Naslov
Molecular data do not confirm the Grecian anomalous blue Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis (Brown, 1976) as a member of the Croatian fauna

Autori
Lovrenčić, Leona ; Podnar, Martina ; Šašić, Martina ; Koren, Toni ; Tvrtković, Nikola

Izvornik
Natura Croatica : periodicum Musei historiae naturalis Croatici (1330-0520) 25 (2016), 1; 119-129

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii ; misidentification ; Lycaenidae ; Lepidoptera ; COI ; DNA barcoding

Sažetak
The presence of the Grecian anomalous blue, Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis (Brown, 1976) in Croatia has been recently published based on external morphology of collected specimens. The aim of this study was to evaluate the credibility of these findings by using DNA barcoding approach as the species exhibit phenotypic variability and can easily be misidentified with morphologically similar species Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii. Therefore, we performed a molecular analysis of the mitochondrial gene for cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of the samples previously published as P. aroaniensis from different localities in Croatia. The results showed that all analysed samples belong to P. ripartii. Additionally, all analysed samples from different Croatian localities (Mt. Mala Kapela, Mt. Lička Plješivica, Mt. Poštak, Mt. Troglav and Mt. Kamešnica) together with previously published population of P. ripartii from Mt. Mosor belong to the same Eurasian clade of P. ripartii.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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