Three Taxa in One: Cryptic Diversity in the Black Fly Simulium nobile (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Southeast Asia

Van Lun Low and Hiroyuki Takaoka and Pairot Pramual and Peter H. Adler and Zubaidah Ya’cob and Chee Dhang Chen and Subagyo Yotopranoto and Adnan Zaid and Upik Kesumawati Had and Maria Lourdes T Lardizabal and Affan Nasruddin-Roshidi and Mohd Sofian-Azirun (2016) Three Taxa in One: Cryptic Diversity in the Black Fly Simulium nobile (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Southeast Asia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 53. pp. 972-976. ISSN 1938-2928 (E-ISSN) , 0022-2585 (P-ISSN)

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Abstract

We access the molecular diversity of the black fly Simulium nobile De Mejiere, using the universal cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding gene, across its distributional range in Southeast Asia. Our phylogenetic analyses recovered three well-supported mitochondrial lineages of S. nobile , suggesting the presence of cryptic species. Lineage A is composed of a population from Sabah, East Malaysia (Borneo); lineage B represents the type population from Java, Indonesia; and lineage C includes populations from the mainland of Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand). The genetic variation of lineage C on the mainland is greater than that of lineages A and B on the islands of Borneo and Java. Our study highlights the value of a molecular approach in assessing species status of simuliids in geographically distinct regions.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Simulium nobile species group , COI gene , Phylogenetics , Systematics
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology > QL1-991 Zoology > QL360-599.82 Invertebrates > QL461-599.82 Insects
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Tropical Forestry
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	29 Aug 2022 11:24
Last Modified:	29 Aug 2022 11:24
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34040

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