Unexpected diversity in Central European Vespoidea (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Myrmosidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae, Tiphiidae, Thynnidae, Vespidae), with description of two species of Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870

By

Schmid-Egger, Christian
Schmidt, Stefan

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1062

Pages

49--72

Subjects

Aculeata , DNA barcoding , German Barcode of Life (GBOL) , Germany , new species , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1062.70763

 

Abstract

The present study presents DNA barcoding results for 134 species of Central European Vespoidea, families Mutillidae, Myrmosidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae, Tiphiidae, Thynnidae, and Vespidae, including DNA barcodes for 100 of the 114 German species. DNA barcoding resulted in unexpected diversity in several families, each with two or more genetic clusters identified by Barcode Index Numbers (BINs).Smicromyrme burgeriSchmid-Egger,sp. nov.andS. langobardensisSchmid-Egger,sp. nov.are described as new from Germany and Italy, respectively. A neotype is designated forSmicromyrme rufipes(Fabricius, 1878). The results of DNA barcoding are discussed in respect to detecting cryptic species and refining species limits.