title: Morphological and molecular study of Symphyla from Colombia.
abstract: The symphylans are a poorly studied group. In Colombia the number of symphylan species is unknown with only Scutigerellaimmaculata (Symphyla: Scutigerellidae) being reported previously. The aim of this research was to collect and identify the symphylan pests of flower crops in Colombia. Morphological descriptions showed that our specimens shared more than one of the characters that define different genera within Scutigerellidae. The COI barcode haplotype showed interspecific level genetic divergence with Scutigerellacauseyae (at least 23%) and Hanseniella sp. (22%). Furthermore, our Colombian symphylans shared the same COI haplotype as some Symphyla found in Cameroon indicating a wide geographical distribution of this taxon. Our results suggest the presence of a new genus or subgenus in the class Symphyla.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Bio-control y Microbiología aplicada (BIOMA), Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia. Calle 67 No. 53-108. Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Diego A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Salazar-Moncada
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Bio-control y Microbiología aplicada (BIOMA), Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia. Calle 67 No. 53-108. Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calle-Osorno
authors.affiliation: Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales - PECET, Universidad de Antioquia. Lab. 632. Calle 62 No. 52-59. Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Freddy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Lopez
keywords: COI barcode; Colombia; ITS2; Scutigerellaimmaculata; morphology
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