Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)
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2014
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Tomanović, ŽeljkoPetrović, Anđeljko

Mitrović, Milana

Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
Stary, Petr
Rakhshani, Ehsan

Rakhshanipour, M.
Popović, A.
Shukshuk, A. H.
Ivanović, Ana

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We have identified the following three taxa related to the Aphidius colemani species group, which are important biological control agents: Aphidius colemani, Aphidius transcaspicus and Aphidius platensis. Using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene and geometric morphometric analysis of the forewing shape, we have explored the genetic structure and morphological variability of the A. colemani group from different aphid host/plant associations covering a wide distribution area. The topology of the maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood trees were identical with 98-100% bootstrap support, clustering A. colemani, A. platensis and A. transcaspicus into separate species. The distances among the taxa ranged from 2.2 to 4.7%, which is a common rate for the between-species divergence within the subfamily Aphidiinae. Differences in the shape of the forewing investigated within the biotypes of A. colemani group are congruent with their genetic diversi...fication. Both A. platensis and A. colemani share a common host range pattern, and it would be interesting to estimate and compare the role of these two species in future biological control strategies against aphids of economic importance. Our results indicate that 'genetic screening' is a reliable approach for identification within the A. colemani group. The high variation in the wing shape among species, including a significant divergence in the wing shape among specimens that emerged from different hosts, makes the forewing shape and wing venation less reliable for species determination. Aphidius platensis is diagnostified and redescribed, and the key for the A. colemani group is presented.
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aphid parasitoids / Aphidius / mtCOI barcoding / geometric morphometricsSource:
Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2014, 104, 5, 552-565Publisher:
- Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge
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- Agrobiodiversity and land-use change in Serbia: an integrated biodiversity assessment of key functional groups of arthropods and plant pathogens (RS-43001)
- General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Development of the Hellenic Republic - 10 TUR/3-7-2
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485314000327
ISSN: 0007-4853
PubMed: 24813087
WoS: 000342200200002
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IZBISTY - JOUR AU - Tomanović, Željko AU - Petrović, Anđeljko AU - Mitrović, Milana AU - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. AU - Stary, Petr AU - Rakhshani, Ehsan AU - Rakhshanipour, M. AU - Popović, A. AU - Shukshuk, A. H. AU - Ivanović, Ana PY - 2014 UR - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/336 AB - We have identified the following three taxa related to the Aphidius colemani species group, which are important biological control agents: Aphidius colemani, Aphidius transcaspicus and Aphidius platensis. Using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene and geometric morphometric analysis of the forewing shape, we have explored the genetic structure and morphological variability of the A. colemani group from different aphid host/plant associations covering a wide distribution area. The topology of the maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood trees were identical with 98-100% bootstrap support, clustering A. colemani, A. platensis and A. transcaspicus into separate species. The distances among the taxa ranged from 2.2 to 4.7%, which is a common rate for the between-species divergence within the subfamily Aphidiinae. Differences in the shape of the forewing investigated within the biotypes of A. colemani group are congruent with their genetic diversification. Both A. platensis and A. colemani share a common host range pattern, and it would be interesting to estimate and compare the role of these two species in future biological control strategies against aphids of economic importance. Our results indicate that 'genetic screening' is a reliable approach for identification within the A. colemani group. The high variation in the wing shape among species, including a significant divergence in the wing shape among specimens that emerged from different hosts, makes the forewing shape and wing venation less reliable for species determination. Aphidius platensis is diagnostified and redescribed, and the key for the A. colemani group is presented. PB - Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge T2 - Bulletin of Entomological Research T1 - Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) EP - 565 IS - 5 SP - 552 VL - 104 DO - 10.1017/S0007485314000327 ER -
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Tomanović, Ž., Petrović, A., Mitrović, M., Kavallieratos, N. G., Stary, P., Rakhshani, E., Rakhshanipour, M., Popović, A., Shukshuk, A. H.,& Ivanović, A.. (2014). Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). in Bulletin of Entomological Research Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge., 104(5), 552-565. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485314000327
Tomanović Ž, Petrović A, Mitrović M, Kavallieratos NG, Stary P, Rakhshani E, Rakhshanipour M, Popović A, Shukshuk AH, Ivanović A. Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). in Bulletin of Entomological Research. 2014;104(5):552-565. doi:10.1017/S0007485314000327 .
Tomanović, Željko, Petrović, Anđeljko, Mitrović, Milana, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Stary, Petr, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Rakhshanipour, M., Popović, A., Shukshuk, A. H., Ivanović, Ana, "Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)" in Bulletin of Entomological Research, 104, no. 5 (2014):552-565, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485314000327 . .