Molecular and morphological methods reveal cryptic diversity and three new species of Nearctic<i>Micropsectra</i>(Diptera:Chironomidae)

Anderson, Alyssa; Stur, Elisabeth; Ekrem, Torbjørn

doi:10.1899/12-026.1

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“…For morphological species that are represented by more than one barcode cluster (such as Dasyhelea modesta or Brachypogon nitidulus ), detailed reexamination of vouchers will be required to discover possible morphological traits that may distinguish new taxa. Moreover, as Anderson et al (2013) found for the chironomid genus Micropsectra , detailed comparison of multiple life stages, ecology and nuclear molecular markers should clarify whether some of the highly divergent barcode clusters obtained in our study actually represent different biological species.…”

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When DNA barcoding and morphology mesh: Ceratopogonidae diversity in Finnmark, Norway

Stur¹,

Borkent²

2014

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DNA barcoding in Ceratopogonidae has been restricted to interpreting the medically and veterinary important members of Culicoides Latreille. Here the technique is utilised, together with morphological study, to interpret all members of the family in a select area. Limited sampling from the county of Finnmark in northernmost Norway indicated the presence of 54 species, including 14 likely new to science, 16 new to Norway, and one new to Europe. No species were previously recorded from this county. Only 93 species were known for all of Norway before this survey, indicating how poorly studied the group is. We evaluate and discuss morphological characters commonly used in identification of biting midges and relate species diagnoses to released DNA barcode data from 223 specimens forming 58 barcode clusters in our dataset. DNA barcodes and morphology were congruent for all species, except in three morphological species where highly divergent barcode clusters indicate the possible presence of cryptic species.

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When DNA barcoding and morphology mesh: Ceratopogonidae diversity in Finnmark, Norway

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Borkent²

2014

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“…Immature life stages are important in biodiversity assessments of chironomids and biological monitoring (Anderson et al 2013;Ekrem et al 2010;Ferrington et al 1991;Kranzfelder et al 2015;Raunio et al 2007). In particular chironomid pupal exuviae might provide important characters to help resolve taxonomic issues for cryptic species complex.…”

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“…For example, Hebert et al (2004) discovered ten different species in the Astraptes fulgerator species complex when combining DNA barcodes, host plant records and larval morphology. DNA barcode have also been used efficiently to detect hidden species diversity in Chironomidae (Anderson et al 2013;Carew et al 2011;Lin et al 2015;Silva & Wiedenbrug 2014;Song et al 2016;.…”

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DNA barcodes and morphology reveal unrecognized species in Chironomidae (Diptera)

Stur

Ekrem

2018

Insect Syst. Evol.

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For over a decade, DNA barcoding has proven an effective modern tool in taxonomy, evolutionary biology and biodiversity research. Many new species have been discovered and described with DNA barcodes as part of their diagnostic features. Using DNA barcodes, we uncovered a number of potential species within the Tanytarsus curticornis and Tanytarsus heusdensis species complexes (Diptera: Chironomidae) and detected morphological differences a posteriori that support the description of new species. Unusually large intraspecific divergence in COI p-distance (up to 10%) was observed for two species complexes. In total, eight species new to science are described and figured: T. adustus sp. n., T. heberti sp. n., T. madeiraensis sp. n., T. pseudoheusdensis sp. n., T. songi sp. n., T. thomasi sp. n., T. tongmuensis sp. n. and T. wangi sp. n.. Tanytarsus reei and T. tamaoctavus are redescribed, and T. tusimatneous is listed as a new junior synonym of T. tamaduodecimus. The diagnostic characters of the remaining species of the complexes are discussed. Keys to males and pupae are given.

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“…A complete DNA barcode reference library of Zavrelia would be beneficial to explore the species boundaries within this genus, since DNA barcoding (Hebert et al 2003a, b) has proven effective in biodiversity assessments and taxonomic revisions (e.g. Anderson et al 2013, Lin et al 2017. At present (August 2017), however, there is only one species, Zavrelia pentatoma, with DNA barcodes in the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD, http://www.boldsystems.org/).…”

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A redescription of Zavrelia bragremia Guo & Wang, 2007 (Diptera: Chironomidae)

X¹,

Wang²

2017

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Molecular and morphological methods reveal cryptic diversity and three new species of NearcticMicropsectra(Diptera:Chironomidae)

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Cited by 50 publications

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When DNA barcoding and morphology mesh: Ceratopogonidae diversity in Finnmark, Norway

When DNA barcoding and morphology mesh: Ceratopogonidae diversity in Finnmark, Norway

DNA barcodes and morphology reveal unrecognized species in Chironomidae (Diptera)

A redescription of Zavrelia bragremia Guo & Wang, 2007 (Diptera: Chironomidae)

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