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SUBMITTER: Simaika JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7492436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Simaika John P JP Ware Jessica L JL Garrison Rosser W RW Samways Michael J MJ
Scientific reports 20200915 1
The Synlestidae (Odonata: Zygoptera) of southern Africa comprise some highly localized species. All but one species are endemic to South Africa, and many to the Cape Floristic Region. Here we present the first phylogenetic reconstruction of the southern African Synlestidae using nuclear and mitochondrial molecular data. The genera Ecchlorolestes and Chlorolestes are monophyletic, and we propose that the Neotropical family Perilestidae consisting of two genera, Perilestes and Perissolestes, be su ...[more]