Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas
The present study was carried out using molecular and biometric data of Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus from mid-Mediterranean areas to determine additional information on basal relationships among its representative subspecies. To this aim, two different kinds of approach were employed, including...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2022-11-01
|
| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/84920/download/pdf/ |
| _version_ | 1797990093351288832 |
|---|---|
| author | Mariastella Colomba Gabriella Lo Verde Fabio Liberto Armando Gregorini Ignazio Sparacio |
| author_facet | Mariastella Colomba Gabriella Lo Verde Fabio Liberto Armando Gregorini Ignazio Sparacio |
| author_sort | Mariastella Colomba |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The present study was carried out using molecular and biometric data of Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus from mid-Mediterranean areas to determine additional information on basal relationships among its representative subspecies. To this aim, two different kinds of approach were employed, including a morphometric analysis of four morphological parameters (i.e., elytra length, elytra width, pronotum length, pronotum width) of 128 specimens, and a Bayesian genetic analysis of 44 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) partial sequences (i.e., 38 examined for the first time and six retrieved from GenBank database). Representative populations of C. (M.) morbillosus were sampled in four countries, namely Italy, Malta, Spain, and Tunisia. The present findings support the validity of four C. (M.) morbillosus subspecies, specifically C. (M.) m. alternans, C. (M.) m. bruttianus, C. (M.) m. constantinus, and C. (M.) m. macilentus, and redefine these subspecies’ distributions. Notably, within the C. (M.) m. constantinus clade, two (i.e., Sardinia/Tuscany and Lampedusa) out of the three subgroups appear as homogeneous geographical groupings. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T08:30:55Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-3c020a8a1a1e49239820f5e7670f8f0f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1313-2970 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T08:30:55Z |
| publishDate | 2022-11-01 |
| publisher | Pensoft Publishers |
| record_format | Article |
| series | ZooKeys |
| spelling | doaj.art-3c020a8a1a1e49239820f5e7670f8f0f2022-12-22T04:34:32ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702022-11-01112711913410.3897/zookeys.1127.8492084920Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areasMariastella Colomba0Gabriella Lo Verde1Fabio Liberto2Armando Gregorini3Ignazio Sparacio4University of Urbino Carlo BoUniversità degli Studi di PalermoUnaffiliatedUniversity of Urbino Carlo BoUnaffiliatedThe present study was carried out using molecular and biometric data of Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus from mid-Mediterranean areas to determine additional information on basal relationships among its representative subspecies. To this aim, two different kinds of approach were employed, including a morphometric analysis of four morphological parameters (i.e., elytra length, elytra width, pronotum length, pronotum width) of 128 specimens, and a Bayesian genetic analysis of 44 cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) partial sequences (i.e., 38 examined for the first time and six retrieved from GenBank database). Representative populations of C. (M.) morbillosus were sampled in four countries, namely Italy, Malta, Spain, and Tunisia. The present findings support the validity of four C. (M.) morbillosus subspecies, specifically C. (M.) m. alternans, C. (M.) m. bruttianus, C. (M.) m. constantinus, and C. (M.) m. macilentus, and redefine these subspecies’ distributions. Notably, within the C. (M.) m. constantinus clade, two (i.e., Sardinia/Tuscany and Lampedusa) out of the three subgroups appear as homogeneous geographical groupings.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/84920/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Mariastella Colomba Gabriella Lo Verde Fabio Liberto Armando Gregorini Ignazio Sparacio Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas ZooKeys |
| title | Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas |
| title_full | Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas |
| title_fullStr | Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas |
| title_short | Molecular and biometric data on Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from Mid Mediterranean areas |
| title_sort | molecular and biometric data on carabus macrothorax morbillosus fabricius 1792 coleoptera carabidae from mid mediterranean areas |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/84920/download/pdf/ |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mariastellacolomba molecularandbiometricdataoncarabusmacrothoraxmorbillosusfabricius1792coleopteracarabidaefrommidmediterraneanareas AT gabriellaloverde molecularandbiometricdataoncarabusmacrothoraxmorbillosusfabricius1792coleopteracarabidaefrommidmediterraneanareas AT fabioliberto molecularandbiometricdataoncarabusmacrothoraxmorbillosusfabricius1792coleopteracarabidaefrommidmediterraneanareas AT armandogregorini molecularandbiometricdataoncarabusmacrothoraxmorbillosusfabricius1792coleopteracarabidaefrommidmediterraneanareas AT ignaziosparacio molecularandbiometricdataoncarabusmacrothoraxmorbillosusfabricius1792coleopteracarabidaefrommidmediterraneanareas |