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Issue: Vol. 5343 No. 2: 7 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.2.5
Page range: 193-200
Abstract views: 403
PDF downloaded: 188

DNA barcoding of the genus Apaidia Hampson, 1900 for species delimitation from Western Mediterranean fauna (Lepidoptera, Erebidae)

Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo; E-30100 Murcia; Spain
Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo; E-30100 Murcia; Spain
Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo; E-30100 Murcia; Spain
Department of Zoology and Physical Anthropology; University of Murcia; Campus de Espinardo; E-30100 Murcia; Spain
Grupo DITEG; Área de Zoología; Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales; Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Avda. Carlos III; s.n.; Campus Real Fábrica de Armas; E-45071 Toledo; Spain
Lepidoptera DNA barcoding COI Apaidia species delimitation Western Mediterranean

Abstract

The genus Apaidia Hampson, 1900 is a relict Western Mediterranean genus in the South-western part of Europe and the North-western areas of the Mediterranean Africa comprising so far three species, Apaidia rufeola (Rambur, 1832), Apaidia mesogona (Godart, [1824]) and Apaidia barbarica Legrand, 1939. According to the examined material, COI mitochondrial DNA sequences and adult morphology integration supports the existence of three main lineages of Apaidia with sequence divergence rates of approximately 4.5%, which are within the range reported for other well-defined insect species. In addition, we recovered three different BINS, suggesting the presence of different species with unique and specific identifier for A. mesogona (AEC6797), A. rufeola (AEI9539), and the Iberian-Balearic A. barbarica (AEI9540). This study contributes to a better understanding of the taxonomy of the genus Apaidia and challenges future revision of this genus in Northern Africa, as well as the presence of the Apaidia species in Western Mediterranean islands and populations located in Italy.

 

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