title: Two closely related Homidia species (Entomobryidae, Collembola) revealed by morphological and molecular evidence.
abstract: Two closely related Homidia species, H. fascia Wang & Chen, 2001 and H. pseudofascia sp. nov., are recognized by both morphological and molecular approaches. Both species have minor morphological differences except distinct colour patterns on thorax. Genetic distances (18%) of COI barcodes between them greatly exceed commonly employed threshold (3%), also indicating two independent species. The use of colour pattern in taxonomy of Homidia is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004 Guangxi Province, P. R. China School of Life Sciences, Taizhou University, Jiaojiang, Taizhou, 318000 Zhejiang Province, P. R. China.; Email: pzx1118@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: You-bang
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny