Hidden diversity in anthropophilic sand flies of the Monticola Series (Diptera, Psychodidae).

ABSTRACT: The Monticola series comprises two anthropophilic and widely distributed species in Brazil: Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) monticola (Costa Lima, 1932) and Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) misionensis (Castro, 1959). They mainly occur in the Atlantic Rainforest, and it is known that Pi. monticola comprises at least two well-structured genetic lineages regarding a fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. Here, we aim to elucidate the taxonomic status of this group using integrative taxonomy tools. Collections were performed in nine localities of four Brazilian states, and COI fragments were sequenced and merged with publicly available data. Several single-locus species delimitation algorithms, genetic distance metrics, phylogenetic trees, and haplotype networks were used to uncover cryptic

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549381 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature