The red-listed species Thamnurgus rossicus in East Europe is a synonym of the rare Central European species, T. petzi (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

BJARTE H. JORDAL; HEIKO GEBHARDT; MICHAIL Y. MANDELSHTAM

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3750.1.6

Issue: Vol. 3750 No. 1: 17 Dec. 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-12-17

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.1.6

Page range: 83–88

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**The red-listed species Thamnurgus rossicus in East Europe is a synonym of the rare Central European species, T. petzi (Curculionidae: Scolytinae)**

BJARTE H. JORDAL⁺⁻
HEIKO GEBHARDT⁺⁻
MICHAIL Y. MANDELSHTAM⁺⁻

University Museum of Bergen, PB 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway

Maienfeldstr. 23/1, 72074 Tübingen, Germany

Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia

Curculionidae Scolytinae Thamnurgus Ranunculaceae COI CAD EF1á

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Abstract

The taxonomic status of Thamnurgus rossicus was evaluated with respect to the morphologically similar T. petzi using genetic markers. Nucleotide data from the mitochondrial COI gene revealed 2.4% variation between the European Alps and Russian steppe populations. The two nuclear DNA markers CAD and EF1á were identical across populations. In view of their similar morphology, genetic composition, and the partial overlap in host plant preferences (Ranunculaceae: Aconitum and Delphinium), T. rossicus is placed in synonymy with T. petzi.