Revealing cryptic diversity and population divergence in subtropical aphids through DNA barcoding

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 517 - 530
• Main Authors: Li, Qiang, Liu, Qian, Yu, Yuhua, Lin, Xiaolan, He, Xueyou, Huang, Xiaolei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Aphidoidea; Baseline studies; Bayesian analysis; biodiversity; Cryptic species; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Divergence; DNA; DNA barcode; DNA barcoding; Gene sequencing; Genera; Geography; Host plants; Insects; Libraries; Nucleotide sequence; Pests; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant diversity; Plants; Probability theory; species delimitation; Species diversity; Taxonomy

Aphids are worldwide distributed pests, which feed on plant sap and cause serious losses to agricultural and forestry industries. Relatively few comprehensive studies have been conducted on aphid diversity in subtropics, although these regions may harbour hidden aphid diversity due to high plant div...