Molecular Phylogenetics and Mitochondrial Genomic Evolution in the Endemic Genus Pielomastax (Orthoptera: Eumastacoidea) in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The genus Pielomastax Chang (Orthoptera: Eumastacoidea, 1937) is endemic to China, which is mainly distributed in low- and medium-altitude areas in central and eastern China. However, there are relatively few molecular data studies on the genus Pielomastax.

Methods

In this study, three species of the genus Pielomastax were collected from Hubei and Henan, China, namely Pielomastax sp., Pielomastax shennongjiaensis Wang (1995) and Pielomastax tenuicerca Hsia and Liu (1989). Both Pielomastax sp. and Pielomastax shennongjiaensis were collected from the Shennongjia area of Hubei, but they exhibit some differences in morphological characteristics.

Results

We obtained the mitochondrial genome struc

SUBMITTER: Lu JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11507007 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature