Three different genetic lineages of the jewel beetle Chrysochroa fulgidissima (Buprestidae; Chrysochroinae) inferred from mitochondrial COI gene

The phylogenetic analysis was carried out to find out the validity of Chrysochroa coreana as a new species. The insect specimens were collected at Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Shizuoka, Japan. Partial region (532 bp) of COI was amplified and sequenced. The sequences were aligned and then analyzed. Based on...

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Main Authors: Ohseok Kwon, Sang Ki Kim, Ui Wook Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Ecological Society of Korea 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of Ecology and Environment
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Online Access:http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kesk/STHHCL/2014/v37n1/STHHCL_2014_v37n1_35.pdf
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Summary:The phylogenetic analysis was carried out to find out the validity of Chrysochroa coreana as a new species. The insect specimens were collected at Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Shizuoka, Japan. Partial region (532 bp) of COI was amplified and sequenced. The sequences were aligned and then analyzed. Based on the Kimura-2-parameter method, we calculated genetic distances among them. It indicated that the Korean individual of C. fulgidissima was closely related to Taiwan one with relatively low genetic distance (0.083). On the other hand, the Japanese individual was remotely related with those of Korean (0.192) and Taiwan (0.183) individuals. To clarify if the populations of C. fulgidissima from Korea, Taiwan, and Japan are different at the level(s) of subspecies, species, or genus, it is necessary that more samples of the members of the family Buprestidae should be collected and genetically analyzed.
ISSN:2287-8327
2288-1220