title: DNA barcoding of Bemisia tabaci complex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) reveals southerly expansion of the dominant whitefly species on cotton in Pakistan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci complex) are an important pest of cotton in Pakistan, its taxonomic diversity is poorly understood. As DNA barcoding is an effective tool for resolving species complexes and analyzing species distributions, we used this approach to analyze genetic diversity in the B. tabaci complex and map the distribution of B. tabaci lineages in cotton growing areas of Pakistan.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sequence diversity in the DNA barcode region (mtCOI-5') was examined in 593 whiteflies from Pakistan to determine the number of whitefly species and their distributions in the cotton-growing areas of Punjab and Sindh provinces. These new records were integrated with another 173 barcode sequences for B. tabaci, most from India, to better understand regional whitefly diversity. The Barcode Index Number (BIN) System assigned the 766 sequences to 15 BINs, including nine from Pakistan. Representative specimens of each Pakistan BIN were analyzed for mtCOI-3' to allow their assignment to one of the putative species in the B. tabaci complex recognized on the basis of sequence variation in this gene region. This analysis revealed the presence of Asia II 1, Middle East-Asia Minor 1, Asia 1, Asia II 5, Asia II 7, and a new lineage "Pakistan". The first two taxa were found in both Punjab and Sindh, but Asia 1 was only detected in Sindh, while Asia II 5, Asia II 7 and "Pakistan" were only present in Punjab. The haplotype networks showed that most haplotypes of Asia II 1, a species implicated in transmission of the cotton leaf curl virus, occurred in both India and Pakistan.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DNA barcodes successfully discriminated cryptic species in B. tabaci complex. The dominant haplotypes in the B. tabaci complex were shared by India and Pakistan. Asia II 1 was previously restricted to Punjab, but is now the dominant lineage in southern Sindh; its southward spread may have serious implications for cotton plantations in this region.
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashfaq
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Paul D N
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hebert
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M Sajjad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mirza
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Arif M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.affiliation: Entomology Section, Agricultural Research Institute, Tandojam, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ghulam S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Agri & Biotech Division, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zafar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D003368:Gossypium / Q000469:parasitology*; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000235:genetics*; D010154:Pakistan; D010802:Phylogeny
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