conducted across various regions of the Egyptian Flower mantis (Blepharopsis mendica) global distribution, with a focus on Morocco, Tunisia, and Iran. Distribution data for B. mendicawere gathered from fieldwork, museum collections, online biodiversity databases, and publications, totaling 593 occurrence points. Ecological niche modeling was performed using environmental data, and various models were evaluated for suitability. Phylogeographic analyses involved DNA sequencing and construction of a haplotype network to examine genetic relationships between populations. Divergence time estimation and biogeographical range expansion models were applied to explore historical distribution shifts of the species across different regions. The study provided comprehensive insights into the biology, distribution, and genetic history of B. mendica. Results We provide information on the life cycle, ootheca, defense behavior, habitat, and biogeography of the Egyptian Flower mantis Blepharopsis mendica. This mantid is an overwintering univoltine species with nymphs emerging in summer and becoming adults in spring. In the wild, females start oviposition in April and can lay their first ootheca within a week after mating. The species is distributed from the Canary Islands to Pakistan in the dry belt. Thus, its distribution is associated with xeric areas or desert and semi-desert habitats. Phylogeographic analyses revealed three major genetic lineages, (i) in the Maghreb, (ii) from Egypt via Arabia to Iran (with internal substructures), and (iii) likely in Pakistan; the estimated onset of differentiation into these lineages is of Pleistocene age. Defense behavior involves flying away or extending wings broadly and lifting forelegs. Performing laboratory breeding, we documented life cycle and color changes from first instar to adulthood. Due to overwintering, the last larval instar needs considerably longer than the others. At 25 °C (±2), average adult life span was 118 days (±6 SD) for females (range: 100-124) and 46 days (±5 SD) for males (range: 39-55), with a significant difference among sexes. On average, oothecae contained 32.3 eggs (±10.1 SD) and the mean incubation period was 36.8 days (±2.9 SD). We did not find evidence of parthenogenesis. In general, the biology of B. mendica shows a variety of adaptations to its often extreme and little predictable type of habitat.
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- Zohreh Mirzaee
- Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, Müncheberg, Germany
- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
- Entomology and Biogeography, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Museo di Archeologia e Scienze Naturali “G. Zannato”, Montecchio Maggiore, Italy
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, Müncheberg, Germany
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- Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, Müncheberg, Germany
- Entomology and Biogeography, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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Zamoto-Niikura A, Saigo A, Sato M, Kobayashi H, Sasaki M, Nakao M, Suzuki T, Morikawa S. The presence of Ixodes pavlovskyi and I. pavlovskyi-borne microorganisms in Rishiri Island: an ecological survey. mSphere 2023; 8:e0021323. [PMID: 37930050 PMCID: PMC10871164 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00213-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Understanding the ecology of ticks and tick-borne microorganisms is important to assess the risk of emerging tick-borne diseases. Despite the fact that the Ixodes pavlovskyi tick bites humans, we lack information including population genetics and the reason for the inadequate distribution in Japan. A 5-year survey revealed that Rishiri Island, the main stopover in the East Asian Flyway of wild birds in the northern Sea of Japan, was a refuge of I. pavlovskyi. The I. pavlovskyi included two haplogroups, which were supposed to diverge a long time before the island separated from the continent and Hokkaido mainland. The detection of microorganisms from wildlife revealed that wild birds and rodents play a role in diffusion and settlement, respectively, of not only I. pavlovskyi but also I. pavlovskyi-borne microorganisms including Candidatus Ehrlichia khabarensis and Babesia microti US lineage. Various island-specific factors control I. pavlovskyi dominance and tick-borne pathogen maintenance. The results may enable us to explain how tick-borne infectious microorganisms are transported.
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- Aya Zamoto-Niikura
- Management Department of Biosafety, Laboratory Animal and Pathogen Bank, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Management Department of Biosafety, Laboratory Animal and Pathogen Bank, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Okayama, Japan
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Kniha E, Dvořák V, Koblmüller S, Prudhomme J, Ivović V, Hoxha I, Oerther S, Heitmann A, Lühken R, Bañuls AL, Sereno D, Michelutti A, Toniolo F, Alarcón-Elbal PM, Bravo-Barriga D, González MA, Lucientes J, Colella V, Otranto D, Bezerra-Santos MA, Kunz G, Obwaller AG, Depaquit J, Alić A, Kasap OE, Alten B, Omeragic J, Volf P, Walochnik J, Sebestyén V, Trájer AJ. Reconstructing the post-glacial spread of the sand fly Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi, 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Europe. Commun Biol 2023; 6:1244. [PMID: 38066195 PMCID: PMC10709326 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05616-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) are the principal vectors of Leishmania spp. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae). In Central Europe, Phlebotomus mascittii is the predominant species, but largely understudied. To better understand factors driving its current distribution, we infer patterns of genetic diversity by testing for signals of population expansion based on two mitochondrial genes and model current and past climate and habitat suitability for seven post-glacial maximum periods, taking 19 climatic variables into account. Consequently, we elucidate their connections by environmental-geographical network analysis. Most analyzed populations share a main haplotype tracing back to a single glacial maximum refuge area on the Mediterranean coasts of South France, which is supported by network analysis. The rapid range expansion of Ph. mascittii likely started in the early mid-Holocene epoch until today and its spread possibly followed two routes. The first one was through northern France to Germany and then Belgium, and the second across the Ligurian coast through present-day Slovenia to Austria, toward the northern Balkans. Here we present a combined approach to reveal glacial refugia and post-glacial spread of Ph. mascittii and observed discrepancies between the modelled and the current known distribution might reveal yet overlooked populations and potential further spread.
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- Edwin Kniha
- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Université de Montpellier-IRD-CNRS), Institute of Research for Development, Montpellier, France
- INTHERES, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Biodiversity, FAMNIT, University of Primorska, Koper-Capodistria, Slovenia
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- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- German Mosquito Control Association (KABS), Speyer, Germany
- Institute for Dipterology (IfD), Speyer, Germany
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- Department of Arbovirology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Arbovirology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
- Research Group Vector Control, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Université de Montpellier-IRD-CNRS), Institute of Research for Development, Montpellier, France
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- UMR MIVEGEC (Université de Montpellier-IRD-CNRS), Institute of Research for Development, Montpellier, France
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de Montpellier, UMR INTERTRYP, Parasite Infectiology and Public Health Research group. IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Micology and Medical Entomology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Micology and Medical Entomology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- Departamento de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Salud Pública Veterinaria y Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos (PASAPTA), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
- Laboratorio de investigación de Entomología, Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Bloque B, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, Animal Health and Zoonosis Research Group (GISAZ), UIC Zoonosis and Emerging Diseases (ENZOEM), University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
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- Department of Animal Production and Health, Veterinary Public Health and Food Science and Technology (PASAPTA), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
- Applied Zoology and Animal Conservation Group, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Animal Health Department, The AgriFood Institute of Aragon (IA2), School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
- Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Science, Research and Development, Federal Ministry of Defence, Vienna, Austria
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, ESCAPE EA7510, USC ANSES VECPAR, SFR Cap Santé, UFR de Pharmacie, Reims, France
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- Department of Clinical Sciences of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Biology, Ecology Section, Faculty of Science, VERG Laboratories, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Ecology Section, Faculty of Science, VERG Laboratories, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathobiology and Epidemiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Pannonia, Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Veszprém, Hungary
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- University of Pannonia, Sustainability Solutions Research Lab, Veszprém, Hungary.
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Osozawa S. Geologically calibrated mammalian tree and its correlation with global events, including the emergence of humans. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10827. [PMID: 38116126 PMCID: PMC10728886 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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A robust timetree for Mammalia was constructed using the time calibration function of BEAST v1.10.4 and MEGA 11. The analysis involved the application of times of the most recent common ancestors, including a total of 19 mammalian fossil calibration ages following Benton et al. (Palaeontologia Electronica, 2015, 1-106) for their minimum ages. Additionally, fossil calibration ages for Gorilla, Pan, and a geologic event calibration age for otters were incorporated. Using these calibration ages, I constructed a geologically calibrated tree that estimates the age of the Homo and Pan splitting to be 5.69 Ma. The tree carries several significant implications. First, after the initial rifting at 120 Ma, the Atlantic Ocean expanded by over 500 km around Chron 34 (84 Ma), and vicariant speciation between Afrotheria (Africa) and Xenarthra (South America) appears to have commenced around 70 Ma. Additionally, ordinal level differentiations began immediately following the K-Pg boundary (66.0 Ma), supporting previous hypothesis that mammalian radiation rapidly filled ecological niches left vacant by non-avian dinosaurs. I constructed a diagram depicting the relationship between base substitution rate and age using an additional function in BEAST v1.10.4. The diagram reveals an exponential increase in the base substitution rate approaching recent times. This increased base substitution rate during the Neogene period may have contributed to the expansion of biodiversity, including the extensive adaptive radiation that led to the evolution of Homo sapiens. One significant driving factor behind this radiation could be attributed to the emergence and proliferation of C4 grasses since 20 Ma. These grasses have played a role in increasing carbon fixation, reducing atmospheric CO2 concentration, inducing global cooling, and initiating Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles, thereby causing significant climatic changes.
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- Soichi Osozawa
- Faculty of Science, Institute of Geology and PaleontologyTohoku UniversitySendaiJapan
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Liu Y, Chan KN, Li X, Zhao X, Chu D, Yin Y, Liu Y, Chen A. The Genetic Diversity of White-Backed Planthoppers ( Sogatella furcifera) between Myanmar and Yunnan Province of China. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:2164. [PMID: 38136986 PMCID: PMC10743027 DOI: 10.3390/genes14122164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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In order to clarify the migration route and the source of white-backed planthopper (WBPH) (Sogatella furcifera) between Myanmar and Yunnan Province, China, we collected six populations throughout Myanmar and five populations around the border areas in Yunnan Province, China. A total of 790 base pairs in the mtDNA COI genes from 416 individuals were obtained. A total of 43 haplotypes were identified, among which 37 were unique haplotypes, and the remaining 6 were shared among different populations. Two common shared haplotypes (H_1 and H_2) had a widespread distribution in all populations and accounted for 88.8% of the total haplotype frequency, suggesting a high-level gene flow among the Myanmar and Yunnan populations. Bayesian skyline plot (BSP) analysis results indicated that the effective population size of WBPH expanded between about 10,000 and 7000 years ago, and S. furcifera might follow the post-LGM (Last Glacial Maximum) expansion pattern. Based on the total migrant (Nem) value, it can be deduced that north and northeast Myanmar were the primary migration sources for WBPH populations in the southwest and south Yunnan regions. This study aims to contribute to the sustainable regional management of this important rice pest and provide new insights into the genetic diversity of WBPH in Southeast Asia.
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- Yue Liu
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
- Biotechnology Research Department, Ministry of Education, Mandalay 05151, Myanmar
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- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
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- Key Lab of Integrated Crop Pest Management of Shandong Province, College of Plant Health and Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
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- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Agricultural Transboundary Pests of Yunnan Province/Agricultural Environment and Resource Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, China (Y.Y.)
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Kajtoch Ł, Kolasa M, Mazur MA, Ścibior R, Zając K, Kubisz D. Limited congruence in phylogeographic patterns observed for riverine predacious beetles sharing distribution along the mountain rivers. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17883. [PMID: 37857828 PMCID: PMC10587157 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44922-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Riverine predacious beetles (RPB) (Carabidae, Staphylinidae) are highly diverse and numerous elements of riverine ecosystems. Their historical and contemporary distribution and diversity are highly dependent on natural flow regimes and topography of watercourses. Despite broad knowledge of their ecology, data on population genetic diversity and connectivity are lacking. This study aimed to fill this gap in order to solve two principal hypotheses assuming (i) congruence of phylogeographic patterns observed for RPB indicating that they share a common history and the ecological adaptations to the dynamic environment, (ii) genetic structuration of populations according to river basins. The Carpathian populations of four ground beetles and three rove beetles were examined using cytochrome oxidase and arginine kinase sequencing. There are substantial differences in RPB demographic history and current genetic diversity. Star-like phylogeny of Bembidion and complex haplotype networks of Paederus/Paederidus, with some haplotypes being drainage-specific and others found in distant populations, indicate a general lack of isolation by distance. Signs of recent demographic expansion were detected for most RPB with the latest population collapse for some rove beetles. To some extent, migration of examined species has to be limited by watersheds. Observed phylogeographic patterns are essential for correctly understanding RPB meta-population functioning.
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- Łukasz Kajtoch
- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016, Kraków, Poland
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Oleska 22, 45-050, Opole, Poland
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950, Lublin, Poland.
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016, Kraków, Poland
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Harigai W, Saito A, Zemmoto C, Karasawa S, Yokoi T, Nagano AJ, Suzuki H, Yamamoto M. History of the terrestrial isopod genus Ligidium in Japan based on phylogeographic analysis. BMC Ecol Evol 2023; 23:38. [PMID: 37550609 PMCID: PMC10405464 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-023-02144-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Phylogeographical approaches explain the genetic diversity of local organisms in the context of their geological and geographic environments. Thus, genetic diversity can be a proxy for geological history. Here we propose a genus of woodland isopod, Ligidium, as a marker of geological history in relation to orogeny and the Quaternary glacial cycle. RESULTS Mitochondrial analysis of 721 individuals from 97 sites across Japan revealed phylogenetic divergence between the northeastern and southwestern Japan arcs. It also showed repeated population expansions in northeastern Japan in response to Quaternary glacial and interglacial cycles. Genome-wide analysis of 83 selected individuals revealed multiple genetic nuclear clusters. The genomic groupings were consistent with the local geographic distribution, indicating that the Ligidium phylogeny reflects its regional history. CONCLUSION Ligidium DNA sequence analysis can provide insight into the geological, geographical, and paleoenvironmental history of the studied region.
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- Wakana Harigai
- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan.
- Present address: Department of Child Development and Molecular Brain Science, United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101, Koyama-Cho Minami, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101, Koyama-Cho Minami, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2194, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 997-0017, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
- Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan
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Monjaraz-Ruedas R, Mendez RW, Hedin M. Species delimitation, biogeography, and natural history of dwarf funnel web spiders (Mygalomorphae, Hexurellidae, Hexurella) from the United States / Mexico borderlands. Zookeys 2023; 1167:109-157. [PMID: 37363739 PMCID: PMC10285686 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1167.103463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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The rarely encountered spider genus Hexurella Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 includes some of the smallest mygalomorph spiders in the world, with four poorly known taxa from central and southeastern montane Arizona, southern California, and northern Baja California Norte. At time of description the genus was known from fewer than 20 individuals, with sparse natural history information suggesting a vagrant, web-building, litter-dwelling natural history. Here the first published taxonomic and natural history information for this taxon is provided in more than 50 years, working from extensive new geographic sampling, consideration of male and female morphology, and sequence capture-based nuclear phylogenomics and mitogenomics. Several new species are easily diagnosed based on distinctive male morphologies, while a complex of populations from central and northern Arizona required an integrative combination of genomic algorithmic species delimitation analyses and morphological study. Four new species are described, including H.ephedrasp. nov., H.uwiiltilsp. nov., H.xericasp. nov., and H.zassp. nov. Females of H.encina Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 are also described for the first time. It is predicted that additional new species will ultimately be found in the mountains of central and northwestern Arizona, northern mainland Mexico, and the Mojave Desert of California.
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- Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas
- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182–4614, USASan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoUnited States of America
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- Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182–4614, USASan Diego State UniversitySan DiegoUnited States of America
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Köhler A, Schmitt T. Northern Richness, Southern Dead End-Origin and Dispersal Events of Pseudolycoriella (Sciaridae, Diptera) between New Zealand's Main Islands. INSECTS 2023; 14:548. [PMID: 37367364 DOI: 10.3390/insects14060548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Sciaridae (Diptera) is a widespread insect family of which some species can reach high abundances in arboreal habitats. This trait, together with their (passive) mobility, enables them to quickly colonise suitable habitats. To reveal the biogeographic history of the New Zealand members of the sciarid genus Pseudolycoriella, we analysed three molecular markers of selected species and populations in a Bayesian approach. At the intra- and interspecific levels, we detected a pattern of northern richness vs. southern purity, which has probably developed as a result of Pleistocene glacial cycles. Since the late Miocene, we identified 13 dispersal events across the sea strait separating New Zealand's main islands. As nine of these dispersal events were south-directed, North Island can be considered the centre of radiation for this genus. An unequivocal re-colonisation of North Island was only observed once. Based on the inclusion of three undescribed species from Tasmania and on previously published data, three colonisations of New Zealand are likely, all of them assumed to be of Australian origin. One of these most probably took place during the late Miocene, and the other two during the late Pliocene or at the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary.
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- Arne Köhler
- Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
- Developmental Biology, Institute of Biology, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Senckenberg German Entomological Institute, 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
- Entomology and Biogeography, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Carr SM. Multiple mitogenomes indicate Things Fall Apart with Out of Africa or Asia hypotheses for the phylogeographic evolution of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). Sci Rep 2023; 13:9386. [PMID: 37296293 PMCID: PMC10256785 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35937-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Previous morpho-molecular studies of evolutionary relationships within the economically important genus of honey bees (Apis), including the Western Honey Bee (A. mellifera L.), have suggested Out of Africa or Asia origins and subsequent spread to Europe. I test these hypotheses by a meta-analysis of complete mitochondrial DNA coding regions (11.0 kbp) from 22 nominal subspecies represented by 78 individual sequences in A. mellifera. Parsimony, distance, and likelihood analyses identify six nested clades: Things Fall Apart with Out of Africa or Asia hypotheses. Molecular clock-calibrated phylogeographic analysis shows instead a basal origin of A. m. mellifera in Europe ~ 780 Kya, and expansion to Southeast Europe and Asia Minor ~ 720 Kya. Eurasian bees spread southward via a Levantine/Nilotic/Arabian corridor into Africa ~ 540 Kya. An African clade re-established in Iberia ~ 100 Kya spread thereafter to westerly Mediterranean islands and back into North Africa. Nominal subspecies within the Asia Minor and Mediterranean clades are less differentiated than are individuals within other subspecies. Names matter: paraphyletic anomalies are artefacts of mis-referral in GenBank of sequences to the wrong subspecies, or use of faulty sequences, which are clarified by inclusion of multiple sequences from available subspecies.
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- Steven M Carr
- Genetics, Evolution, and Molecular Systematics Laboratory, Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S9, Canada.
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Liu Y, Bu Y, Wang J, Wei C. Geological events and climate change drive diversification and speciation of mute cicadas in eastern continental Asia. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2023; 184:107809. [PMID: 37172861 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The poor mobility of nymphs living underground, usually for many years and the weak flying ability of adults make cicadas unique for evolutionary biology and bio-geographical study. Cicadas of the genus Karenia are unusual in Cicadidae in lacking the timbals that produce sound. Population differentiation, genetic structure, dispersal and evolutionary history of the eastern Asian mute cicada Karenia caelatata were investigated based on morphological, acoustic and molecular data. The results reveal a high level of genetic differentiation in this species. Six independent clades with nearly unique sets of haplotypes corresponding to geographically isolated populations are recognized. Genetic and geographic distances are significantly correlated among lineages. The phenotypic differentiation is generally consistent with the high levels of genetic divergence across populations. Results of ecological niche modeling suggest that the potential distribution range of this mountain-habitat specialist during the Last Glacial Maximum was broader than its current range, indicating this species had benefited from the climate change during the early Pleistocene in southern China. Geological events such as orogeny in Southwest China and Pleistocene climate oscillations have driven the differentiation and divergence of this species, and basins, plains and rivers function as natural "barriers" to block the gene flow. Besides significant genetic divergence being found among clades, the populations occurring in the Wuyi Mountains and the Hengduan Mountains are significantly different in the calling song structure from other populations. This may have resulted from significant population differentiation and subsequent adaptation of related populations. We conclude that ecological differences in habitats, coupled with geographical isolation, have driven population divergence and allopatric speciation. This study provides a plausible example of incipient speciation in Cicadidae and improves understanding of population differentiation, acoustic signal diversification and phylogeographic relationships of this unusual cicada species. It informs future studies on population differentiation, speciation and phylogeography of other mountain-habitat insects in the East Asian continent.
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- Yunxiang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining, Qinghai 810016, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest Management of the Ministry of Education, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Liu S, Zhou C, Lin Y. New Insights into the Variation and Admixture of the Cave-Dwelling Spider Trogloneta yunnanensis in South China Karst. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13071244. [PMID: 37048500 PMCID: PMC10093053 DOI: 10.3390/ani13071244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Subterranean karst caves can contain unexpected biodiversity, but few studies related to spider population genetics have been conducted in the karst area of Southern China. In this study, we investigated the population genetic structure of Trogloneta yunnanensis (Song & Zhu, 1994) based on 73 spider samples from six underground populations in South China Karst. Population genetic structure analysis showed a clear divergence (FST > 0.9 and Nm < 0.05) among populations according to mitochondrial genes. The phylogenetic gene tree constructed by BI and ML methods recovered six geographic clades. Divergence time estimation indicated that the divergence of these six populations can be traced back to the late Pleistocene. We supposed that the geographic isolation led to the extreme population structure. According to this study and previous studies about troglobites living in this region, the subterranean habitats of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau may contain many organisms with similar genetic structures. The subterranean biodiversity in the karst area of Southern China needs to be re-evaluated and protected.
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- Shiliang Liu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- The Sichuan Key Laboratory for Conservation Biology of Endangered Wildlife, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment (Ministry of Education), College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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Du Z, Zhao Q, Wang X, Sota T, Tian L, Song F, Cai W, Zhao P, Li H. Climatic oscillation promoted diversification of spinous assassin bugs during Pleistocene glaciation. Evol Appl 2023; 16:880-894. [PMID: 37124089 PMCID: PMC10130555 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023] Open
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Insect speciation is among the most fascinating topics in evolutionary biology; however, its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Allopatric speciation represents one of the major types of speciation and is believed to have frequently occurred during glaciation periods, when climatic oscillation may have caused suitable habitats to be fragmented repeatedly, creating geographical isolation among populations. However, supporting evidence for allopatric speciation of insects in East Asia during the Pleistocene glaciation remains lacking. We aim to investigate the effect of climatic oscillation during the Pleistocene glaciation on the diversification pattern and evolutionary history of hemipteran insects and to test the hypothesis of Pleistocene species stability using spinous assassin bugs Sclomina (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a small genus widely distributed in southern China but was later found to have cryptic species diversity. Here, using the whole mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) and nuclear ribosomal RNA genes, we investigated both interspecific and intraspecific diversification patterns of spinous assassin bugs. Approximate Bayesian computation, ecological niche modeling, and demographic history analyses were also applied to understand the diversification process and driven factors. Our data suggest that the five species of Sclomina are highly diverged, despite three of them currently being cryptic. Speciation occurred during the Pleistocene when suitable distribution areas were possibly fragmented. Six phylogeographic groups in the type species S. erinacea were identified, among which two groups underwent expansion during the early Last Glacial Period and after Last Glacier Maximum. Our analyses suggest that this genus may have experienced climate-driven habitat fragmentation and postglacial expansion in the Pleistocene, promoting allopatric speciation and intraspecific diversification. Our results reveal underestimated species diversity in a small insect group and illustrate a remarkable example of allopatric speciation of insects in East Asia promoted by Pleistocene climatic oscillations. These findings provide important insights into the speciation processes and aid the conservation of insect species diversity.
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- Zhenyong Du
- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of ScienceKyoto University, SakyoKyotoJapan
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf (Ministry of Education) and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Intelligent SimulationNanning Normal UniversityNanningChina
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- Department of Entomology, MOA Key Lab of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant ProtectionChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
- Sanya Institute of China Agricultural UniversitySanyaChina
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Tseng SP, Darras H, Hsu PW, Yoshimura T, Lee CY, Wetterer JK, Keller L, Yang CCS. Genetic analysis reveals the putative native range and widespread double-clonal reproduction in the invasive longhorn crazy ant. Mol Ecol 2023; 32:1020-1033. [PMID: 36527320 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Clonal reproduction can provide an advantage for invasive species to establish as it can circumvent inbreeding depression which often plagues introduced populations. The world's most widespread invasive ant, Paratrechina longicornis, was previously found to display a double-clonal reproduction system, whereby both males and queens are produced clonally, resulting in separate male and queen lineages, while workers are produced sexually. Under this unusual reproduction mode, inbreeding is avoided in workers as they carry hybrid interlineage genomes. Despite the ubiquitous distribution of P. longicornis, the significance of this reproductive system for the ant's remarkable success remains unclear, as its prevalence is still unknown. Further investigation into the controversial native origin of P. longicornis is also required to reconstruct the evolutionary histories of double-clonal lineages. Here, we examine genetic variation and characterize the reproduction mode of P. longicornis populations sampled worldwide using microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA sequences to infer the ant's putative native range and the distribution of the double-clonal reproductive system. Analyses of global genetic variations indicate that the Indian subcontinent is a genetic diversity hotspot of this species, suggesting that P. longicornis probably originates from this geographical area. Our analyses revealed that both the inferred native and introduced populations exhibit double-clonal reproduction, with queens and males around the globe belonging to two separate, nonrecombining clonal lineages. By contrast, workers are highly heterozygous because they are first-generation interlineage hybrids. Overall, these data indicate a worldwide prevalence of double clonality in P. longicornis and support the prediction that the unusual genetic system may have pre-adapted this ant for global colonization by maintaining heterozygosity in the worker force and alleviating genetic bottlenecks.
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- Shu-Ping Tseng
- Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA.,Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, USA
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- Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
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Ribera C, Dimitrov D. A molecular phylogeny of the European nesticid spiders (Nesticidae, Araneae): Implications for their systematics and biogeography. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2023; 180:107685. [PMID: 36574823 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nesticidae is a small family of spiders with a worldwide distribution that includes 15 genera and 272 described species. Seven genera and 56 species are known from Europe, distributed from the Iberian Peninsula to the Caucasus and the Ural Mountains. Most of these European species are cave dwellers and many of them are troglobites. In this study we present the first molecular phylogeny of the family Nesticidae in Europe with a wide geographical sampling across the continent. In our analysis the European nesticid fauna is well represented, including six genera and 40 of the 56 currently accepted species including the type species of all sampled genera. We have included in the analysis representatives of the North American and Asian fauna to test the monophyly of the European species and the phylogenetic relationships of European lineages. Phylogenetic relationships were reconstructed using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference. As part of our Bayesian analyses, we also dated the phylogeny using two approaches, one based only on fossil calibrations and one that included an additional biogeographical constraint. Our results show paraphyly of the European nesticids with respect to the Asian and North American taxa. We recover four main lineages within Europe. These four European lineages and all European genera have 100% bootstrap support and high posterior probability support in the BEAST2 analysis. The Typhlonesticus lineage is the earliest branching clade present in Europe and includes seven species, the five currently accepted species plus T. parvus from Bosnia and Herzegovina and T. silvestrii from western North America. The Eastern lineage includes the genus Aituaria and is the sister group of the Asian genera Nesticella and Wraios. The Domitius lineage is likely the sister group of the Central European lineage and spreads over the Iberian and Italian peninsulas. Finally, the Central European lineage includes three genera: Kryptonesticus, distributed from the karstic massifs of the Balkan Peninsula to Turkey, Nesticus with a single synanthropic species N. cellulanus and Carpathonesticus, exclusive to the Carpathian Mountains. With the exception of the genus Typhlonesticus, all European genera show an allopatric distribution (except for the two European synanthropic species). The results obtained in this study together with the revision of the original descriptions, redescriptions, and illustrations, lead us to propose 11 nomenclatural changes (new combinations) concerning the genera Typhlonesticus, Nesticus and Carpathonesticus.
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- Carles Ribera
- Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Natural History, University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen, Postbox 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway.
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Zhu XL, Yuan JJ, Zhou LY, Bartolozzi L, Wan X. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Cyclommatus stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae): Insights into their evolution and diversification in tropical and subtropical Asia. Front Ecol Evol 2023. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.974315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Cyclommatus stag beetles (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) are very interesting insects, because of their striking allometry (mandibles can be longer that the whole body in large males of some species) and sexual dimorphism. They mainly inhabit tropical and subtropical forests in Asia. To date, there has been no molecular phylogenetic research on how these stag beetles evolved and diversified. In this study, we constructed the first phylogenetic relationship for Cyclommatus using multi-locus datasets. Analyses showed that Cyclommatus is monophyletic, being subdivided into two well-supported clades (A and B). The clade A includes the island species from Southeast Asia, and the clade B is formed by the continental species. The divergent time estimates showed these beetles split from the outgroup around 43.10 million years ago (Mya) in the late Eocene, divided during the late Oligocene (around 24.90 Mya) and diversified further during the early and middle Miocene (around 18.19 Mya, around 15.17 Mya). RASP analysis suggested that these beetles likely originated in the Philippine archipelago, then dispersed to the other Southeast Asian archipelagoes, Indochina Peninsula, Southeast Himalayas, and Southern China. Moreover, relatively large genetic distance and stable morphological variations signified that the two clades reach the level of inter-generic differences, i.e., the current Cyclommatus should be separated in two genera: Cyclommatus Parry, 1863 including the clade A species, and Cyclommatinus Didier, 1927 covering the clade B species. In addition, the evidence we generated indicated these beetles’ diversification was promoted probably by both long-distance dispersal and colonization, supporting an “Upstream” colonization hypothesis. Our study provides insights into the classification, genetics and evolution of stag beetles in the Oriental region.
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Szafranski P. New Dielis species and structural dichotomy of the mitochondrial cox2 gene in Scoliidae wasps. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1950. [PMID: 36732536 PMCID: PMC9895450 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27806-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Some mitochondrial protein-coding genes of protists and land plants have split over the course of evolution into complementary genes whose products can form heteromeric complexes that likely substitute for the undivided proteins. One of these genes, cox2, has also been found to have split in animals, specifically in Scoliidae wasps (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) of the genus Dielis (Campsomerini), while maintaining the conventional structure in related Scolia (Scoliini). Here, a hitherto unrecognized Nearctic species of Dielis, D. tejensis, is described based on its phenotype and mtDNA. The mitogenome of D. tejensis sp. nov. differs from that of the sympatric sibling species Dielis plumipes fossulana by the reduced size of the cox2-dividing insert, which, however, still constitutes the fifth part of the mtDNA; an enlarged nad2-trnW intergenic region; the presence of two trnKttt paralogues; and other features. Both species of Dielis have a unique insertion of a threonine in COXIIA, predicted to be involved in COXIIA-COXIIB docking, and substitutions of two hydrophobic residues with redox-active cysteines around the CuA centre in COXIIB. Importantly, the analysis of mtDNA from another Campsomerini genus, Megacampsomeris, shows that its cox2 gene is also split. The presented data highlight evolutionary processes taking place in hymenopteran mitogenomes that do not fall within the mainstream of animal mitochondrion evolution.
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- Przemyslaw Szafranski
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Thinnabut K, Rodpai R, Sanpool O, Maleewong W, Tangkawanit U. Genetic diversity of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) populations and molecular detection of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia infesting beef cattle from upper-northeastern Thailand. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2023; 107:105394. [PMID: 36502740 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Genetic diversity, genetic structure and demographic history of the ticks infesting beef cattle in Thailand were examined based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (cox1) sequences. Tick samples were collected in 12 provinces in upper-northeastern Thailand. Three species were found; Rhipicephalus microplus, R. sanguineus, and Haemaphysalis bispinosa. Of these, R. microplus was by far the most abundant species in beef cattle and was widely distributed throughout the area. No cox1 sequence variation was found in the R. sanguineus or H. bispinosa specimens collected. Low nucleotide diversity but high haplotype diversity was observed in R. microplus. All collected R. microplus specimens belonged to lineage A. Mismatch-distribution analysis, as well as Tajima's D and Fu's Fs tests, provided evidence of recent demographic expansion. A subsample of tick specimens was investigated for presence of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia using a fragment of the 16S rRNA gene. Three species of Anaplasma were detected from R. microplus; Anaplasma marginale (19.08%), Anaplasma platys (1.97%) and unidentified Anaplasma strain (0.66%). The infection rate of Ehrlichia was 7.24% (two ticks were infected with E. minasensis (1.97%) and eight with an unidentified Ehrlichia strain (5.26%). No infections were found in R. sanguineus or H. bispinosa. This is the first report of A. platys and E. minasensis in cattle ticks in Thailand, providing information for future epidemiological surveys and control strategies in this region.
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- Kanchana Thinnabut
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Mekong Health Science Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Mekong Health Science Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Mekong Health Science Research Institute, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
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Fouquet A, Réjaud A, Rodrigues MT, Ron SR, Chaparro JC, Osorno M, Werneck FP, Hrbek T, Lima AP, Camacho-Badani T, Jaramillo-Martinez AF, Chave J. Diversification of the Pristimantis conspicillatus group (Anura: Craugastoridae) within distinct neotropical areas throughout the Neogene. SYST BIODIVERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2022.2130464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Antoine Fouquet
- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, CNRS, IRD, Université Paul Sabatier, Bâtiment 4R1, 118 Route de Narbonne, Toulouse, 31077, France
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, CNRS, IRD, Université Paul Sabatier, Bâtiment 4R1, 118 Route de Narbonne, Toulouse, 31077, France
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- Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo Instituto de Biociências, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Museo de Zoología, Escuela de Biología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
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- Museo de Biodiversidad del Perú, Urbanización Mariscal Gamarra A-61, Zona 2, Cusco, Peru
- Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Paraninfo Universitario (Plaza de Armas s/n), Cusco, Perú
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- Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI, Sede enlace. Calle 20 # 5-44, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Avenida André Araújo 2936, Manaus, 69080-971, AM, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, 69080-900, AM, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Biodiversidade, Avenida André Araújo 2936, Manaus, 69080-971, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Sistemática de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Av. Ipiranga 6681, Prédio 40, sala 110, Porto Alegre, 90619-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, CNRS, IRD, Université Paul Sabatier, Bâtiment 4R1, 118 Route de Narbonne, Toulouse, 31077, France
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Nguyen HQ, Ho PT, Kong S, Bae Y, Pham TH, La HT, Jang Y. A time-calibrated mitogenomic phylogeny suggests that Korean Hyalessa fuscata is a bridge between Chinese and Japanese H. maculaticollis. J Genet 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-022-01405-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Quality of Sequence Data Affects Biodiversity and Conservation Perspectives in the Neotropical Damselfly Megaloprepus caerulatus. DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/d14121056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Ideally, the footprint of the evolutionary history of a species is drawn from integrative studies including quantitative and qualitative taxonomy, biogeography, ecology, and molecular genetics. In today’s research, species delimitations and identification of conservation units is often accompanied by a set of—at minimum—two sequence markers appropriate for the systematic level under investigation. Two such studies re-evaluated the species status in the world’s largest Odonata, the Neotropical damselfly Megaloprepus caerulatus. The species status of the genus Megaloprepus has long been debated. Despite applying a highly similar set of sequence markers, the two studies reached different conclusions concerning species status and population genetic relationships. In this study, we took the unique opportunity to compare the two datasets and analyzed the reasons for those incongruences. The two DNA sequence markers used (16S rDNA and CO1) were re-aligned using a strict conservative approach and the analyses used in both studies were repeated. Going step by step back to the first line of data handling, we show that a high number of unresolved characters in the sequence alignments as well as internal gaps are responsible for the different outcomes in terms of species delimitations and population genetic relationships. Overall, this study shows that high quality raw sequence data are an indispensable requirement, not only in odonate research.
