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Formica picea and F. candida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Synonyms or Two Species?
- Source :
- Diversity, Vol 14, Iss 8, p 613 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2022.
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Abstract
- Ants of the «Formica picea—F. candida» complex are widespread across Eurasia. However, it is still a matter of debate if it constitutes one or two species. In this study, we collected a sample of specimens from different parts of Eurasia, sequenced the mitochondrial cox1 and cytb genes, as well as three nuclear loci—wg, Top1, and ITS2—and analyzed the available published data. We found this complex to contain a new, yet undescribed, taxon that has a large distribution in Siberia and East Asia. Thus, the «Formica picea—F. candida» complex consists of at least three taxa with distinct distributions.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14080613 and 14242818
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Diversity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4673f8af476f422e9a03c4f6c3e76fa9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/d14080613