DNA barcode library of megadiverse Austrian Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) - a nearly perfect match of Linnean taxonomy

The aim of the study was to establish a nationwide barcode library for the most diverse group of Austrian Lepidoptera, the Noctuoidea, with 5 families (Erebidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae) and around 690 species. Altogether, 3431 DNA barcode sequences from COI gene (cytochrome c o...

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Published in:Biodiversity data journal 2019-08, Vol.7, p.e37734-e37734
Main Authors: Huemer, Peter, Wieser, Christian, Stark, Wolfgang, Hebert, Paul D N, Wiesmair, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphipoea
Austria
COI gene
COI protein
Cytochrome-c oxidase
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA barcoding
Euxoa
Interspecific
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Nucleotide sequence
Species
Taxonomy
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Summary:The aim of the study was to establish a nationwide barcode library for the most diverse group of Austrian Lepidoptera, the Noctuoidea, with 5 families (Erebidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae) and around 690 species. Altogether, 3431 DNA barcode sequences from COI gene (cytochrome c oxidase 1) belonging to 671 species were gathered, with 3223 sequences >500 bp. The intraspecific divergence with a mean of only 0.17% is low in most species whereas interspecific distances to the Nearest Neighbour are significantly higher with an average of 4.95%. Diagnostic DNA barcodes were obtained for 658 species. Only 13 species (1.9% of the Austrian Noctuoidea) cannot be reliably identified from their DNA barcode ( / , / , / , / / , / , / ). A similarly high identification performance was achieved by the Barcode Index (BIN) system. 671 species of Austrian Noctuoidea, representing 3202 records with BINs, are assigned to a total of 678 BINs. The vast majority of 649 species is placed into a single BIN, with only 13 species recognised as BIN-sharing (including the barcode sharing species above). Twenty-one species were assigned to more than one BIN and have to be checked for cryptic diversity in the future.
ISSN:1314-2828
1314-2836
1314-2828
DOI:10.3897/BDJ.7.e37734