The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal

In most members of the genus Dendroctonus, the usefulness of the spermatheca for taxonomic purposes has not been evaluated in depth; therefore, the aim of this study is to describe and compare the elements that integrate the female reproductive apparatus among Dendroctonus species, clarify their no...

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Main Authors: Jazmín García-Román, Tonatiuh Ramírez-Reyes, Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/4895
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Tonatiuh Ramírez-Reyes
Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano
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Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano
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description In most members of the genus Dendroctonus, the usefulness of the spermatheca for taxonomic purposes has not been evaluated in depth; therefore, the aim of this study is to describe and compare the elements that integrate the female reproductive apparatus among Dendroctonus species, clarify their nomenclature and evaluate their interspecific variation to propose useful characteristics for their identification. In addition, we evaluated whether there is a structure between the shape of the receptacle and the phylogenetic relatedness of the species. The spermatheca consists of a sperm duct, a receptacle, and a gland; of these elements, the receptacle is the most taxonomically informative structure. The most closely related species of the D. frontalis complex show wide intraspecific variation in the shape and size of this structure, which precludes recognition of diagnostic features. However, there are differences among species groups in both shape and size in less closely related species such as D. approximatus, D. mexicanus, D. micans, D. parallelocollis and D. rhizophagus. A phylogenetic signal was detected in receptacle shape, and patterns of morphological similarity and phylogenetic relatedness of species were evident in the D. frontalis complex.
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spelling doaj-art-dc594066f5c14a6ea88ee85f3310341e2025-08-20T01:49:22ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062022-09-0193Suplemento10.22201/ib.20078706e.2022.93.4895The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signalJazmín García-Román0Tonatiuh Ramírez-Reyes1Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano2Instituto Politécnico NacionalUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México In most members of the genus Dendroctonus, the usefulness of the spermatheca for taxonomic purposes has not been evaluated in depth; therefore, the aim of this study is to describe and compare the elements that integrate the female reproductive apparatus among Dendroctonus species, clarify their nomenclature and evaluate their interspecific variation to propose useful characteristics for their identification. In addition, we evaluated whether there is a structure between the shape of the receptacle and the phylogenetic relatedness of the species. The spermatheca consists of a sperm duct, a receptacle, and a gland; of these elements, the receptacle is the most taxonomically informative structure. The most closely related species of the D. frontalis complex show wide intraspecific variation in the shape and size of this structure, which precludes recognition of diagnostic features. However, there are differences among species groups in both shape and size in less closely related species such as D. approximatus, D. mexicanus, D. micans, D. parallelocollis and D. rhizophagus. A phylogenetic signal was detected in receptacle shape, and patterns of morphological similarity and phylogenetic relatedness of species were evident in the D. frontalis complex. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/4895ReceptacleReceptacle glandGeometric morphometrics
spellingShingle Jazmín García-Román
Tonatiuh Ramírez-Reyes
Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano
The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Receptacle
Receptacle gland
Geometric morphometrics
title The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
title_full The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
title_fullStr The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
title_full_unstemmed The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
title_short The spermatheca in the genus Dendroctonus (Curculionidae: Scolytinae): morphology, nomenclature, potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
title_sort spermatheca in the genus dendroctonus curculionidae scolytinae morphology nomenclature potential characters for taxonomic use and phylogenetic signal
topic Receptacle
Receptacle gland
Geometric morphometrics
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/4895
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