Three Taxa in One: Cryptic Diversity in the Black Fly Simulium nobile (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Southeast Asia

Low VL 1 , Takaoka H 2 , Pramual P 3 , Adler PH 4 , Ya'cob Z 2 , Chen CD 2 Show all authors , Yotopranoto S 5 , Zaid A 6 , Hadi UK 7 , Lardizabal ML 8 , Nasruddin-Roshidi A 2 , Sofian-Azirun M 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (lucaslow24@gmail.com; takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp; xuehy_perdana@yahoo.com; chen_ctbr@um.edu.my; affanroshidi@gmail.com; sofian@um.edu.my), lucaslow24@gmail.com
  • 2 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (lucaslow24@gmail.com; takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp; xuehy_perdana@yahoo.com; chen_ctbr@um.edu.my; affanroshidi@gmail.com; sofian@um.edu.my)
  • 3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand (pairot.p@msu.ac.th)
  • 4 Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (padler@clemson.edu)
  • 5 Laboratory of Entomology, Institute of Tropical Disease, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia (entomology4itdua@gmail.com)
  • 6 University of Technology Yogyakarta, Jalan Ring Road Utara Jombor Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (adnan56zaid@yahoo.com)
  • 7 Department of Animal Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia (upikke@gmail.com)
  • 8 International Tropical Forestry Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (mlourdes@ums.edu.my)
J Med Entomol, 2016 07;53(4):972-976.
PMID: 27208009

Abstract

We access the molecular diversity of the black fly Simulium nobile De Mejiere, using the universal cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding gene, across its distributional range in Southeast Asia. Our phylogenetic analyses recovered three well-supported mitochondrial lineages of S. nobile, suggesting the presence of cryptic species. Lineage A is composed of a population from Sabah, East Malaysia (Borneo); lineage B represents the type population from Java, Indonesia; and lineage C includes populations from the mainland of Southeast Asia (Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand). The genetic variation of lineage C on the mainland is greater than that of lineages A and B on the islands of Borneo and Java. Our study highlights the value of a molecular approach in assessing species status of simuliids in geographically distinct regions.

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