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MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGENY OF THE PAPILIO MACHAON SPECIES GROUP (LEPIDOPTERA: PAPILIONIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Felix A.H. Sperling
Felix A.H. Sperling*
Affiliation:
Section of Ecology and Systematics, Corson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA 14853–2701
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Abstract

In swallowtail butterflies of the Papilio machaon species group, mitochondrial (mt) DNA divergence has allowed speciation and adaptation to be understood more precisely. The reconstructed phylogeny of mtDNA of the P. machaon group is largely congruent with prior systematic hypotheses based on allozymes and color pattern. Genetic divergences of mtDNA support use of broad, character-based species concepts for the P. machaon group, and allow inferences regarding the origin of hybrid populations. The mtDNA phylogeny provides a guide for evolutionarily appropriate comparisons in studies of the chemical and genetic basis of hostplant use. Finally, mtDNA demonstrates the phylogenetically distinct status of an endangered species, P. hospiton.

Résumé

Chez les papillons porte-queues du groupe d'espèces Papilio machaon, l'analyse de l'ADN mitochondrial (ADNmt) a mis en lumière des divergences qui permettent de mieux comprendre les phénomènes de spéciation et d'adaptation. La phylogénie reconstruite à partir de l'ADNmt chez le groupe P. machaon correspond en grande partie aux hypothèses systématiques antérieures basées sur les allozymes ou sur la coloration. Les divergences génétiques établies par analyse de l'ADNmt démontrent l'avantage d'utiliser des définitions d'espèces à sens large basées sur des caractères au sein du groupe P. machaon et permettent de poser certaines hypothèses sur l'origine des populations hybrides. La phylogénie basée sur l'ADNmt fournit les lignes directrices qui permettront de faire des comparaisons évolutives appropriées lors de l'étude des aspects chimiques et génétiques qui régissent l'utilisation de plantes hôtes. Enfin, l'analyse de l'ADNmt a mis en lumière le statut phylogénétique distinct de l'espèce menacée P. hospiton. [Traduit par la rédaction]

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The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada , Volume 125 , Supplement S165 , 1993 , pp. 233 - 242
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1993

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Present address: Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.

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