Incipient Speciation in Strauzia longipennis (Diptera: Tephritidae): Two Sympatric Mitochondrial DNA Lineages in Eastern Iowa

• Published in: Annals of the Entomological Society of America Vol. 103
• Main Authors: Axen, Heather J, Harrison, Jessica L, Gammons, John R, McNish, Ian G, Blythe, Laura D, Condon, Marty A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: COI gene; cytochrome-c oxidase; genetic variation; haplotypes; host plants; host races; insect morphology; insect taxonomy; mitochondrial DNA; population genetics; races; sequence analysis; speciation; Strauzia longipennis; sympatric populations; Iowa

Strauzia longipennis (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a notoriously variable species. Seven varieties were once recognized. Three varieties were elevated to species status. The status of the other four varieties, including the synonyms for S. longipennis, has been contested. Such taxonomic inst...