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Recently diverged taxa often show discordance in genetic divergence among genomic loci, where some loci show strong divergence and others show none at all. Genetic studies alone cannot distinguish among the possible mechanisms but experimental studies on other aspects of divergence may provide guidance in the inference of causes of observed discordances. In this study, we used no-choice mating trials to test for the presence of reproductive isolation between host races of the leaf-mining fly,  Phytomyza glabricola  on its two holly host species,  Ilex coriacea  and  I. glabra.  These trials inform our effort to determine the cause of significant differences in the degree of divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial loci of flies collected from the two host plants. We present evidence of reproductive isolation between host races in a controlled greenhouse setting: significantly more mate pairs consisting of flies from the same host plant species produced offspring than inter-host mate pairs, which produced no offspring. We also tested whether the presence of the natal or non-natal host plant affects reproductive success. Flies collected from  I. coriacea  were more likely to produce offspring when in the presence of the natal host, whereas the presence or absence of either the natal or non-natal host had no effect on flies collected from  I. glabra . The results indicate discordant patterns of nuclear and mitochondrial divergence among host races of  P. glabricola  are likely due to incomplete lineage sorting, and the host races may be well on their way to becoming biological species.

Reproductive Isolation between Host Races of Phytomyza glabricola on Ilex coriacea and I. glabra