Determination of Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) species by morphological and molecular methods in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Abstract

Morphological identification of the majority of Zygaenidae species in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey was undertaken and a phylogenetic tree of these species was generated. Sampling was performed between May and September in 2017 and 2018 in Adana, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Mersin and Osmaniye Provinces. This area is a zoogeographical junction between central Anatolia and the Levant. The species were collected by sweep net and visual control methods. Thirteen Zygaenidae species identified: Theresimima ampellophaga (Bayle-Barelle, 1808), Adscita (Adscita) obscura (Zeller, 1847), Jordanita (Tremewania) notata (Zeller, 1847), Jordanita (Praviela) anatolica (Naufock, 1929), Jordanita (Solaniterna) subsolana (Staudinger, 1862) (Procridinae), Zygaena (Mesembrynus) diaphana Staudinger, 1887, Zygaena (Mesembrynus) graslini Lederer, 1855, Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum Ochsenheimer, 1808, Zyganea (Agrumenia) olivieri Boisduval, 1828, Zygaena (Agrumenia) carniolica (Scopoli, 1763), Zygaena (Agrumenia) viciae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Zygaena (Agrumenia) loti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae (L., 1758). Macherey-Nagel NucleoSpin kit was used for DNA extraction and PCR was performed with LCO1490/HCO2198 primer pair for the mtCOI gene region. This analysis effectively separated these genera and species in the phylogenic tree, and these data supported the morphological identification.

Keywords

• Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Lepidoptera
• phylogeny
• systematic
• Zygaenidae

Türkiye’nin Doğu Akdeniz Bölgesi’ndeki Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) türlerinin morfolojik ve moleküler yöntemler kullanılarak tanılanması

Öz

Doğu Akdeniz Bölgesi’ndeki Zygaenidae türlerinin çoğunluğunun morfolojik tanılaması yapılmış ve bu türlerin filogenetik ağacı oluşturulmuştur. Örneklemeler Adana, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Mersin ve Osmaniye illerinde, 2017 ve 2018 yıllarının mayıs-eylül aylarında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu bölge Orta Anadolu ile Levant arasında zoocoğrafik ilişki kuran bir konumdadır. Atrap ve gözle kontrol metotları kullanılarak toplam 13 tür, Theresimima ampellophaga (Bayle-Barelle, 1808), Adscita (Adscita) obscura (Zeller, 1847), Jordanita (Tremewania) notata (Zeller, 1847), Jordanita (Praviela) anatolica (Naufock, 1929), Jordanita (Solaniterna) subsolana (Staudinger, 1862) (Procridinae), Zygaena (Mesembrynus) diaphana Staudinger, 1887, Zygaena (Mesembrynus) graslini Lederer, 1855, Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum Ochsenheimer, 1808, Zyganea (Agrumenia) olivieri Boisduval, 1828, Zygaena (Agrumenia) carniolica (Scopoli, 1763), Zygaena (Agrumenia)) viciae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775), Zygaena (Agrumenia) loti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ve Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae (L., 1758) belirlenmiştir. DNA ekstraksiyonunda Macherey-Nagel NucleoSpin Insect DNA izolasyon kiti ve PCR analizlerinde ise mtCOI gen bölgesinden LCO1490/HCO2198 primer çifti kullanılmıştır. Bu primer çifti ile türleri cins ve tür düzeyinde ayırmanın uygun olduğu ve elde edilen verilerin morfolojik tanımlamayı desteklediği belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Doğu Akdeniz Bölgesi
• Lepidoptera
• filogeni
• sistematik
• Zygaenidae

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