Two new species of Macropelopia (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Oriental China, delineated with morphology and COI sequences

Authors: Xiangliang, Fang Country: People's Republic of China DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127183 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: DNA barcoding · Topics: Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

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Two new species, Macropelopia (Macropelopia) excavata Xu & Fu, sp. nov. and Macropelopia (Macropelopia) quadrimacula Xu & Fu, sp. nov., are described as male adults. A key to identify the males of Macropelopia from China is provided. Furthermore, in order to ascertain the genetic distance between these species and their morphological characteristics, mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene sequences were uploaded to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. These COI sequences were then utilized to infer the relationships between the species, employing the neighbor-joining method.

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