The Aegean Archipelago as cradle: divergence of the glaphyrid genus<i>Pygopleurus</i>and phylogeography of<i>P. foina</i>

Avtzis, Dimitrios Ν.; Markoudi, Vasiliki; Mizerakis, Vangelis; Devalez, Jelle; Nakas, Georgios; Poulakakis, N; Petanidou, Theodora

doi:10.1080/14772000.2021.1884622

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“…For this purpose, DNA was extracted the whole body of two individuals separately using a PureLink ® Genomic DNA kit (Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA) and following the manufacturers' instructions. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was then run in 25 µL volumes with the primers LCO (5 -GGTCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGG-3 ) and HCO (5 -TAAACTTCAGGGTGACCAAAAAAT-3 ), which amplify a 658 bp fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene of mtDNA [21]; the conditions were described by Avtzis et al [22]. Purification of the PCR products was carried out with a PureLink ® PCR Purification Kit (Invitrogen) according to the manufacturer's protocol, and then the purified products were sequenced in the automated sequencer ABI3730XL of CeMIA Company (Larisa, Greece), using the same primers as the ones used for the PCR.…”

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First Report of the Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner 1968) (Diptera: Muscidae) Infesting Commercial Pepper Crops in Greece

Roditakis

Kremi

Mylona

et al. 2023

Insects

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The pepper fruit fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner 1968) (Diptera: Muscidae) is a cosmopolitan tropical pest which has been recently recorded in several European countries. The biology of the pest has been primarily associated not only with decomposing fruits and vegetables, but even vertebrate and invertebrate carrion, dung and faeces. Relatively recently, A. orientalis has been reported as a primary pest of pepper fruits as well. In this short communication, we report, for the first time in Greece and, to the best of our knowledge, in Europe, cases of pepper fruit fly damage to pepper fruits in commercial greenhouse crops (in Crete in 2022). In this direction, possible implications and concerns regarding the occurrence of this pest in Crete are discussed.

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First Report of the Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner 1968) (Diptera: Muscidae) Infesting Commercial Pepper Crops in Greece

Roditakis

Kremi

Mylona

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“…The Aegean Basin and its neighbouring areas have long attracted the scientists' attention for studying phylogeographic patterns in terrestrial animals (for a review see Poulakakis et al, 2015; also Avtzis et al, 2021; Borissov et al, 2020; Chobanov et al, 2017; Çıplak et al, 2022; Kaya & Çıplak, 2017; Kornilios et al, 2019; Trichas et al, 2020) as a result not only of the area's tempestuous geological history related to the Tethian tectonic belt (Robertson & Mountrakis, 2006) but also for its vast biological diversity.…”

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Origin, evolution and systematics of the genusPoecilimon(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)—An outburst of diversification in the Aegean area

Borissov

Heller²,

Çıplak

et al. 2023

Systematic Entomology

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Our study focuses on the origin, dispersal patterns, evolutionary strategies and systematics of Poecilimon, the largest bush‐cricket genus in the Palaearctic with over 150 taxa described. We employ phylogenetic and divergence time estimation analyses based on multilocus sequence data (ND2 + COI + 12 S + 16 S + ITS+28 S), perform ancestral area reconstruction, and track the evolution of behavioural (evolution of sound communication) and morpho‐physiological traits (body size and shape, and spermatophore size) in this genus. Based on our results, we propose a revised systematics of Poecilimon, including description of a new species, P. nivalis sp. n., and hypothesize three stages in the evolution of Poecilimon. (1) In the early evolution of the genus in Tortonian, when open dry habitats appeared in the Eastern Mediterranean, diversification rates were low and speciation was possibly induced by vicariance and habitat fragmentation; physiology and morphology during this period retained their ancestral states but the evolution of main lineages may have been accompanied by behavioural specializations. (2) Climate cooling and aridification during the Messinian induced dispersals and adaptation to new habitats, followed by physiological and behavioural adaptations; major clades formed or started diversifying. (3) Starting at the end of Messinian and continuing through the Plio‐ and Pleistocene, a few dispersal events from Anatolia to the Balkans took place and climatic oscillations were followed by allo‐ and parapatric divergence of habitat specialists, while ecological adaptations enhanced song diversity and led to morpho‐physiological changes.

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Selective breeding and characterization of a black mealworm strain of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Chang

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

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The Aegean Archipelago as cradle: divergence of the glaphyrid genusPygopleurusand phylogeography ofP. foina

Cited by 4 publications

References 80 publications

First Report of the Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner 1968) (Diptera: Muscidae) Infesting Commercial Pepper Crops in Greece

First Report of the Pepper Fruit Fly Atherigona orientalis (Schiner 1968) (Diptera: Muscidae) Infesting Commercial Pepper Crops in Greece

Origin, evolution and systematics of the genusPoecilimon(Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)—An outburst of diversification in the Aegean area

Selective breeding and characterization of a black mealworm strain of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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