Article
Delimiting species, revealing cryptic diversity in Molytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) weevil through DNA barcoding.
Journal of insect science (Online) - 1 Jul 2024
Ren Jinliang, Zhang Runzhi
Abstract excerpt
The subfamily Molytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), being the second largest group within the family Curculionidae, exhibits a diverse range of hosts and poses a serious threat to agricultural and forestry industries. We used 1,290 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcodes to assess the efficiency of COI barcodes in species differentiation and uncover cryptic species diversity within weevils of Molytinae....
Topics
- Animals
- DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
- Weevils
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
