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Issue: Vol. 3941 No. 1: 30 Mar. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-03-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.4
Page range: 91–103
Abstract views: 26
PDF downloaded: 1

Molecular systematics of the fishfly genus Anachauliodes Kimmins, 1954 (Megaloptera: Corydalidae: Chauliodinae)

Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minamiosawa 1–1, Hachioji, Tokyo 192–0397, Japan
Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
fishfly DNA barcoding taxonomy phylogeny

Abstract

The fishfly genus Anachauliodes Kimmins, 1954 is endemic to the Oriental region and currently includes two species, Anachauliodes tonkinicus Kimmins, 1954 and A. sinensis Yang & Yang, 1992. These species are similar morphologically. We sequenced three mitochondrial genes: COI, ND2 and 16S rRNA in order to clarify the specific identity of these two species. Our results do not support the separation of these two species. We were also not able to find any morphological characters during comparison of Anachauliodes specimens from various localities useful in distinguishing these two species. Based on these results, we synonymize A. tonkinicus and A. sinensis and recognize A. laboissierei (Navás, 1913), comb. nov. & stat. rev. as the only valid species of Anachauliodes.