Identification of females of the Finnish species of &lt;i&gt;Altica Müller&lt;/i&gt; (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Kangas, E.; Rutanen, Ilpo

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“…Before extraction, each imago was dissected, the genitalia and the remainder of the beetle mounted, and only the abdomen retained for DNA extraction. The beetles were identified mainly based on the morphology of their genitalia using different identification keys (Kangas & Rutanen ; Doguet ; Siede ). All insect samples were pulverized in liquid nitrogen.…”

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“…The flea beetle genus Altica (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) is known to exhibit a pronounced sex ratio distortion, resulting in a distinct female bias in many natural populations (Mohr ; Kangas & Rutanen ; Siede ). Sixteen species of this worldwide distributed genus can be found in Central Europe (Siede ) all of which are mono‐ or oligophagous on herbs and shrubs of many plant families (e.g.…”

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Evidence for selective sweeps by Wolbachia infections: phylogeny of Altica leaf beetles and their reproductive parasites

Jäckel¹,

Mora²,

Dobler³

2013

Molecular Ecology

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Infections with maternally inherited Wolbachia bacteria may have dramatic influences on reproductive traits and speciation patterns of their hosts. We here show that in the beetle genus Altica, infection has influenced phylogenetic patterns of the host's mtDNA and different strains led to repeated selective sweeps. By comparing a COI/II-based phylogeny of the hosts with a phylogeny of the bacteria based on ftsZ, we show that cospeciation is rare and restricted to few recently diverged species. While in general each species apparently harbours a single Wolbachia strain, Altica lythri presents a strikingly different pattern: in the polyphyletic species, three highly divergent mtDNA haplotypes (2.1-4.6% p-distance) are coupled with three different Wolbachia strains (wLytA1, wLytA2 and wLytB). These haplotypes and Wolbachia strains are widely distributed and mostly found in sympatry. A phylogeny based on microsatellite data supports the monophyly of A. lythri. The discrepancy between mtDNA and nuclear phylogeny may best be explained by interspecific hybridization that led to introgression of mtDNA coupled with a different Wolbachia strain. Selective sweeps apparently drove the introgressed haplotypes to widespread distribution. As for effects of Wolbachia on reproduction, infection with wLytA1 appears to be correlated with a substantial sex ratio distortion, which was most prominent in A. lythri.

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Evidence for selective sweeps by Wolbachia infections: phylogeny of Altica leaf beetles and their reproductive parasites

Jäckel¹,

Mora²,

Dobler³

2013

Molecular Ecology

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“…The material reviewed is stored in the collection of beetles of the Institute of Systematic Biology, Daugavpils University (DUBC, Daugavpils, LV), the collection of Institute of Biology, Latvian University (LUBI, Salaspils, LV), the collection of Latvian Nature Museum (LDM, Rīga, LV), V. Pūtele's collection (in Institute of Biology of Latvian University, Salaspils, LV), and in the author's private collection (Daugavpils, LV). The following keys were used for the identification of specimens: Bieńkowski 2004;Čížek and Doguet 2008;Kangas and Rutanen 1993;Lopatin and Nesterova 2005;Mohr 1966;Warchałowski 2003. To identify specimens, it was necessary to examine male aedeagi and female styles, ventral spiculae and spermathecae.…”

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To the knowledge of flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) of the Latvian fauna. 7. GenusAlticaGeoffroy, 1762

Bukejs

2011

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

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The current paper summarizes information on the Latvian fauna of Altica Geoffroy, 1762. Faunal data on 10 species of this genus are presented. Altica ampelophaga Guérin-Méneville, 1858 is excluded from the list of Latvian Coleoptera. The bibliographical information on this flea beetle genus in Latvia is summarized for the first time. Original photos of female styles of all Altica species of the local fauna and the annotated list of Latvian Altica, including 14 species are provided.

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“… Altica engsroemi J.R. Sahlberg, 1893 and Altica chamaenerii H. Lindberg, 1926: the taxonomic status is still in dispute. In the opinion of some scientists, these species are valid (Gruev and Döberl 1997; Kangas and Rutanen 1993 ; Warchałowski 2003 ), but others have considered Altica engstroemi Sahlb. as a synonym of Altica aenescens Weis.…”

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A catalogue of Lithuanian beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)

Tamutis¹,

Tamutė²,

Ferenca³

2011

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This paper presents the first complete and updated list of all 3597 species of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) belonging to 92 familiesfound and published in Lithuania until 2011, with comments also provided on the main systematic and nomenclatural changes since the last monographic treatment in two volumes (Pileckis and Monsevičius 1995, 1997). The introductory section provides a general overview of the main features of the territory of Lithuania, the origins and formation of the beetle fauna and their conservation, the faunistic investigations in Lithuania to date revealing the most important stages of the faunistic research process with reference to the most prominent scientists, an overview of their work, and their contribution to Lithuanian coleopteran faunal research.Species recorded in Lithuania by some authors without reliable evidence and requiring further confirmation with new data are presented in a separate list, consisting of 183 species. For the first time, analysis of errors in works of Lithuanian authors concerning data on coleopteran fauna has been conducted and these errors have been corrected. All available published and Internet sources on beetles found in Lithuania have been considered in the current study. Over 630 literature sources on species composition of beetles, their distribution in Lithuania and neighbouring countries, and taxonomic revisions and changes are reviewed and cited. An alphabetical list of these literature sources is presented. After revision of public beetle collections in Lithuania, the authors propose to remove 43 species from the beetle species list of the country on the grounds, that they have been wrongly identified or published by mistake. For reasons of clarity, 19 previously noted but later excluded species are included in the current checklist with comments. Based on faunal data from neighbouring countries, species expected to occur in Lithuania are matnioned. In total 1390 species are attributed to this category and data on their distribution in neighbouring countries is presented. Completion of this study provides evidence that the Lithuanian coleopteran fauna has yet to be completely investigated and it is estimated that approximately 28 % of beetle species remain undiscovered in Lithuania. More than 85% of beetle species expected for Lithuania have been found in the following families: Cerylonidae, Geotrupidae, Haliplidae, Kateridae, Lycidae, Lucanidae, Mycetophagidae, Scarabaeidae and Silphidae. In families with few species such as Alexiidae, Boridae, Byturidae, Dascilidae, Drilidae, Eucinetidae, Lampyridae, Lymexilidae, Megalopodidae, Nemonychidae, Nosodendridae, Noteridae, Orsodacnidae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Psephenidae, Rhysodidae, Sphaeritidae, Sphaeriusidae, Sphindidae, Stenotrahelidae and Trogidae, all possible species have already been discovered. However in some beetle families such as Aderidae, Bothrideridae, Eucnemidae, Laemoploeidae, Mordellidae, Ptiliidae, Scraptidae and Throscidae less than 50% of all possible species are known. At present the ...

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Identification of females of the Finnish species of <i>Altica Müller</i> (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Cited by 10 publications

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Evidence for selective sweeps by Wolbachia infections: phylogeny of Altica leaf beetles and their reproductive parasites

Evidence for selective sweeps by Wolbachia infections: phylogeny of Altica leaf beetles and their reproductive parasites

To the knowledge of flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) of the Latvian fauna. 7. GenusAlticaGeoffroy, 1762

A catalogue of Lithuanian beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera)

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