Molecular Characteristics of Subterranean Termites of the GenusReticulitermes(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Korea | Zendy

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Molecular Characteristics of Subterranean Termites of the GenusReticulitermes(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Korea

Author(s) -

M-J Kim,

YongSeok Choi,

Jonathan Hon Chung Lee,

J-J Kim,

G-H Kim

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

annals of the entomological society of america

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1938-2901

pISSN - 0013-8746

DOI - 10.1603/an11078

Subject(s) - rhinotermitidae , reticulitermes , biology , zoology , cytochrome c oxidase subunit i , taxonomy (biology) , genus , mitochondrial dna , evolutionary biology , gene , genetics

Molecular and taxonomic studies of subterranean termites in the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) have suggested that Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto is the only species that occurs in Korea. However, the specimens studied to date were collected from a limited number of locations, and basic information about the distribution, taxonomy, and molecular characteristics of this genus in Korea is still lacking. In this study, we collected Reticulitermes specimens from 50 sampling sites distributed throughout the country. By comparing the cytochrome oxidase subunit II gene of mitochondrial DNA sequences, we conclude that Reticulitermes speratus is represented by two haplotypes in Korea. In addition, we report the first occurrence of another Reticulitermes species in this country.

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