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A DNA barcode reference library of Neuroptera (Insecta, Neuropterida) from Beijing.

ABSTRACT: Neuroptera (lacewings) is one of the ancient holometabolous insect groups, but some extant species stand as important natural enemies for biological control. As the capital city of China, Beijing has a rich fauna of Neuroptera, previously with 47 species recorded and sorted in 32 genera of seven families. In this study, DNA barcoding based on sequences of COI gene fragments is used to discriminate lacewing species from Beijing. 217 DNA barcode sequences belonging to 49 species were successfully obtained. The COI barcode data worked well for identification of almost all lacewing species herein examined except Pseudomalladaprasinus (Burmeister), in which cryptic species may exist. Twenty species of Neuroptera are newly recorded from Beijing. Besides, Nothochrysinae is first recorded from Beijing. Chrysopidiaciliata (Wesmael) and Drepanepteryxalgida (Erichson) are first recorded from China.

SUBMITTER: Yi P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305355 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A DNA barcode reference library of Neuroptera (Insecta, Neuropterida) from Beijing.

Yi Pan P Yu Pei P Liu Jingyi J Xu Huan H Liu Xingyue X

ZooKeys 20181217 807

Neuroptera (lacewings) is one of the ancient holometabolous insect groups, but some extant species stand as important natural enemies for biological control. As the capital city of China, Beijing has a rich fauna of Neuroptera, previously with 47 species recorded and sorted in 32 genera of seven families. In this study, DNA barcoding based on sequences of COI gene fragments is used to discriminate lacewing species from Beijing. 217 DNA barcode sequences belonging to 49 species were successfully ...[more]

PMID: 30595654

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A DNA barcode reference library of Neuroptera (Insecta, Neuropterida) from Beijing.

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A DNA barcode reference library of Neuroptera (Insecta, Neuropterida) from Beijing.

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