First record of Euchloe tagis (Hübner, 1804) in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) based on morphology and DNA data (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
[EN] Euchloe tagis (Hübner, 1804) has a fragmented distribution, occurring locally in north Africa (Morocco and Algeria), the Iberian Peninsula, southern France and north-western Italy (Tarrier & Delacre 2008, Tshikolovets 2011, García-Barros et al. 2013). In Iberia, the species is relatively widespread in the south, and has more isolated populations in the centre, north and north-east (García-Barros et al. 2004, 2013). The north-eastern Iberian range of E. tagis includes Catalonia, where the species is local and has been recorded exclusively from the province of Lleida (e.g. Domènech 1982, De-Gregorio 1989, Viader 1992, 1993, Sarto 1993, Taymans 1997). In this study we report the presence of E. tagis in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia. By using DNA barcoding (the use of a short, standardized, DNA fragment to aid species identification) (Hebert et al. 2003), we show that (1) all Iberian Euchloe species can be reliably differentiated using this technique, (2) confirm the morphology-based identification of E. tagis from Tarragona, and (3) provide data on the genetic structure of E. tagis in Iberia.
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| Format: | artículo biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Societat Catalana de Lepidopterologia
2017-01-31
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| Subjects: | Distribution, DNA barcoding, Habitat, Genetic lineages, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/147798 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 |
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