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Issue: Vol. 5620 No. 4: 11 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-11
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5620.4.1
Page range: 501-545
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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Macromiidae (Odonata) worldwide based on a mitochondrial and two nuclear markers, with a short overview of its taxonomic history

Institute of Cytology & Genetics SB RAS, Acad. Lavrentyev ave. 10, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Department of Biology, University of Gent, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
Arnold-Knoblauch-Ring 76, 14109 Wannsee, Germany; Ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter Museum für Naturkunde, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Schoutenstraat 69, 2596 SK Den Haag, The Netherlands
Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Zoological Museum, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark. Dragonfly Association of Taiwan, Rm. C, 4F., No. 2, Sec. 3, Chongqing S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 10056, Taiwan.
1902 Cedardale Lane, Knoxville, TN 37932, USA
211/5 Moo 4, Takhli, Nakhon Sawan, 60140, Thailand
Konenkov Street 9, app. 265, Moscow, 127560, Russia
OPIE-Provence-Alpes-du-Sud, Marseille Natural History Museum, Palais Longchamp, F- 13233 Marseille cedex 20, France
Department of Biology, University of Gent, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
Odonata Anisoptera Macromiidae dragonflies molecular phylogeny mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene rRNA cluster intergenic spacer histone gene cluster histone H3 histone H4 taxonomy synonym new status restored species

Abstract

Three molecular markers (two traditional and a new one), the barcoding fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene, the nuclear ITS region of the nucleolus organiser, and the nuclear histone H3–H4 region including partial sequences of the highly conserved genes of core histones H3 and H4 and the non-coding spacer between them, were sequenced in 38 (31% of all) species of Macromiidae, representing all its four genera. Besides, 15 species of the related incertae sedis genera Macromidia Martin, 1907, Idionyx Hagen, 1867 and Oxygastra Selys, 1870 were sequenced. Available sequences of the concerned groups were also adopted from GenBank. All markers resolved Macromiidae as a monophyletic clade with the highest support. In contrast, our markers did not resolve the expected monophyletic branch containing the incertae sedis genera. Didymops transversa (Say, 1840) clustered with Macromia Rambur, 1842 in most trees as an inner lineage in the Macromia cluster. For this reason, we restored the synonymy of Didymops Rambur, 1842 with Macromia. Epophthalmia Burmeister, 1839 and Phyllomacromia Selys, 1878 were resolved as sister branches, as proposed before on morphological basis. On the species level, Macromia fraenata Martin, 1907, Macromia clio Ris, 1916 and Macromia kubokaiya Asahina, 1964 were restored as valid species names. Macromia flavocolorata Fraser, 1922 was downgraded to the subspecies Macromia calliope flavocolorata, stat rev., but the name Macromia miniata Fraser, 1924 was restored as valid species name to denote the species of the Western Ghats of India once considered as M. flavocolorata as well. The synonymy of M. cupricincta Fraser, 1924 and M. berlandi Lieftinck, 1941 at the species level were confirmed but the latter was treated as M. cupricincta berlandi stat. rev. Macromia hamata Zhou, 2003 was synonymised to Macromia manchurica Asahina, 1964. The presence of Epophthalmia vittata Burmeister, 1839 in Indochina as a common species was confirmed. The situation with Macromia callisto Laidlaw, 1922 remains obscure.

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How to Cite

Kosterin, O.E., Vierstraete, A., Schneider, T., Kompier, T., Hu, F.-S., Jr., L.E., Makbun, N., Onishko, V.V., Papazian, M. & Dumont, H.J. (2025) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Macromiidae (Odonata) worldwide based on a mitochondrial and two nuclear markers, with a short overview of its taxonomic history. Zootaxa, 5620 (4), 501–545. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5620.4.1