Interspecific interference in the closely related predatory mites <i>Neoseiulus womersleyi</i> and <i>Neoseiulus longispinosus</i> (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Ullah, Mohammad Shaef; Sugimoto, Ryouhei; Matsuda, Tomoko; Wang, C.-H.; Kongchuensin, Manita; Konvipasruang, Ploychompoo; Gotoh, Tetsuo

doi:10.1080/01647954.2017.1293732

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“…Crossbreeding and reproductive interference experiments carried out by Ho et al (1995) and Ullah et al (2017), respectively, confirmed that N. longispinosus and N. womersleyi represent distinct species. A significant genetic divergence was also reported between N. longispinosus and N. womersleyi by using a random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis (Yeh et al 2000).…”

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“…Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans, 1952) and N. womersleyi (Schicha, 1975) belong to the womersleyi species subgroup of the barkeri species group. Because very few morphological features are known to separate N. longispinosus from N. womersleyi, and sterile female offspring were obtained from crosses between N. longispinosus females and N. womersleyi males (Ullah et al 2017), we described all life stages to find out whether there might be new morphological characters that could be used to separate the species.…”

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Morphological ontogeny and molecular analyses of geographic strains of two closely related Neoseiulus species (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

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Acarologia

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The predatory mites, Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans) and N. womersleyi (Schicha) (Phytoseiidae) are two morphologically close species. Although they can be mainly separated by the length of the dorsal seta S5, misidentifications may occur. The present study investigated various strains of the two closely related species collected from Japan, Taiwan and/or Thailand using a combination of morphological and molecular data. We described and illustrated the adults and immature stages. We also sequenced the 28S region of nuclear ribosomal DNA to determine whether these strains represent different species. The two species could be clearly separated based on the length of seta S5 and the ratio of setae Z5/S5. In a 28S tree, the examined strains also formed separate clades with 100% bootstrap values. We conclude that a combination of different methods is often necessary to precisely distinguish these closely related taxa.

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confidence: 69%