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- Title
From ‘cryptic species’ to integrative taxonomy: an iterative process involving DNA sequences, morphology, and behaviour leads to the resurrection of Sepsis pyrrhosoma (Sepsidae: Diptera).
- Authors
Tan, Denise S. H.; Ang, Yuchen; Lim, Gwynne S.; Ismail, Mirza Rifqi Bin; Meier, Rudolf
- Abstract
Tan, D. S. H., Ang, Y., Lim, G. S., Ismail, M. R. B. & Meier, R. (2010). From ‘cryptic species’ to integrative taxonomy: an iterative process involving DNA sequences, morphology, and behaviour leads to the resurrection of Sepsis pyrrhosoma (Sepsidae: Diptera). — Zoologica Scripta, 39, 51–61. The increased availability of DNA sequences has led to a surge of ‘cryptic species’ in the literature. These units are usually proposed based on finding genetically distinct lineages within species that were initially defined based on morphological characters. However, few authors attempt to confirm whether these ‘cryptic’ units are species and even fewer authors are explicit about which species concept is applied. Here, we use an example from Sepsidae (Diptera) to demonstrate how cryptic species can be validated by an iterative process involving several data sources and an evaluation of the data under different species concepts. A phylogeographic analysis based on 50 specimens for five species of the flavimana group revealed deep mitochondrial splits within Sepsis flavimana which was suggestive of a cryptic species. We resolve the initial conflict between DNA sequences and morphology by adding new morphological data as well as behavioural evidence and tests for reproductive isolation. One cryptic species is confirmed and Sepsis pyrrhosoma, a former synonym of S. flavimana, is here shown to be a valid species under most species concepts. We can thus document that the same data can lead to similar conclusions under conflicting concepts once different kinds of data are integrated.
- Subjects
DIPTERA; MORPHOLOGY; SPECIES; DNA; NUCLEOTIDE sequence
- Publication
Zoologica Scripta, 2010, Vol 39, Issue 1, p51
- ISSN
0300-3256
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-6409.2009.00408.x