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Li B, Yang Z. Multilocus evidence provides insight into the demographic history and asymmetrical gene flow between Ostrinia furnacalis and Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in the Yili area, Xinjiang, China. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9504. [PMID: 36407909 PMCID: PMC9667411 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Tianshan Mountains provide a model for studying biological evolution and speciation. Here we assess the evolutionary history of Ostrinia furnacalis (ACB) and Ostrinia nubilalis (ECB), which are sympatric in the Yili River Valley in Xinjiang, China.Our study is based on the historical gene flow analyses of two species by using three mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA, COI, COII, Cytb) and four nuclear DNA (nuDNA, EF-1α, Wingless, RPS5, CAD) markers obtained from representatives of HC (Huocheng), YN (Yining), XY (Xinyuan), and MNS (Manasi).Our results reveal that there is an asymmetrical gene flow pattern between the four populations. The population migratory pathways between these different populations show inflow into HC and YN, outflow from XY, and that MNS maintained a flow balance. Bayesian divergence time dating based on the COI gene suggests that the genetic divergence between the two species in this area may have occurred in Holocene at 0.008 Mya. Neutrality tests (Tajima's D, Fu's F s), and mismatch distribution test results suggest that population expansion events may not have occurred in the recent past. The demographic history and gene flow pattern between ACB and ECB may follow the "mountain isolation" hypothesis. The ML and BI trees of the mtDNA haplotype dataset show that ECB haplotypes are grouped together in a distinct clade and are clearly separate from ACB haplotypes. However, the geographical pattern of haplotype distribution is less clear for both ACB and ECB, supporting that there has been frequent gene flow among the geographic populations in the Tianshan Mountains.These findings indicate that the Tianshan Mountains are less likely a barrier to gene flow of the two species.
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- Bing Li
- College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
- Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest MangagementNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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- College of Plant ProtectionNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
- Key Laboratory of Plant Protection Resources and Pest MangagementNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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Specific and Intraspecific Diversity of Symphypleona and Neelipleona (Hexapoda: Collembola) in Southern High Appalachia (USA). DIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/d14100847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Collembola, commonly known as springtails, are important detritivores, abundant in leaf litter and soil globally. Springtails are wingless hexapods with many North American species having wide distributions ranging from as far as Alaska to Mexico. Here, we analyze the occurrence and intraspecific diversity of springtails with a globular body shape (Symphypleona and Neelipleona), in southern high Appalachia, a significant biodiversity hotspot. The peaks of high Appalachia represent ‘sky islands’ due to their physical isolation, and they host numerous endemic species in other taxa. We surveyed globular Collembola through COI metabarcoding, assessing geographic and genetic diversity across localities and species. Intraspecific diversity in globular Collembola was extremely high, suggesting that considerable cryptic speciation has occurred. While we were able to associate morphospecies with described species in most of the major families in the region (Dicyrtomidae, Katiannidae, Sminthuridae, and Sminthurididae), other families (Neelidae, and Arrhopalitidae) are in more pressing need of taxonomic revision before species identities can be confirmed. Due to poor representation in databases, and high intraspecific variability, no identifications were accomplished through comparison with available DNA barcodes.
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Molfini M, Mancini E, Bologna MA. Phylogeny of European
Pyrochroa
(Coleoptera, Pyrochroidae) reveals cryptic taxa and different glacial histories. ZOOL SCR 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marco Molfini
- Department of Science Roma Tre University Rome Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin” Sapienza University Rome Italy
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Nielsen M, Margaryan A, Nielsen TL, Enghoff H, Allentoft ME. Complete mitochondrial genomes from museum specimens clarify millipede evolution in the Eastern Arc Mountains. Zool J Linn Soc 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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The Eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania represent a hotspot for biological diversity of global importance. The level of endemism is high, and Eastern Arc biodiversity has been studied extensively in vertebrates and invertebrates, including millipedes. However, millipede evolution is vastly understudied at the molecular level. Therefore, we used next-generation ‘shotgun’ sequencing to obtain mitochondrial genome sequences of 26 museum specimens, representing six genera and 12 millipede species found across the Eastern Arc Mountains. Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods yielded consistent topologies with high node support, confirming a high level of congruence between molecular and morphological analyses. The only exception was a Tropostreptus sigmatospinus individual from Zanzibar, which was placed outside an otherwise monophyletic group consisting of mainland individuals of the same assumed species. For two species with a distribution across several mountain blocks (Tropostreptus sigmatospinus and Tropostreptus hamatus), each mountain population represents a distinct monophyletic lineage. In contrast, we also observe that distinct species exist sympatrically in the same montane forests, indicative of older speciation events that are not defined by current forest distribution. Our results are important for understanding speciation mechanisms in montane rain forests and highlight that ethanol-preserved invertebrates exhibit a tremendous potential for genomic analyses.
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- Martin Nielsen
- Section for Evolutionary Genomics, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
- Arctic Station, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen , Disko Island , Greenland
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- Section for Evolutionary Genomics, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- Lundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
- Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University , Perth, WA , Australia
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Pramual P, Jomkumsing P, Wongpakam K, Vaisusuk K, Chatan W, Gomontean B. Population Genetic Structure and Population History of the Biting Midge Culicoides mahasarakhamense (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13080724. [PMID: 36005350 PMCID: PMC9409184 DOI: 10.3390/insects13080724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Biting midges of the genus Culicoides Latreille are significant pests and vectors of disease agents transmitted to humans and other animals. Understanding the genetic structure and diversity of these insects is crucial for effective control programs. This study examined the genetic diversity, genetic structure, and demographic history of Culicoides mahasarakhamense, a possible vector of avian haemosporidian parasites and Leishmania martiniquensis, in Thailand. The star-like shape of the median joining haplotype network, a unimodal mismatch distribution, and significant negative values for Tajima's D and Fu's FS tests indicated that populations had undergone recent expansion. Population expansion time was estimated to be 2000-22,000 years ago. Population expansion may have been triggered by climatic amelioration from cold/dry to warm/humid conditions at the end of the last glaciations, resulting in the increased availability of host blood sources. Population pairwise FST revealed that most (87%) comparisons were not genetically different, most likely due to a shared recent history. The exception to the generally low level of genetic structuring is a population from the northern region that is genetically highly different from others. Population isolation in the past and the limitation of ongoing gene flows due to large geographic distance separation are possible explanations for genetic differentiation.
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- Pairot Pramual
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Mahasalakan 44150, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Mahasalakan 44150, Thailand
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- Walai Rukhavej Botanical Research Institute, Mahasarakham University, Mahasalakan 44150, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Technology and Veterinary Nursing, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Mahasalakan 44000, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Mahasarakham University, Mahasalakan 44000, Thailand
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Mahasalakan 44150, Thailand
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VILLABLANCA-MIRANDA VICENTE, VILLABLANCA JAVIER, ZÚÑIGA-REINOSO ÁLVARO. Psectrascelis senex sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), a new species from the southern Atacama Desert, Chile. Zootaxa 2022; 5174:285-293. [DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5174.3.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Psectrascelis Solier, 1836 is the most specious South American genus of Nycteliini, which inhabit arid and semiarid regions. Recent expeditions to the southern part of the Atacama Desert collected specimens of Psectrascelis which do not fit with any other described species belonging to this genus. These specimens are morphologically close to P. penai Kulzer, 1955 but the presence of carinae on the elytra easily differentiates this taxon from this mentioned above. Here, we analyzed external morphology, both male and female genitalia, and sequences from a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene with that of morphologically close species. Our study supports the description of Psectrascelis senex sp. nov. and suggests that P. senex sp. nov. is the sister species of P. penai.
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Ghanavi HR, Twort V, Hartman TJ, Zahiri R, Wahlberg N. The (non) accuracy of mitochondrial genomes for family‐level phylogenetics in Erebidae (Lepidoptera). ZOOL SCR 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hamid Reza Ghanavi
- Systematic Biology Group, Biology Department Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Systematic Biology Group, Biology Department Lund University Lund Sweden
- Zoology Unit, The Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
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- Center of Natural History University of Hamburg Hamburg Germany
- Ottawa Plant Laboratory, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Entomology Diagnostic Laboratory Ottawa Ontario Canada
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- Systematic Biology Group, Biology Department Lund University Lund Sweden
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Vast Gene Flow among the Spanish Populations of the Pest Bactrocera oleae (Diptera, Tephritidae), Phylogeography of a Metapopulation to Be Controlled and Its Mediterranean Genetic Context. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13070642. [PMID: 35886818 PMCID: PMC9322173 DOI: 10.3390/insects13070642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Simple Summary The output of olive industry at the Mediterranean Basin, headed by Spain, is huge worldwide. The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae is the major pest of olive orchards. The damages it causes become in considerable economic losses as well as a decrease in oil quantity and quality. A key question for the success of pest control strategies is the further knowledge about the species, and genetic data becomes essential for this purpose. The present work analyses more than 250 fruit flies from six different Mediterranean countries, showing relevant data about the genetic structure and gene flow of this damaging pest. These findings are helpful to improve the integrated pest management strategies according to the current European Guidelines. Abstract Spain is the leading producer of olives and olive oil. Ninety-five percent of world production originate from Spain and other regions of the Mediterranean Basin. However, these olive-growing countries face a major problem, the harmful fly Bactrocera oleae, the main pest of olive crops. To improve its control, one of the challenges is the further knowledge of the species and populations dynamics in this area. A phylogeographic work is necessary to further characterise the levels and distribution patterns of genetic diversity of the Spanish populations and their genetic relationships with other Mediterranean populations. A 1151 bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene has been analysed in over 250 specimens of the six main Mediterranean countries via sequencing. Genetic diversity parameters were high; 51 new haplotypes have been identified showing a geographical pattern across the Mediterranean area. The data revealed that olive fruit fly populations have been long time established in the Mediterranean Basin with two genetic groups. Gene flow seems to be the main process in shaping this genetic structure as well as fly’s colonisation routes that have paralleled those of the olive tree.
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Suárez D, Arribas P, Jiménez-García E, Emerson BC. Dispersal ability and its consequences for population genetic differentiation and diversification. Proc Biol Sci 2022; 289:20220489. [PMID: 35582805 PMCID: PMC9115014 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Dispersal ability is known to influence geographical structuring of genetic variation within species, with a direct relationship between low vagility and population genetic structure, which can potentially give rise to allopatric speciation. However, our general understanding of the relationship between dispersal ability, population differentiation and lineage diversification is limited. To address this issue, we sampled mitochondrial DNA variation within lineages of beetles and spiders across the Canary Islands to explore the relationships between dispersal ability, differentiation within lineages and diversification. We found positive relationships between population genetic structure and diversification for both beetles and spiders. Comparisons between dispersive and non-dispersive lineages revealed significant differences for both lineage differentiation and diversification. For both taxa, non-dispersive lineages had stronger population genetic structure. Genus-level endemic species richness and proxies for diversification rate within genera were higher in non-dispersive taxa for both beetles and spiders. Comparisons of average and maximum node divergences within genera suggest that species turnover may be higher in non-dispersive genera. Our results reveal a model where dispersal limitation may shape the diversity of lineages across evolutionary timescales by positively influencing intraspecific and species diversity, moderated by higher extinction rates compared to more dispersive lineages.
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- Daniel Suárez
- Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, CSIC Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC), C/Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands 38206, Spain,School of Doctoral and Postgraduate Studies, University of La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, CSIC Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC), C/Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands 38206, Spain
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- Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, CSIC Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC), C/Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands 38206, Spain,School of Doctoral and Postgraduate Studies, University of La Laguna, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group, CSIC Institute of Natural Products and Agrobiology (IPNA-CSIC), C/Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands 38206, Spain
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Liao H, Terayama M, Eguchi K. Revision of Taiwanese and Ryukyuan species of Pristepyris Kieffer, 1905, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae). Zookeys 2022; 1102:1-42. [PMID: 36761152 PMCID: PMC9848667 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1102.84953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The pristocerine genus Pristepyris comprises 38 valid species recorded worldwide, except in the Australian Region. Of them, three species, namely P.mieae (Terayama, 1995), P.tainanensis (Terayama, 1995) and P.takasago (Terayama, 1996), have been recorded from Taiwan and three species, i.e. P.ishigakiensis (Yasumatsu, 1955), P.minutus (Yasumatsu, 1955) and P.ryukyuensis (Terayama, 1999), from the Ryukyus in Japan. In the present study, the species-level classification of both Taiwanese and Ryukyuan species of Pristepyris was revised using newly-collected specimens by the external and male genital morphological as well as molecular phylogenetic analysis. Overall, six species of Pristepyris were recorded from Taiwan and the Ryukyus. Among these, five were previously recorded for the region and were revised here: P.ishigakiensis, P.mieae, P.ryukyuensis, P.tainanensis and P.zhejiangensis. Additionally, a new species, P.seqalu sp. nov., is herein described and illustrated. Furthermore, the species P.minutus is transferred to Eleganesia and P.takasago is synonymized under P.minutus. Due to the new combination of Pristepyrisminutus, a key to Taiwanese and Ryukyuan species of the genus Eleganesia, based on male morphology, is provided in Appendix 1. We confirmed for the first time the correspondence between the male and female species of P.zhejiangensis by molecular data. High compatibility in species delimitation patterns, suggested by the morphological and molecular phylogenetic approaches, highlighted the significance of the former approach for accurately classifying aged voucher specimens of Pristocerinae in public collections.
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- Hauchuan Liao
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, JapanTokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, JapanTokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0397, JapanTokyo Metropolitan UniversityTokyoJapan,Department of International Health and Medical Anthropology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-12-4, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8523, JapanNagasaki UniversitySakamotoJapan
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Kadej M, Zając K, Gutowski JM, Jaworski T, Plewa R, Ruta R, Sikora K, Smolis A, Magoga G, Montagna M, Eckelt A, Birkemoe T, Bonacci T, Brandmayr P, Heibl C, Cizek L, Algis Davenis S, Fuchs L, Horak J, Kapla A, Kulijer D, Merkl O, Müller J, Noordijk J, Saluk S, Sverdrup-Thygeson A, Vrezec A, Kajtoch Ł. Disentangling phylogenetic relations and biogeographic history within the Cucujus haematodes species group (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2022; 173:107527. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kiyokawa R, Ikeda H. Intraspecific evolution of sexually dimorphic characters in a female diving beetle can be promoted by demographic history and temperature. Evolution 2022; 76:1003-1015. [PMID: 35267191 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Previous studies have predicted that antagonistic intraspecific evolution of sexually dimorphic characters causing rapid speciation can be driven by demographic history and environmental variations. However, researchers have rarely examined this issue in the wild. Here, we examined intraspecific evolution of sexually dimorphic characters and its driving force by using a diving beetle, Acilius japonicus, which has very marked sexually dimorphic characters. Males with wider big suction cups could copulate with females with a higher success rate, whereas the mating durations of females with more hairs on their pronota were shorter. Females in a region with greater interpopulation genetic differentiation had more pronotal hairs. Considering that a previous study showed that less continuity among populations leads to a higher female cost of mating, this result suggests a greater female cost of mating in this region. Females at warmer sites also had more pronotal hairs. In light of the increase in O2 consumption in warmer water, our result suggests that more pronotal hairs in females at warmer sites have been maintained to prevent prolonged underwater mating at higher O2 demand. These findings suggest that demographic history and temperature can direct the evolution of sexually dimorphic characters related to sexual conflict in females.
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- Ryo Kiyokawa
- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan.,Shiriuchi 54-1, Shiriuchimachi, Hachinohe-shi, Aomori, 039-1101, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan
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Liu T, Chen J, Jiang L, Qiao G. Human‐mediated eco‐evolutionary processes of the herbivorous insect
Hyalopterus arundiniformis
during the Holocene. DIVERS DISTRIB 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Tongyi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- College of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- College of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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Zhang S, Kubota K. Local ecological divergence of two closely related stag beetles based on genetic, morphological, and environmental analyses. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8837. [PMID: 35449584 PMCID: PMC9013855 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The process of phenotypic adaptation to the environments is widely recognized. However, comprehensive studies integrating phylogenetic, phenotypic, and ecological approaches to assess this process are scarce. Our study aims to assess whether local adaptation may explain intraspecific differentiation by quantifying multidimensional differences among populations in closely related lucanid species, Platycerus delicatulus and Platycerus kawadai, which are endemic saproxylic beetles in Japan. First, we determined intraspecific analysis units based on nuclear and mitochondrial gene analyses of Platycerus delicatulus and Platycerus kawadai under sympatric and allopatric conditions. Then, we compared differences in morphology and environmental niche between populations (analysis units) within species. We examined the relationship between morphology and environmental niche via geographic distance. P. kawadai was subdivided into the “No introgression” and “Introgression” populations based on mitochondrial COI gene – nuclear ITS region discordance. P. delicatulus was subdivided into “Allopatric” and “Sympatric” populations. Body length differed significantly among the populations of each species. For P. delicatulus, character displacement was suggested. For P. kawadai, the morphological difference was likely caused by geographic distance or genetic divergence rather than environmental differences. The finding showed that the observed mitochondrial–nuclear discordance is likely due to historical mitochondrial introgression following a range of expansion. Our results show that morphological variation among populations of P. delicatulus and P. kawadai reflects an ecological adaptation process based on interspecific interactions, geographic distance, or genetic divergence. Our results will deepen understanding of ecological specialization processes across the distribution and adaptation of species in natural systems.
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- Sheng‐Nan Zhang
- Department of Forest Science Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Forest Science Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan
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Pronounced mito-nuclear discordance and various Wolbachia infections in the water ringlet Erebia pronoe have resulted in a complex phylogeographic structure. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5175. [PMID: 35338196 PMCID: PMC8956704 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Several morphological and mitochondrial lineages of the alpine ringlet butterfly species Erebia pronoe have been described, indicating a complex phylogenetic structure. However, the existing data were insufficient and allow neither a reconstruction of the biogeographic history, nor an assessment of the genetic lineages. Therefore, we analysed mitochondrial (COI, NDI) and nuclear (EF1α, RPS5) gene sequences and compared them with sequences from the sister species Erebia melas. Additionally, we combined this information with morphometric data of the male genitalia and the infection patterns with Wolbachia strains, based on a WSP analysis. We obtained a distinct phylogeographic structure within the E. pronoe-melas complex with eight well-distinguishable geographic groups, but also a remarkable mito-nuclear discordance. The mito-nuclear discordance in E. melas and E. pronoe glottis can be explained by different ages of Wolbachia infections with different Wolbachia strains, associated selective sweeps, and hybridisation inhibition. Additionally, we found indications for incipient speciation of E. pronoe glottis in the Pyrenees and a pronounced range dynamic within and among the other high mountain systems of Europe. Our results emphasize the importance of combined approaches in reconstructing biogeographic patterns and evaluating phylogeographic splits.
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Ballinger MJ, Christian RC, Moore LD, Taylor DJ, Sabet A. Evolution and Diversity of Inherited Viruses in the Nearctic Phantom Midge, Chaoborus americanus. Virus Evol 2022; 8:veac018. [PMID: 35356639 PMCID: PMC8963322 DOI: 10.1093/ve/veac018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Inherited mutualists, parasites, and commensals occupy one of the most intimate ecological niches available to invertebrate-associated microbes. How this transmission environment influences microbial evolution is increasingly understood for inherited bacterial symbionts, but in viruses, research on the prevalence of vertical transmission and its effects on viral lineages is still maturing. The evolutionary stability of this strategy remains difficult to assess, although phylogenetic evidence of frequent host shifts and selective sweeps have been interpreted as strategies favoring parasite persistence. In this study, we describe and investigate a natural insect system in which species-wide sweeps have been restricted by the isolation of host populations. Previous work identified evidence of pronounced mitochondrial genetic structure among North American populations of the phantom midge, Chaoborus americanus. Here we take advantage of the geographical isolation in this species to investigate the diversity and persistence of its inherited virome. We identify eight novel RNA viruses from six families and use small RNA sequencing in reproductive tissues to provide evidence of vertical transmission. We report region-specific virus strains that mirror the continental phylogeography of the host, demonstrating that members of the inherited virome have independently persisted in parallel host lineages since they last shared a common ancestor in the Mid Pleistocene. We find that the small interfering RNA pathway, a frontline of antiviral defense in insects, targets members of this inherited virome. Finally, our results suggest that the Piwi-mediated RNA silencing pathway is unlikely to function as a general antiviral defense in Chaoborus, in contrast to its role in some mosquitoes. However, we also report that the PIWI-interacting RNA pathway generates abundant piRNAs from endogenous viral elements closely related to actively infecting inherited viruses, potentially helping to explain idiosyncratic patterns of virus-specific Piwi targeting in this insect.
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- Matthew J Ballinger
- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA
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