Factors affecting species delimitations with the GMYC model: insights from a butterfly survey

G Talavera, V Dincă, R Vila - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The generalized mixed Yule‐coalescent (GMYC) model has become one of the most
popular approaches for species delimitation based on single‐locus data, and it is widely …

Cryptic diversity and discordance in single‐locus species delimitation methods within horned lizards (Phrynosomatidae: Phrynosoma)

C Blair, RW Bryson Jr - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity reduction and loss continues to progress at an alarming rate, and thus, there is
widespread interest in utilizing rapid and efficient methods for quantifying and delimiting …

[PDF][PDF] Recruitment of native parasitoids by the exotic pest Tuta absoluta in Southern Italy

L Zappala, U Bernardo, A Biondi, A Cocco… - Bulletin of …, 2012 - researchgate.net
The tomato borer Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) is an invasive pest native to South America and
since its arrival in Europe the tomato production has faced severe yield loss. The complex of …

The future of zoological taxonomy is integrative, not minimalist

A Zamani, D Dal Pos, ZF Fric, AB Orfinger… - Systematics and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Roughly 18,000 species are described annually as new to science, while estimated
extinction rates are comparable to or even exceeding these new discoveries. Considering …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic Diversity of the Invasive Gall Wasp Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and of its Rickettsia Endosymbiont, and Associated Sex-Ratio …

F Nugnes, M Gebiola, MM Monti, L Gualtieri… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The blue-gum chalcid Leptocybe invasa Fisher & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) is a
gall wasp pest of Eucalyptus species, likely native to Australia. Over the past 15 years it has …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic Molecular Species Delimitations Unravel Potential New Species in the Pest Genus Spodoptera Guenée, 1852 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)

P Dumas, J Barbut, B Le Ru, JF Silvain, AL Clamens… - PLoS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Nowadays molecular species delimitation methods promote the identification of species
boundaries within complex taxonomic groups by adopting innovative species concepts and …

An integrative taxonomic study of European Eupelmus (Macroneura)(Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae), with a molecular and cytogenetic analysis of …

L Fusu - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The European species of Eupelmus (Macroneura Walker), including the
cosmopolitan and extremely polyphagous species Eupelmus vesicularis (Retzius), are …

Turning one into five: Integrative taxonomy uncovers complex evolution of cryptic species in the harvester ant Messor “structor”

FM Steiner, S Csősz, B Markó, A Gamisch… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seed harvesting ants are ecosystem engineers that shape vegetation, nutrient cycles, and
microclimate. Progress in ecological research is, however, slowed down by poor species …

An integrative approach to species discrimination in the Eupelmus urozonus complex (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae), with the description of 11 new species from the …

F Al Khatib, L Fusu, A Cruaud, G Gibson… - Systematic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The systematics of the E uropean species of Eupelmus (Eupelmus) D alman (H ymenoptera:
E upelmidae) belonging to the 'urozonus‐complex'is elucidated through combined …

[HTML][HTML] Another crack in the Dark Taxa wall: a custom DNA barcoding protocol for the species-rich and common Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea)

S Jafari, B Müller, B Rulik, V Rduch… - Biodiversity Data …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
DNA barcodes are a great tool for accelerated species identification and for complementing
species delimitation. Furthermore, DNA barcode reference libraries are the decisive …