Another crack in the Dark Taxa wall: a custom DNA barcoding protocol for the species-rich and common Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea).

ABSTRACT: DNA barcodes are a great tool for accelerated species identification and for complementing species delimitation. Furthermore, DNA barcode reference libraries are the decisive backbone feature for any metabarcoding study in biodiversity monitoring, conservation or ecology. However, in some taxa, DNA barcodes cannot be generated with published primers at a satisfying success rate and these groups will consequently be largely missing from any barcoding-based species list. Here, we provide a custom DNA barcoding forward primer for the Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea), elevating the success rate of high-quality DNA barcodes from 33% to 88%. Eurytomidae is a severely understudied, taxonomically challenging, species-rich group of primarily parasitoid wasps. High species numbers, diverse ec

SUBMITTER: Jafari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189536 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature