TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrative approach resolves the taxonomy of Eulaema cingulata (Hymenoptera, Apidae), an important pollinator in the Neotropics
AU - de Oliveira Andrade, Tamires
AU - dos Santos Ramos, Kelli
AU - López-Uribe, Margarita M.
AU - Branstetter, Michael G.
AU - Brandão, Carlos Roberto F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright Tamires de Oliveira Andrade et al.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Species delimitation is a rich scientific field that often uses different sources of data to identify independently evolving lineages that might be recognized as species. Here, we use an integrative approach based on morphometrics, COI-barcoding, and phylogenomics using ultraconserved elements (UCEs) to investigate whether the orchid bee species Eulaema cingulata (Fabricius, 1804) and E. pseudocingulata Oliveira, 2006 represent a single variable taxon or two different species. We analyzed 126 specimens across the geographical range of these nominal species to test species hypotheses using the general lineage concept. We found substantial overlap in wing and head morphometrics, and both taxa form one phylogenetic lineage based on COI mitochondrial and UCE data. Our results support the recognition of both forms as members of the same evolutionary unit and E. pseudocingulata is herein recognized as a junior synonym of E. cingulata.
AB - Species delimitation is a rich scientific field that often uses different sources of data to identify independently evolving lineages that might be recognized as species. Here, we use an integrative approach based on morphometrics, COI-barcoding, and phylogenomics using ultraconserved elements (UCEs) to investigate whether the orchid bee species Eulaema cingulata (Fabricius, 1804) and E. pseudocingulata Oliveira, 2006 represent a single variable taxon or two different species. We analyzed 126 specimens across the geographical range of these nominal species to test species hypotheses using the general lineage concept. We found substantial overlap in wing and head morphometrics, and both taxa form one phylogenetic lineage based on COI mitochondrial and UCE data. Our results support the recognition of both forms as members of the same evolutionary unit and E. pseudocingulata is herein recognized as a junior synonym of E. cingulata.
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U2 - 10.3897/jhr.94.91001
DO - 10.3897/jhr.94.91001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85146358913
SN - 1070-9428
VL - 94
SP - 247
EP - 269
JO - Journal of Hymenoptera Research
JF - Journal of Hymenoptera Research
ER -