A DNA barcode reference library of Neuroptera (Insecta, Neuropterida) from Beijing

By

Yi, Pan
Yu, Pei
Liu, Jingyi
Xu, Huan
Liu, Xingyue

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

807

Pages

127-147

Subjects

China , cytochrome c oxidase subunit I , Lacewings , mitochondrial DNA , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.807.29430

 

Abstract

Neuroptera (lacewings) is one of the ancient holometabolous insect groups, but some extant species stand as important natural enemies for biological control. As the capital city of China, Beijing has a rich fauna of Neuroptera, previously with 47 species recorded and sorted in 32 genera of seven families. In this study, DNA barcoding based on sequences of COI gene fragments is used to discriminate lacewing species from Beijing. 217 DNA barcode sequences belonging to 49 species were successfully obtained. The COI barcode data worked well for identification of almost all lacewing species herein examined exceptPseudomalladaprasinus(Burmeister), in which cryptic species may exist. Twenty species of Neuroptera are newly recorded from Beijing. Besides, Nothochrysinae is first recorded from Beijing.Chrysopidiaciliata(Wesmael) andDrepanepteryxalgida(Erichson) are first recorded from China.