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Asenjo A, Valois M, Zampaulo RDA, Molina M, Oliveira RRM, Oliveira G, Vasconcelos S. New taxonomic insights for Brazilian Syrbatus Reitter (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), including three new species and their mitochondrial genomes. PeerJ 2024; 12:e17783. [PMID: 39148684 PMCID: PMC11326439 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17783] [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: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024] Open
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Here we present a taxonomic treatment for the Brazilian species of Syrbatus (Reitter, 1882), including the description of three new species (Syrbatus moustache Asenjo & Valois sp. nov., Syrbatus obsidian Asenjo & Valois sp. nov. and Syrbatus superciliata Asenjo & Valois sp. nov.) from the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (Minas Gerais, Brazil). In addition, we designated lectotypes for the Brazilian species of species-group 2, Syrbatus centralis (Raffray, 1898), Syrbatus hetschkoi (Reitter, 1888), Syrbatus hiatusus (Reitter, 1888), Syrbatus transversalis (Raffray, 1898), and Syrbatus trinodulus (Schaufuss, 1887), besides recognizing the holotype for Syrbatus brevispinus (Reitter, 1882), Syrbatus bubalus (Raffray, 1898), and Syrbatus grouvellei (Raffray, 1898). The mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of the three new species are presented, for which we present the phylogenetic placement among Staphylinidae with previously published data.
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- Angélico Asenjo
- Instituto Tecnológico Vale, Belém, Pará, Brazil
- Department of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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Konstantinov AS, Savitsky VY, Zabaluev IA. Discovery and lectotype designation of Longitarsuscalifornicus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Zookeys 2024; 1209:231-244. [PMID: 39175829 PMCID: PMC11336390 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1209.124692] [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: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
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The lectotype of Longitarsuscalifornicus (Motschulsky, 1845) is designated, described, and illustrated. An illustrated key to eight light-colored Longitarsus species known to occur in the western United States is presented. A brief history of Russian entomological collecting in North America during the first half of 19th century, with specimens preserved in Zoological Museum of Moscow University, Moscow and Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, is provided.
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- Alexander S. Konstantinov
- Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, c/o Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USANational Museum of Natural HistoryWashington DCUnited States of America
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- Zoological Museum of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 125009, RussiaMoscow State UniversityMoscowRussia
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- Zoological Museum of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 125009, RussiaMoscow State UniversityMoscowRussia
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Douglas HB, Renkema J, Smith TW, Konstantinov AS, Moisan-De Serres J. Palearctic flea beetle and pest of hops and Cannabis, Psylliodesattenuata (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae), new to North America. Biodivers Data J 2024; 12:e120340. [PMID: 39015798 PMCID: PMC11249851 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.12.e120340] [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: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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Background The univoltine leaf beetle Psylliodesattenuata (Koch, 1803) is a pest of Cannabis and Humulus (Cannabaceae) and native to the Palaearctic Region, known from eastern Asia to western Europe. New information First North American records are presented for P.attenuata from Canada: Ontario and Québec. Adult beetle feeding damage to hops Humuluslupulus L. (Cannabacaea) plants is recorded from Québec. Diagnostic information is presented to distinguish P.attenuata from other North American Chrysomelidae and a preliminary assessment of its potential to spread in North America is presented. While our climate analysis is limited by a lack of data, it appears P.attenuata is physiologically capable of persisting throughout the range of Humulus in North America.The United States of America and Canada are now known to be home to 71 or more species of adventive Chrysomelidae.
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- Hume B Douglas
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, CanadaAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawaCanada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Vineland, CanadaAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaVinelandCanada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, CanadaAgriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawaCanada
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- Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, MRC-168 Washington, United States of AmericaSystematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of Natural History, MRC-168 WashingtonUnited States of America
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- Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, Québec, CanadaMinistère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du QuébecQuébecCanada
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Haberski A, Caterino MS. A review of Nearctic Lathrobium (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with revision and descriptions of new flightless species from the mountains of the southeastern U.S. Zookeys 2024; 1198:193-277. [PMID: 38708381 PMCID: PMC11066506 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1198.118355] [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: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Species of the genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) from North America north of Mexico are reviewed and 41 species are recognized. Morphology and mitochondrial COI sequence data were used to guide species designations in three flightless lineages endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, a biologically diverse region known for cryptic diversity. Using a combination of phylogeny, algorithm-based species delimitation analyses, and genitalic morphology, five new cryptic species are described and possible biogeographic scenarios for their speciation hypothesized: L.balsamense Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.camplyacra Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.islae Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.lividum Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.smokiense Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov. Five additional species are described: L.absconditum Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.hardeni Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.lapidum Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., L.solum Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov., and L.thompsonorum Haberski & Caterino, sp. nov. Two species are transferred from Lathrobium to Pseudolathra Casey: Pseudolathraparcum (LeConte, 1880), comb. nov. and Pseudolathratexana (Casey, 1905), comb. nov. Twenty-six names are reduced to synonymy. Lectotypes are designated for 47 species. Larvae are described where known, and characters of possible diagnostic value are summarized. Species diagnoses, distributions, illustrations of male and female genitalia, and a key to Lathrobium species known from the Nearctic region (including several introduced species) are provided.
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- Adam Haberski
- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0310, USAClemson UniversityClemsonUnited States of America
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- Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0310, USAClemson UniversityClemsonUnited States of America
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Bédard N, Brunke A, Bloin P, Leclerc L. New records of rove beetles from the Province of Quebec, and additional provincial records in Canada (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Zookeys 2024; 1196:303-329. [PMID: 38617101 PMCID: PMC11015092 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1196.118698] [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: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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We newly report 25 provincial records of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from the province of Quebec from the following subfamilies: Steninae (1), Euaesthetinae (1), Omaliinae (2), Oxyporinae (1), Paederinae (1), Proteininae (1), Pselaphinae (2), Scaphidiinae (2), Scydmaeninae (2), Staphylininae (11) and Tachyporinae (1). Among these, two species are also reported for the first time from Ontario, two from Nova Scotia, and five are new Canadian records. We also report the first supporting data for Suniusmelanocephalus (Fabricius, 1792) and Scopaeusminutus Erichson, 1840 for Quebec, and of Arpediumschwarzi Fauvel, 1878, Phyllodrepapunctiventris (Fauvel, 1878), and Sepedophilusbasalis (Erichson, 1839) for Ontario. Specimen data and diagnoses are provided for each species, as well as references for identification where available.
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- Nicolas Bédard
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055, rue du P.E.P.S., C. P. 10380, Quebec, QC G1V 4C7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaQuebecCanada
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- Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, CanadaCanadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawaCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055, rue du P.E.P.S., C. P. 10380, Quebec, QC G1V 4C7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaQuebecCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055, rue du P.E.P.S., C. P. 10380, Quebec, QC G1V 4C7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaQuebecCanada
- Laval University, 12325, rue de l’Université, Quebec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaLaval UniversityQuebecCanada
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Krivosheeva V, Solodovnikov A, Shulepov A, Semerikova D, Ivanova A, Salnitska M. Assessment of the DNA barcode libraries for the study of the poorly-known rove beetle (Staphylinidae) fauna of West Siberia. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e115477. [PMID: 38161489 PMCID: PMC10755746 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e115477] [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: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Staphylinidae, or rove beetles, are one of the mega-diverse and abundant families of the ground-living terrestrial arthropods that is taxonomically poorly known even in the regions adjacent to Europe where the fauna has been investigated for the longest time. Since DNA barcoding is a tool to accelerate biodiversity research, here we explored if the currently-available COI barcode libraries are representative enough for the study of rove beetles of West Siberia. This is a vast region adjacent to Europe with poorly-known fauna of rove beetles and from where not a single DNA barcode has hitherto been produced for Staphylinidae. First, we investigated the faunal similarity between the rove beetle faunas of the climatically compatible West Siberia in Asia, Fennoscandia in Europe and Canada and Alaska in North America. Second, we investigated barcodes available for Staphylinidae from the latter two regions in BOLD and GenBank, the world's largest DNA barcode libraries. We conclude that the rather different rove beetle faunas of Fennoscandia, on the one hand and Canada and Alaska on the other hand, are well covered in both barcode libraries that complement each other. We also find that even without any barcodes originating from specimens collected in West Siberia, this coverage is helpful for the study of rove beetles there due to the significant number of widespread species shared between West Siberia and Fennoscandia and due to the even larger number of shared genera amongst all three investigated regions. For the first time, we compiled a literature-based checklist for 726 species of the West Siberian Staphylinidae supplemented by their occurrence dataset submitted to GBIF. Our script written for mining unique (i.e. not redundant) barcodes for a given geographic area across global libraries is made available here and can be adopted for any other regions.
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- Valeria Krivosheeva
- X-BIO Institute, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, RussiaX-BIO Institute, University of TyumenTyumenRussia
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, DenmarkNatural History Museum of DenmarkCopenhagenDenmark
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- MAGNIT information technologies, Krasnodar, RussiaMAGNIT information technologiesKrasnodarRussia
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- X-BIO Institute, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, RussiaX-BIO Institute, University of TyumenTyumenRussia
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- X-BIO Institute, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, RussiaX-BIO Institute, University of TyumenTyumenRussia
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- X-BIO Institute, University of Tyumen, Tyumen, RussiaX-BIO Institute, University of TyumenTyumenRussia
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Reed SE, Dutkiewicz D, Ross F, Llewellyn J, Fraser H. New records of Nitidulidae (Nitidulidae, Coleoptera) species in Canada, Ontario, and Manitoba. Zookeys 2023; 1156:33-52. [PMID: 37234790 PMCID: PMC10208604 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1156.94589] [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: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Nitidulidae trapping performed from 2018 to 2021 to characterize flight behaviors of potential vectors of the oak wilt pathogen yielded three new species records for Canada, six new species records for Ontario, and three new species records for Manitoba. The new records for Canada include Carpophilus (Ecnomorphus) corticinus reported from Ontario, C. (Myothorax) nepos reported from Ontario and Manitoba, and Glischrochilus (Librodor) obtusus reported from Ontario. In addition, the following species are first recorded in Ontario: Carpophilus (Ecnomorphus) antiquus, C. (Megacarpolus) sayi, Stelidotacoenosa; and also in Manitoba: Carpophilus (Megacarpolus) lugubris and Cychramusadustus. Collection data is provided for the two provinces and national records.
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- Sharon E. Reed
- Ontario Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Natural Resources, and Forestry, 1235 Queen Street, Sault Ste. Marie, CanadaMinistry of Natural Resources, and ForestrySault Ste. MarieCanada
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- Invasive Species Centre, Sault Ste Marie, CanadaInvasive Species CentreSault Ste MarieCanada
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- Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development, Winnipeg, CanadaManitoba Natural Resources and Northern DevelopmentWinnipegCanada
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- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Guelph, CanadaOntario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural AffairsGuelphCanada
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- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, Guelph, CanadaOntario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural AffairsGuelphCanada
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Langor DW, Anderson RS, Bouchard P, Langor SD. New records of Curculionoidea from Newfoundland and Labrador, with the first records of Orthochaetessetiger ([Beck]) (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Styphlini) for North America. Zookeys 2022; 1136:125-162. [PMID: 36762054 PMCID: PMC9836539 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1136.91567] [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: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Thirty species of Curculionoidea (28 Curculionidae and one each of Brentidae and Nemonychidae) are reported as new records from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, most of them from the island of Newfoundland. As well, 13 species of Curculionidae and one of Brentidae previously recorded from Newfoundland are newly reported from Labrador, and one Curculionidae previously recorded from Labrador is newly reported from Newfoundland. The Palearctic species, Orthochaetessetiger ([Beck]), is herein reported as a new Canadian and North American record, with specimens documented from Newfoundland and British Columbia. Additions to the primary key for North American weevils are provided to help identify this genus among the North American fauna. Of the species of Curculionoidea previously recorded from the province in published literature, there is uncertain evidence for the occurrence of 14 species in the province as a whole or in the Labrador portion. Seven species are hereby removed from the faunal list for the province. One of those, Trachodeshispidus (Linnaeus), is also removed from the Canadian faunal list. The 134 species of Curculionoidea recorded from NL are listed and a brief synopsis of the fauna provided.
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- David W. Langor
- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 – 122 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3S5, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaEdmontonCanada
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- Canadian Museum of Nature, 1740 Chemin Pink, Gatineau, Quebec, J9J 3N7, CanadaCanadian Museum of NatureQuebecCanada
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- Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, CanadaCanadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaOttawaCanada
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- University of Alberta, Department of Occupational Therapy, Corbett Hall, 8205 – 114 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G4, CanadaUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonCanada
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Webster RP, Hughes C, Sweeney JD. The Coleoptera of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada: 295 new records from Lindgren funnel traps and a checklist to species. Zookeys 2022; 1107:1-158. [PMID: 36761251 PMCID: PMC9848828 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1107.82976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Coleoptera fauna of the province of Prince Edward Island has long been one of the most poorly known jurisdictions in Canada, with fewer than half the number of species recorded in the neighbouring provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. If much of the difference in species richness was due to less intensive sampling of the province compared to other parts of Atlantic Canada it was predicted that surveys with semiochemical-baited traps would detect many previously undetected species. Lindgren funnel traps were baited with longhorn beetle pheromones and host volatiles and placed in the canopy and understory of coniferous and deciduous trees at the Valleyfield, New Harmony, Auburn, and Brookvale Demonstration Woodlots during the summers of 2018 and 2019. Two hundred and ninety-five species of Coleoptera are newly recorded from Prince Edward Island from 53 families. One of these, the Palaearctic Pityophagusferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1760) is reported for the first time from North America and Canada. The families Lycidae, Derodontidae, Lymexylidae, Sphindidae, Cucujidae, Ripiphoridae, Salpingidae, and Nemonychidae are newly recorded for the province. A checklist of the Coleoptera of Prince Edward Island is provided.
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- Reginald P. Webster
- 24 Mill Stream Dr., Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, E3C1X1, CanadaUnaffiliatedNew BrunswickCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P.O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5P7, CanadaNatural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry CentreFrederictonCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., P.O. Box 4000, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5P7, CanadaNatural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry CentreFrederictonCanada
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Hu J, Pentinsaari M, Hebert PD. Measuring mass: variation among 3,161 species of Canadian Coleoptera and the prospects of a mass registry for all insects. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12799. [PMID: 35116199 PMCID: PMC8785658 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Although biomass values are critical for diverse ecological and evolutionary analyses, they are unavailable for most insect species. Museum specimens have the potential to address this gap, but the variation introduced by sampling and preservation methods is uncertain. This study quantifies species-level variation in the body mass of Canadian Coleoptera based on the analysis of 3,744 specimens representing 3,161 Barcode Index Number (BIN) clusters. Employing the BIN system as a proxy for species allows the inclusion of groups where the taxonomic impediment prevents the assignment of specimens to a Linnaean species. By validating the reproducibility of measurements and evaluating the error introduced by operational complexities such as curatorial practice and the loss of body parts, this study demonstrates that museum specimens can speed the assembly of a mass registry. The results further indicate that congeneric species of Coleoptera generally have limited variation in mass, so a genus-level identification allows prediction of the body mass of species that have not been weighed or measured. Building on the present results, the construction of a mass registry for all insects is feasible.
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- Jingchan Hu
- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada,Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada,Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Levesque-Beaudin V, Sinclair BJ. Louse fly (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) associations with raptors in southern Canada, with new North American and European records. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2021; 16:168-174. [PMID: 34611511 PMCID: PMC8476438 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.007] [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: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Louse flies (Diptera, Hippoboscidae) are ectoparasites often found on birds. As they spend most of their life on their host, they are not often collected or studied. Hence, little is known about their species richness and prevalence on raptors in Canada. In this study, louse flies were collected from 184 out of 1467 raptors examined during the 2020 fall migration in southern Ontario, Canada, giving an overall prevalence of 12.5%. In total, 256 louse fly specimens were collected (mean intensity = 1.41) representing four species (identified morphologically, with support of DNA barcoding): Icosta americana (91.9%), Ornithomya anchineuria (0.3%), O. avicularia (7.3%) and O. bequaerti (0.3%). Mite clusters were found on 42% of O. avicularia. This study also presents the first North American record for O. avicularia and the presence of O. bequaerti in Europe was confirmed for the first time. Based on the different parameters recorded during banding, it appears that the host species and the month play a part in the presence of louse flies on the host. Further study of louse flies is needed to better understand their prevalence across different bird groups and geographic distribution. The overall prevalence of louse flies on raptors was 12.5%. Host species and month influence the presence of louse flies. Ornithomya avicularia is recorded from North America for the first time. Ornithomya bequaerti is confirmed for the first time from Europe. Icosta americana was the most abundant louse fly (91.9%).
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Salnitska M, Solodovnikov A. DNA barcode sheds light on species boundaries in the common morphologically variable rove beetle Quedius umbrinus-complex that puzzled taxonomists for more than a century (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). SYST BIODIVERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1943559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Maria Salnitska
- X-BIO Institute, University of Tyumen, 6 Volodarskogo Str, Tyumen, 625003, Russian Federation
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- Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
- Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Science, 1 Universitetskaya Emb, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation
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Lukic D, Eberle J, Thormann J, Holzschuh C, Ahrens D. Excluding spatial sampling bias does not eliminate oversplitting in DNA-based species delimitation analyses. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:10327-10337. [PMID: 34367578 PMCID: PMC8328443 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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DNA barcoding and DNA-based species delimitation are major tools in DNA taxonomy. Sampling has been a central debate in this context, because the geographical composition of samples affects the accuracy and performance of DNA barcoding. Performance of complex DNA-based species delimitation is to be tested under simpler conditions in absence of geographic sampling bias. Here, we present an empirical dataset sampled from a single locality in a Southeast-Asian biodiversity hotspot (Laos: Phou Pan mountain). We investigate the performance of various species delimitation approaches on a megadiverse assemblage of herbivorous chafer beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to infer whether species delimitation suffers in the same way from exaggerate infraspecific variation despite the lack of geographic genetic variation that led to inconsistencies between entities from DNA-based and morphology-based species inference in previous studies. For this purpose, a 658 bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) was analyzed for a total of 186 individuals of 56 morphospecies. Tree-based and distance-based species delimitation methods were used. All approaches showed a rather limited match ratio (max. 77%) with morphospecies. Poisson tree process (PTP) and statistical parsimony network analysis (TCS) prevailingly over-splitted morphospecies, while 3% clustering and Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery (ABGD) also lumped several species into one entity. ABGD revealed the highest congruence between molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs) and morphospecies. Disagreements between morphospecies and MOTUs have to be explained by historically acquired geographic genetic differentiation, incomplete lineage sorting, and hybridization. The study once again highlights how important morphology still is in order to correctly interpret the results of molecular species delimitation.
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- Daniel Lukic
- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander KoenigZentrum für Taxonomie und EvolutionsforschungBonnGermany
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- Zoologische EvolutionsbiologieParis‐Lodron‐UniversitätSalzburgAustria
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander KoenigZentrum für Taxonomie und EvolutionsforschungBonnGermany
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander KoenigZentrum für Taxonomie und EvolutionsforschungBonnGermany
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Brunke AJ, Pentinsaari M, Klimaszewski J. Integrative taxonomy of Nearctic and Palaearctic Aleocharinae: new species, synonymies, and records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Zookeys 2021; 1041:27-99. [PMID: 34140825 PMCID: PMC8184736 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1041.64460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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A long tradition of separate Nearctic and Palaearctic taxonomic studies of the diverse aleocharine rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) has obscured the recognition of Holarctic species and detection of adventive species in both regions. Recently, integrated study of the two regions through detailed morphological comparisons and development of an authoritatively identified DNA barcode reference library has revealed the degree to which these two aleocharine faunas are interconnected, both naturally and through human activity. Here this approach is adopted to recognize new species, reveal Holarctic species, and recognize adventive species in both North America and Europe. The following new species are described: Isoglossatriangularis Klimaszewski, Brunke & Pentinsaari, sp. nov. from British Columbia; Gnypetaimpressicollis Klimaszewski, Brunke & Pentinsaari, sp. nov., from Ontario, Maryland and North Carolina; Aloconotapseudogregaria Klimaszewski, Brunke & Pentinsaari, sp. nov., from Ontario and Virginia; and Philhygrapseudolaevicollis Klimaszewski, Brunke & Pentinsaari, sp. nov. from eastern Canada. Dasygnypetavelata and Philhygraangusticauda are revealed to be Holarctic species, resulting in the following synonymies: Dasygnypetavelata (Erichson, 1839) = Gnypetaminuta Klimaszewski & Webster, 2008, syn. nov. and Philhygraangusticauda (Bernhauer, 1909) = Atheta (Philhygra) pinegensis Muona, 1983, syn. nov. The Nearctic species Hylotaochracea (and genus Hylota), Thecturotatenuissima, and Trichiusarobustula are newly reported from the Palaearctic region as adventive, resulting in the following synonymies: Hylotaochracea Casey, 1906 = Stichoglossa (Dexiogyia) forticornis Strand, 1939, syn. nov.; Thecturotatenuissima Casey, 1893 = Athetamarchii Dodero, 1922, syn. nov.; and Trichiusarobustula Casey, 1893 = T.immigrata Lohse, 1984, syn. nov. The Palaearctic species Amarocharaforticornis, Anomognathuscuspidatus, Oligotapumilio, and Parocyusarubicunda are newly confirmed from the Nearctic region as adventive, resulting in the following synonymies: Parocyusarubicunda (Erichson, 1837) = Chiloporaamericana Casey, 1906, syn. nov. and Anomognathuscuspidatus (Erichson, 1839) = Thecturaamericana Casey, 1893, syn. nov. The genus Dasygnypeta, sensu nov. is newly reported from North America, Paradilacra is newly reported from eastern North America, and Haploglossa is newly reported from Canada, resulting in the following synonymy: Paradilacradensissima (Bernhauer, 1909) = Gnypetasaccharina Klimaszewski & Webster, 2008, syn. nov. Native Cypheawallisi is newly reported from across Canada and C.curtula is removed from the Nearctic fauna. The status of both Gyrophaenaaffinis and Homalotaplana is uncertain but these species are no longer considered to be adventive in North America. Three new combinations are proposed: Dasygnypetabaranowskii (Klimaszewski, 2020) and D.nigrella (LeConte, 1863) (both from Gnypeta) and Mocytascopula (Casey, 1893) (from Acrotona). Dolosota Casey, 1910, syn. nov. (type species Eurypronotascopula Casey), currently a subgenus of Acrotona, is therefore synonymized with Mocyta Mulsant & Rey, 1874. Additionally, four new Canadian records and 18 new provincial and state records are reported.
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- Adam J Brunke
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes Ottawa Canada
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- Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, 50 Stone Road East, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada University of Guelph Guelph Canada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du PEPS, PO Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, QC, G1V 4C7, Canada Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Quebec Sainte-Foy, Québec Canada
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Shimizu S, Broad GR, Maeto K. Integrative taxonomy and analysis of species richness patterns of nocturnal Darwin wasps of the genus Enicospilus Stephens (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae) in Japan. Zookeys 2020; 990:1-144. [PMID: 33269011 PMCID: PMC7674391 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.990.55542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The predominantly tropical ophionine genus Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 is one of the largest genera of Darwin wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), with more than 700 extant species worldwide that are usually crepuscular or nocturnal and are parasitoids of Lepidoptera larvae. In the present study, the Japanese species of Enicospilus are revised using an integrative approach (combined morphology and DNA barcoding). On the basis of 3,110 specimens, 47 Enicospilus species are recognised in Japan, eight of which are new species (E.acutus Shimizu, sp. nov., E.kunigamiensis Shimizu, sp. nov., E.limnophilus Shimizu, sp. nov., E.matsumurai Shimizu, sp. nov., E.pseudopuncticulatus Shimizu, sp. nov., E.sharkeyi Shimizu, sp. nov., E.takakuwai Shimizu, sp. nov., and E.unctus Shimizu, sp. nov.), seven are new records from Japan (E.jilinensis Tang, 1990, E.laqueatus (Enderlein, 1921), E.multidens Chiu, 1954, stat. rev., E.puncticulatus Tang, 1990, E.stenophleps Cushman, 1937, E.vestigator (Smith, 1858), and E.zeugos Chiu, 1954, stat. rev.), 32 had already been recorded in Japan; three (E.biharensis Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961, E.flavicaput (Morley, 1912), and E.merdarius (Gravenhorst, 1829)) have been erroneously recorded from Japan based on misidentifications, and four names that were previously on the Japanese list are deleted through synonymy. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: E.vacuus Gauld & Mitchell, 1981, syn. nov. (= E.formosensis (Uchida, 1928)); E.multidensstat. rev.; E.striatus Cameron, 1899, syn. nov. = E.lineolatus (Roman, 1913), syn. nov. = E.uniformis Chiu, 1954, syn. nov. = E.flatus Chiu, 1954, syn. nov. = E.gussakovskii Viktorov, 1957, syn. nov. = E.striolatus Townes, Townes & Gupta, 1961, syn. nov. = E.unicornis Rao & Nikam, 1969, syn. nov. = E.unicornis Rao & Nikam, 1970, syn. nov. (= E.pungens (Smith, 1874)); E.iracundus Chiu, 1954, syn. nov. (= E.sakaguchii (Matsumura & Uchida, 1926)); E.sigmatoides Chiu, 1954, syn. nov. (= E.shikokuensis (Uchida, 1928)); E.yamanakai (Uchida, 1930), syn. nov. (= E.shinkanus (Uchida, 1928)); E.ranunculus Chiu, 1954, syn. nov. (= E.yezoensis (Uchida, 1928)); and E.zeugosstat. rev. = E.henrytownesi Chao & Tang, 1991, syn. nov. In addition, the following new regional and country records are also provided: E.flavocephalus (Kirby, 1900), E.puncticulatus, and E.vestigator from the Eastern Palaearctic region, E.laqueatus from the Eastern Palaearctic and Oceanic regions, and E.maruyamanus (Uchida, 1928) from the Oriental region; E.abdominalis (Szépligeti, 1906) from Nepal, E.flavocephalus from Laos, E.formosensis from Laos and Malaysia, E.insinuator (Smith, 1860) from Taiwan, E.maruyamanus from India and Philippines, E.nigronotatus Cameron, 1903, E.riukiuensis (Matsumura & Uchida, 1926), and E.sakaguchii from Indonesia, E.pungens from 14 countries (Australia, Bhutan, Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, and Taiwan), and E.yezoensis from South Korea. An identification key to all Japanese species of Enicospilus is proposed. Although 47 species are recognised in the present study, approximately 55 species could potentially be found in Japan based on ACE and Chao 1 estimators. The latitudinal diversity gradient of Enicospilus species richness is also tested in the Japanese archipelago based on the constructed robust taxonomic framework and extensive samples. Enicospilus species richness significantly increases towards the south, contrary to the ‘anomalous’ pattern of some other ichneumonid subfamilies.
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- So Shimizu
- Laboratory of Insect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kôbe University, Rokkôdaichô 1-1, Nada, Kôbe, Hyôgo 657-8501, Japan Kôbe University Kôbe Japan.,DC and Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tôkyô, Japan The Natural History Museum London United Kingdom.,Depertment of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Tokyo Japan
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- Depertment of Life Sciences, the Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Tokyo Japan
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- Laboratory of Insect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kôbe University, Rokkôdaichô 1-1, Nada, Kôbe, Hyôgo 657-8501, Japan Kôbe University Kôbe Japan
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Webster RP, de Tonnancour P, Sweeney JD, Webster VL, Kostanowicz CA, Hughes C, Anderson RS, Klymko J, Chantal C, Vigneault R. New Coleoptera records from eastern Canada, with additions to the fauna of Manitoba, British Columbia, and Yukon Territory. Zookeys 2020; 946:53-112. [PMID: 32728341 PMCID: PMC7358253 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.946.52489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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One-hundred-eleven new provincial and territorial Coleoptera records are reported from New Brunswick (64), Nova Scotia (20), Prince Edward Island (5), Quebec (14), Manitoba (3), British Columbia (3), and Yukon Territory (2) for the 26 following families: Carabidae, Dytiscidae, Histeridae, Staphylinidae, Scarabaeidae, Buprestidae, Eucnemidae, Elateridae, Cantharidae, Erotylidae, Monotomidae, Cryptophagidae, Passandridae (first record of this family from New Brunswick), Laemophloeidae, Nitidulidae, Anamorphidae, Coccinellidae, Latridiidae, Mordellidae, Tenebrionidae, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Anthribidae, Brentidae, Dryophthoridae, and Curculionidae. Among these are ten new Canadian records: Heterosternuta oppositus (Say, 1823) (Dytiscidae) (New Brunswick), Gyrophaena blatchleyi Seevers, 1951 (Staphylinidae) (Quebec), Acropteroxys lecontei Crotch, 1873 (Erotylidae) (Manitoba), Placonotus falinorum Thomas, 2011 (Laemophloeidae) (Quebec), Adelina pallida (Say, 1824) (Tenebrionidae) (Quebec), Poecilocera harrisii (J.L. LeConte, 1851) (Chrysomelidae) (New Brunswick), Plesiobaris albilata (LeConte, 1876) (Curculionidae) (Quebec, New Brunswick), Pseudopityophthorus asperulus (LeConte, 1868) (Curculionidae) (Nova Scotia), Hylurgops palliatus (Gyllenhal, 1813) (Curculionidae) (New Brunswick), and Heteroborips seriatus (Blandford, 1894) (Curculionidae) (Nova Scotia). Plesiobaris disjuncta Casey reported as new for Canada in New Brunswick and Quebec by Webster et al. (2012a) is actually P. albilata (LeConte) and thus P. disjuncta is removed from the faunal list of Canada. Eleven species from New Brunswick not previously reported in literature were found on the online platforms BugGuide.Net and iNaturalist and are reported in this publication. This highlights the importance of online platforms dedicated to recording wildlife observations and citizen science in detecting new species records. Data is also presented for seven species from Quebec and two species from New Brunswick reported by Bousquet et al. (2013) without any supporting information for their occurrence in these provinces. Among the species reported here, 32 are adventive.
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- Reginald P. Webster
- 24 Mill Stream Dr., Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, E3C 1X1, CanadaUnaffiliatedCharters SettlementCanada
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- 22, 5e avenue, Terrasse-Vaudreuil, Quebec, J7V 3P5, CanadaUnaffiliatedTerrasse-VaudreuilCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5P7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaFrederictonCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5P7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaFrederictonCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5P7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaFrederictonCanada
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent St., Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3B 5P7, CanadaNatural Resources CanadaFrederictonCanada
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- Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6P4, CanadaCanadian Museum of NatureOttawaCanada
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- Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre, P.O. Box 6416, Sackville, New Brunswick, E4L 4G7, CanadaAtlantic Canada Conservation DataSackvilleCanada
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- 302, rue Gabrielle-Roy, Varennes, Quebec, J3X 1L8, CanadaUnaffiliatedVarennesCanada
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- 16, rue du Mont-Saint-Pierre, Oka, Quebec, J0N 1E0, CanadaUnaffiliatedOkaCanada
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Rewicz T, Móra A, Tończyk G, Szymczak A, Grabowski M, Calleja EJ, Pernecker B, Csabai Z. First records raise questions: DNA barcoding of Odonata in the middle of the Mediterranean. Genome 2020; 64:196-206. [PMID: 32502367 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2019-0226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We present the results of the first-ever DNA barcoding study of odonates from the Maltese Islands. In total, 10 morphologically identified species were collected during a two-week long expedition in 2018. Eighty cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcodes were obtained from the collected specimens. Intra- and interspecific distances ranged from 0.00% to 2.24% and 0.48% to 17.62%, respectively. Successful species identification based on ascribing a single morphological species to a single Barcode Index Number (BIN) was achieved for eight species (80%). In the case of two species, Ischnura genei and Anax parthenope, BINs were shared with other closely related species. The taxonomic status of I. genei is questionable and the phylogenetic relationship between A. imperator/parthenope is not clear. Further studies involving a series of adult specimens collected in a wide spatial range and nuclear markers are necessary to resolve these cases. Therefore, this dataset serves as an initial DNA barcode reference library for Maltese odonates, within a larger project: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates DNA Barcode Library of Malta.
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- Tomasz Rewicz
- University of Lodz, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Łódź, Poland.,University of Guelph, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Pécs, Department of Hydrobiology, Pécs, Hungary
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- University of Lodz, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Łódź, Poland
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- University of Lodz, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Łódź, Poland
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- University of Lodz, Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Łódź, Poland
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- Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology, Paola, Malta
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- University of Pécs, Department of Hydrobiology, Pécs, Hungary.,Masaryk University, Department of Botany and Zoology, Brno, Czechia
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