Identification of Tropilaelaps mites (Acari, Laelapidae) infesting Apis mellifera in China

Tropilaelaps mite samples were collected from 72 locations in 25 provinces throughout China. The mitochondrial DNA cox 1 and ribosomal ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 fragments of Tropilaelaps mites were surveyed for sequence variation or the presence or absence of specific restriction sites that differentiate four...

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Published in:Apidologie 2011-08, Vol.42 (4), p.485-498
Main Authors: Luo, Qi Hua, Zhou, Ting, Wang, Qiang, Dai, Ping Li, Wu, Yan Yan, Song, Huai Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acari
Agricultural sciences
Animal biology
Animal production studies
Animal productions
Apiculture
Apis mellifera
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cyclooxygenase-1
Ecology, environment
Entomology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic distance
Haplotypes
Insecta
Invertebrate Zoology
Invertebrates
Laelapidae
Life Sciences
Mitochondrial DNA
Original Article
Population genetics
Quarantine
Terrestrial animal productions
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Summary:Tropilaelaps mite samples were collected from 72 locations in 25 provinces throughout China. The mitochondrial DNA cox 1 and ribosomal ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 fragments of Tropilaelaps mites were surveyed for sequence variation or the presence or absence of specific restriction sites that differentiate four species of Tropilaelaps mite ( Tropilaelaps clareae , Tropilaelaps mercedesae , Tropilaelaps koenigerum , and Tropilaelaps thaii ). Based on these identified diagnostic characters, all samples in this study corresponded to T. mercedesae , which has been mistaken for T. clareae until now. None of the other Tropilaelaps species were found infesting Apis mellifera in China. A total of 73 cox1 haplotypes and 104 ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 haplotypes were discovered in this study. Haplotype analysis revealed that there is no association between geographic distance and genetic distance among populations. The results of the present study clarified the taxonomic status and biogeography of Tropilaelaps mites in China, and should have implications for the control and bee quarantine efforts in China.
ISSN:0044-8435
1297-9678
DOI:10.1007/s13592-011-0028-6