A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
Bombus flavescens Smith is one of the most widespread bumblebee species in the Oriental region. Due to colour polymorphisms, this species or species-complex has been a challenge for taxonomy. This study aims to assess the taxonomic status of the flavescens-complex using evidence from COI barcodes an...
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| author | Chawatat Thanoosing Michael C. Orr Natapot Warrit Alfried P. Vogler Paul H. Williams |
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| description | Bombus flavescens Smith is one of the most widespread bumblebee species in the Oriental region. Due to colour polymorphisms, this species or species-complex has been a challenge for taxonomy. This study aims to assess the taxonomic status of the flavescens-complex using evidence from COI barcodes and morphology. We then reconstruct its biogeographic history from a phylogenetic analysis of populations across the current range, combining COI with 16S and nuclear PEPCK data. Despite a large range of polymorphisms across its distribution, the results show that B. flavescens is a single species based on algorithmic species delimitation methods, and it is clearly separated from its sister species, B. rotundiceps Friese. We suggest that B. flavescens diverged from its sister lineage in the Himalaya and dispersed into Southeast Asia in the Pleistocene. Conservation of the widespread B. flavescens will need to consider its several unique island populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3925d9c7022441f6816e41b2ea456a922023-06-24T08:11:05ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1314-26072023-06-019650754110.3897/jhr.96.104715104715A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae)Chawatat Thanoosing0Michael C. Orr1Natapot Warrit2Alfried P. Vogler3Paul H. Williams4Chulalongkorn UniversityStaatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartChulalongkorn UniversityNatural History MuseumNatural History MuseumBombus flavescens Smith is one of the most widespread bumblebee species in the Oriental region. Due to colour polymorphisms, this species or species-complex has been a challenge for taxonomy. This study aims to assess the taxonomic status of the flavescens-complex using evidence from COI barcodes and morphology. We then reconstruct its biogeographic history from a phylogenetic analysis of populations across the current range, combining COI with 16S and nuclear PEPCK data. Despite a large range of polymorphisms across its distribution, the results show that B. flavescens is a single species based on algorithmic species delimitation methods, and it is clearly separated from its sister species, B. rotundiceps Friese. We suggest that B. flavescens diverged from its sister lineage in the Himalaya and dispersed into Southeast Asia in the Pleistocene. Conservation of the widespread B. flavescens will need to consider its several unique island populations.https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/104715/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Chawatat Thanoosing Michael C. Orr Natapot Warrit Alfried P. Vogler Paul H. Williams A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Journal of Hymenoptera Research |
| title | A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_full | A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_fullStr | A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_short | A taxonomic re-assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee Bombus flavescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) |
| title_sort | a taxonomic re assessment of the widespread oriental bumblebee bombus flavescens hymenoptera apidae |
| url | https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/104715/download/pdf/ |
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