title: Molecular phylogeny of the Erebia tyndarus (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) species group combining CoxII and ND5 mitochondrial genes: a case study of a recent radiation.
abstract: The genus Erebia is one of the more controversial groups among the Holarctic Lepidoptera. In this genus, composed of around 100 mountain species, the Erebia tyndarus complex has certainly been a major source of debate for more than a century. According to the literature, between 2 and 11 species, and at least 45 subspecies or semi-species have been recognized. For the first time, we provide a complete molecular study, based on the ND5 and CoxII mitochondrial gene sequences, including all the recognized species and 60% of the subspecies of the entire group, with European, Caucasian, Siberian and North-American taxa. Our analyses led us to recognize 11 species even though there was some poor discrimination between Western Europe species. A complete study of the events of speciation is presented in the light of glacial and interglacial cycles during the Pleistocene.
authors.affiliation: ECOLAB, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, UMR-CNRS 5245, Bât. 4R3, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albre
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gers
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Legal
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D017931:DNA Primers; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D019476:Insect Proteins; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2