title: The red-listed species Thamnurgus rossicus in East Europe is a synonym of the rare Central European species, T. petzi (Curculionidae: Scolytinae).
abstract: The taxonomic status of Thamnurgus rossicus was evaluated with respect to the morphologically similar T. petzi using genetic markers. Nucleotide data from the mitochondrial COI gene revealed 2.4% variation between the European Alps and Russian steppe populations. The two nuclear DNA markers CAD and EF1á were identical across populations. In view of their similar morphology, genetic composition, and the partial overlap in host plant preferences (Ranunculaceae: Aconitum and Delphinium), T. rossicus is placed in synonymy with T. petzi.
authors.affiliation: University Museum of Bergen, PB 7800, 5020 Bergen, Norway; Email: bjarte.jordal@um.uib.no.
authors.forename: Bjarte H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Jordal
authors.affiliation: Maienfeldstr. 23/1, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Heiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gebhardt
authors.affiliation: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Michail Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Mandelshtam
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005260:Female; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D048889:Weevils / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins