One Step beyond Species Description: Unveiling a Fine-Scale Diversity within the Genus Dzhanokmenia Kostjukov (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

• Published in: Insects (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 406
• Main Authors: Ganbaatar, Bolormaa, Li, Qin, Xi, Ouyan, Cao, Huanxi, Zhu, Chaodong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Bar codes; Baryscapus; Biodiversity; calcium oxide; Chalcidoidea; chalcids; COI protein; data collection; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Diagnostic systems; DNA; DNA barcoding; Gene sequencing; Genera; Genes; Genetic aspects; genus; Hymenoptera; Identification and classification; Interspecific; interspecific variation; intra- and interspecific variation; intraspecific variation; loci; Morphology; New species; Oomyzus; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Physical characteristics; species; species delimitation; Species diversity; statistical analysis; subfamily; Taxonomy; Tetrastichus; Variation; Zoology; China; Asia; Turkmenistan; Germany; Russia; intra- and interspecific variation; species delimitation; taxonomy; chalcids; DNA barcoding

Although Chalcidoidea is one of the megadiverse superfamilies in Hymenoptera, numerous species are still being discovered and described. However, the difficulties in delimiting intra- and interspecific variation hinder this process. In this study, DNA barcoding methods using the COI gene were employ...