Range dynamics of Palaearctic steppe species under glacial cycles: the phylogeography of Proterebia afra (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

Bartoňová, Alena Sucháčková; Konvička, Martin; Korb, Stanislav K.; Kramp, Katja; Schmitt, Thomas; Fric, Zdeněk Faltýnek

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“…Contrary to the findings of Yakovlev et al [ 92 ], our results confirm a high degree of phylogeographic structure within the Boloria eunomia Eurasian range. A high within-range genetic differentiation can be observed in other habitat specialist butterflies, for instance the semi-migratory species of grasslands Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) [ 93 ], the open-woodland specialist Parnassius mnemosyne (Linnaeus, 1758) [ 94 ], the polycentric dry grassland species Melitaea cinxia (Linnaeus, 1758) [ 95 ] or the steppic Proterebia afra (Fabricius, 1787) [ 96 ]. We identified ten population groups of B .…”

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Cross-continental phylogeography of two Holarctic Nymphalid butterflies, Boloria eunomia and Boloria selene

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Pleistocene glaciations had significant effects on the distribution and evolution of species inhabiting the Holarctic region. Phylogeographic studies concerning the entire region are still rare. Here, we compared global phylogeographic patterns of one boreo-montane and one boreo-temperate butterflies with largely overlapping distribution ranges across the Northern Hemisphere, but with different levels of range fragmentation and food specialization. We reconstructed the global phylogeographic history of the boreo-montane specialist Boloria eunomia (n = 223) and of the boreo-temperate generalist Boloria selene (n = 106) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers, and with species distribution modelling (SDM). According to the genetic structures obtained, both species show a Siberian origin and considerable split among populations from Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. According to SDMs and molecular data, both butterflies could inhabit vast areas during the moderate glacials. In the case of B. selene, high haplotype diversity and low geographic structure suggest long-lasting interconnected gene flow among populations. A stronger geographic structuring between populations was identified in the specialist B. eunomia, presumably due to the less widespread, heterogeneously distributed food resources, associated with cooler and more humid climatic conditions. Populations of both species show opposite patterns across major parts of North America and in the case of B. eunomia also across Asia. Our data underline the relevance to cover entire distribution ranges to reconstruct the correct phylogeographic history of species.

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Cross-continental phylogeography of two Holarctic Nymphalid butterflies, Boloria eunomia and Boloria selene

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“…Our SDMs indicated that suitable climatic conditions existed for B. chariclea , A. optilete and C. palaemon during LGM across the Palaearctic (Figure 6b,d,f), supporting continuous wide distribution throughout Pleistocene. Earlier biogeographical studies disclosed similar situations also for steppe ( Proterebia afra (Fabricius, 1787): Bartonova et al., 2018), and humid grasslands ( Boloria eunomia (Esper, 1799), B. selene (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775): Maresova et al., 2019) butterflies. B. chariclea probably expanded to Eurasia only after LGM.…”

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The story of endurance: Biogeography and the evolutionary history of four Holarctic butterflies with different habitat requirements

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Bartoňová

Konvička

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Aim: Biogeographical studies on the entire ranges of widely distributed species can change our perception of species' range dynamics. We studied the effects of Pleistocene glacial cycles on current butterfly species distributions, aiming to uncover complex biogeographic patterns in the Holarctic, a region dramatically affected by Cenozoic climate change. Location: Eurasia and North America. Taxon: Boloria chariclea, Agriades optilete, Carterocephalus palaemon, Oeneis jutta. Methods: We reconstructed the biogeographic history of four butterfly species differing in habitat preferences (B. chariclea-tundra, A. optilete-bogs, C. palaemontemperate grasslands, O. jutta-taiga), using one mitochondrial and two nuclear DNA markers and species distribution modelling. Results: Except for B. chariclea, all species originated in Eurasia. The open habitat species A. optilete and C. palaemon formed widely distributed east-west genetic clusters in continental Asia and clusters separated from them in Europe. Genetic clusters of the taiga species O. jutta were not geographically separated in Eurasia, suggesting Pleistocene fragmentation and recent reconnection. The glaciated North America was recolonized from Beringian and southerly situated refugia by all four species. Main conclusions: The Pleistocene mammoth steppe allowed a widespread continuous distribution of open habitat butterflies, while in contrast the distribution of a taiga-specialist species was more limited. In the mostly flat and continental North Asia, the butterflies of various types of open habitats survived ice age in widely distributed east-west belts. In the mountainous and oceanic regions of Europe, Beringia and west North America, all four species persisted in contracted areas during the glacials. After deglaciation, they expanded their ranges and formed contact zones among populations. To conclude, the harsh climate of the glacials did not represent an obstacle for butterflies. Instead, different habitat specialists selected their own ways to thrive in the dynamic conditions of Quaternary glacial periods. | 591 MARESOVA Et Al.

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“…Samples from the Italian Peninsula, which are still lacking in the dataset, could shed more light on this problem. The Palaearctic-wide distribution of haplogroup A could either point to a rapid postglacial expansion from a refugium, or to a more continuous distribution during glacials, as detected also for other continental species (Marešová et al 2019;Bartoňová et al 2018). We incline towards the second option, as postglacial dispersal from a restricted refugium to the wide belt stretching from the Alps to the Altai Mts.…”

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Genetic confirmation of Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in the Czech Republic, its conservation significance and biogeographic context

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We report here the first molecular evidence for the occurrence of Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in the Czech Republic. In Central Europe, this species may co-occur with its more common sibling, Aricia agestis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775). We sequenced the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 of darkly-coloured, putative A. artaxerxes specimens in the Czech Republic. We confirmed A. artaxerxes only from a limestone area in South Bohemia (Vyšenské kopce National Nature Reserve), which is probably the only locality of the species in the Czech Republic. This area is located at ca. 550 m A.S.L., showing that the elevation overlap with A. agestis could be high in Central Europe. Other surveyed individuals were confirmed as A. agestis, with a minimum p-distance of 1.98% between the two species. The South Bohemian area of occurrence is probably highly isolated (approx. 190 km) from localities of the species in neighbouring countries, highlighting the conservation importance of the A. artaxerxes population and of the insular calcareous areas in the Šumava Mountains foothills. We used database sequences of A. artaxerxes to place the Czech population into a wider phylogeographic context. The Czech population is monomorphic, consisting of a single haplotype, which is present from Scandinavia through Germany to Central Asia.

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Range dynamics of Palaearctic steppe species under glacial cycles: the phylogeography of Proterebia afra (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

Cited by 11 publications

References 73 publications

Cross-continental phylogeography of two Holarctic Nymphalid butterflies, Boloria eunomia and Boloria selene

Cross-continental phylogeography of two Holarctic Nymphalid butterflies, Boloria eunomia and Boloria selene

The story of endurance: Biogeography and the evolutionary history of four Holarctic butterflies with different habitat requirements

Genetic confirmation of Aricia artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in the Czech Republic, its conservation significance and biogeographic context

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