Phylogeny of the green lacewing Chrysoperla nipponensis species‐complex (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in China,based on mitochondrial sequences and AFLP data |
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| Authors: | Rui‐E Nie Atsushi Mochizuki Stephen J. Brooks Zhi‐Qi Liu Xing‐Ke Yang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing;2. Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing;3. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;4. National Institute for Agro‐Environmental Sciences, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;5. Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London, UK |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Several studies have indicated that the green lacewing, Chrysoperla nipponensis (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) may include more than one valid species. We investigated the phylogenetic status of Chrysoperla nipponensis s.l. in China and Japan using mitochondrial sequences and AFLP data. The molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial genes showed that the C. nipponensis species‐complex comprises four clades, each having high support values. In addition, the phylogenetic tree based on AFLP data indicates that the species‐complex comprises three groups. These results confirm that C. nipponensis s.l. comprises at least three genetically distinct clades and suggests that two of these clades may be closely related to populations of C. nipponensis in Japan. However, these clades cannot be recognized as species until analysis of their courtship songs has been completed. |
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| Keywords: | genetic diversity haplotype mitochondrial COI and COII genes |
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