DNA Barcode of Thief Ant Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Narain, Ralph B.; Kamble, Shripat T.; Powers, Thomas O.; Harris, Timothy

doi:10.18474/0749-8004-48.3.234

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“…The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) comparison of S. saudiensis , from Saudi Arabia, COI sequence (query) with that of Solenopsis molesta isolate NE68505USA (subject), confirmed that our sequence represents a member of the genus Solenopsis and shared 86% sequence identity (Narain et al, 2013). A comparison of S. saudiensis, with Solenopsis sp.…”

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DNA barcoding of the fire ant genus Solenopsis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Riyadh region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Rasool

Husain

Salman

et al. 2020

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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The ant genus Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 is the largest in Myrmicinae subfamily having almost 200 described species worldwide. They are commonly distributed in the tropics and temperate areas of the world. Some invasive Solenopsis species are very dreadful. We have already reported a fire ant species, Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011, identified using traditional morphometric approaches of species identification. Present study was carried out to develop DNA Barcoding to identify Solenopsis saudiensis and to elucidate genetic structure of the various S. saudiensis populations across their distribution range in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The comparison of DNA barcodes showed no genetic diversity among six populations and a queen from S. saudiensis analyzed from the Riyadh region. This genetic resemblance probably reflects their adaptation toward a specific habitat, thus constituting a single and strong gene pool. Our comprehensive field survey did not provide any evidence of Solenopsis species except S. saudiensis in the Riyadh region. Solenopsis saudiensis populations were only found around date palm trees indicating their strong association with date palm groves. Moreover, S. saudiensis has 83–86% sequence identity to other Solenopsis spp. from other parts of the world. Interestingly, the highest sequence identity of (86%) was with that of Solenopsis molesta Say, 1836, the thief ant, from the USA. This study provides a working laboratory procedure and a reference library for the identification of Solenopsis saudiensis.

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DNA barcoding of the fire ant genus Solenopsis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Riyadh region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Rasool

Husain

Salman

et al. 2020

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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“…Although the ant identification depends upon morphological features, for the zombie-ants (infected from fungi), some vital characteristics may have been obscured by the pathogenic fungi, therefore posing a challenge to identify the infected ants. With the further application of molecular technology, the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ) gene as molecular marker was used for the ant’s phylogenetic studies, for exploring the diversity of the ants and distinguishing species and subspecies in the ant complex ( Hebert et al 2003 ; Narain et al 2013 ; Siddiqui et al 2019 ). There are few studies from the zombie-ant fungi elucidating the molecular details or DNA barcodes of these hosts ( Tang et al 2023a , b ).…”

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Morphology, phylogeny and host specificity of two new Ophiocordyceps species belonging to the “zombie-ant fungi” clade (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales)

Tang,

Zhao,

et al. 2023

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Species of the genus Ophiocordyceps, which include species able to manipulate the behaviour of ants, are known as the “zombie-ant fungi” and have attracted much attention over the last decade. They are widespread within tropical, subtropical and even temperate forests worldwide, with relatively few reports from subtropical monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest. Fungal specimens have been collected from China, occurring on ants and producing hirsutella-like anamorphs. Based on a combination of morphological characters, phylogenetic analyses (LSU, SSU, TEF1a, RPB1 and RPB2) and ecological data, two new species, Ophiocordyceps tortuosa and O. ansiformis, are identified and proposed herein. Ophiocordyceps tortuosa and O. ansiformis are recorded on the same species of Colobopsis ant, based on phylogenetic analyses (COI), which may be sharing the same host. Ophiocordyceps tortuosa and O. ansiformis share the morphological character of producing lanceolate ascospores. They have typical characteristics distinguished from other species. The ascospore of O. tortuosa are tortuously arranged in the ascus and the ascospore of O. ansiformis have a structure like a handle-shape in the middle. Our molecular data also indicate that O. tortuosa and O. ansiformis are clearly distinct from other species.

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The Molecular Based Comparative Analysis of Solenopsis geminata (Fire Ant) Based on COX1 Gene from India

Begum,

Majagi,

Khadri

2024

Proc Zool Soc

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DNA Barcode of Thief Ant Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Cited by 4 publications

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DNA barcoding of the fire ant genus Solenopsis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Riyadh region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DNA barcoding of the fire ant genus Solenopsis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Riyadh region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Morphology, phylogeny and host specificity of two new Ophiocordyceps species belonging to the “zombie-ant fungi” clade (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales)

The Molecular Based Comparative Analysis of Solenopsis geminata (Fire Ant) Based on COX1 Gene from India

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DNA Barcode of Thief Ant Complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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DNA barcoding of the fire ant genus Solenopsis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Riyadh region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DNA barcoding of the fire ant genus Solenopsis Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Riyadh region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

﻿Morphology, phylogeny and host specificity of two new Ophiocordyceps species belonging to the “zombie-ant fungi” clade (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales)

The Molecular Based Comparative Analysis of Solenopsis geminata (Fire Ant) Based on COX1 Gene from India

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Morphology, phylogeny and host specificity of two new Ophiocordyceps species belonging to the “zombie-ant fungi” clade (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales)