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Paraphyly of the subgenus A naphlebotomus and creation of M adaphlebotomus subg. nov. ( P hlebotominae: P hlebotomus )
Author(s) -
DEPAQUIT J.,
LEGER N.,
RANDRIANAMBININTSOA F. J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical and veterinary entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2915
pISSN - 0269-283X
DOI - 10.1111/mve.12098
Subject(s) - phlebotomus , biology , psychodidae , subgenus , phlebotominae , paraphyly , monophyly , zoology , phylogenetic tree , botany , clade , taxonomy (biology) , leishmaniasis , leishmania , genetics , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science , gene
The systematic position of the M alagasy P hlebotomus ( D iptera: P sychodidae) species was assessed in molecular phylogenetic studies. Three molecular markers were sequenced: cytochrome b of the mitochondrial DNA ; ITS2 , and the D8 domain of the ribosomal DNA . The following species were studied: P hlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) berentiensis , Phlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) fertei , P hlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) fontenillei , Phlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) vaomalalae and P hlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) vincenti from M adagascar; P hlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) stantoni from A sia, and P hlebotomus ( A naphlebotomus ) rodhaini from A frica. The following outgroups were selected: P hlebotomus ( E uphlebotomus ) argentipes , P hlebotomus ( E uphlebotomus ) barguesae , P hlebotomus ( L arroussius ) perfiliewi s.l. and P hlebotomus ( A dlerius ) simici . Each marker analysed by maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood supports the monophyly of the M alagasy P hlebotomus spp. Consequently, we create a new subgenus for these species: M adaphlebotomus subg. nov. This molecular individualization is reinforced by the originality of their spermathecae and by the fact that their geographical distribution is limited to M adagascar, and considers the high level of endemism on this island.