Eur. J. Entomol. 117: 199-209, 2020 | DOI: 10.14411/eje.2020.021

Ecological and molecular diversity of Eulachnini aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) on coniferous plants in LithuaniaOriginal article

Jekaterina HAVELKA, Jurij DANILOV, Rimantas RAKAUSKAS
Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania; e-mails: jekaterina.havelka@gf.vu.lt, jdanilovas@gmail.com, rimantas.rakauskas@gf.vu.lt

Based on research carried out from 2016 to 2018 there are twenty-six species of aphids of the tribe Eulachnini in Lithuania. Seventeen are members of the subgenus Cinara of the genus Cinara, three of the subgenus Cupressobium and two of the subgenus Schizolachnus. In addition, there are four species of the genus Eulachnus. Summarized information on the distribution and host specificity of Eulachnini in Lithuania is presented. Nine species were in all climatic regions of Lithuania: C. (Cinara) brauni, C. (Cinara) hyperophila, C. (Cinara) neubergi, C. (Cinara) piceicola, C. (Cinara) pinea, C. (Cinara) pini, C. (Cinara) pruinosa, C. (Cupressobium) cupressi and C. (Cupressobium) juniperi. Five species of Lithuanian Eulachnini inhabit host plants of the genus Picea, three live on Larix, thirteen on Pinus, one on Abies, one on Thuja and three on Juniperus. Cinara (Cinara) piniphila was recorded on Pinus mugo and C. (Cinara) nuda on Pinus heldreichii for the first time. Partial COI and EF-1α sequences of C. (Cinara) hyperophila, C. (Cinara) pilosa and C. (Cinara) piceicola were obtained for the first time. Partial sequences of mitochondrial (COI) and nuclear (EF-1α) DNA of Lithuanian samples were used to explore molecular diversity using NJ trees, Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery (ABGD), General Mixed Yule Coalescent (GMYC) and Poisson Tree Processes (PTP). Species delimitation using GMYC (both on COI and EF-1α sequences), PTP (BI on COI) and ABGD (EF-1α) were the most consistent with traditional classifications. Pairwise between-species sample divergences (COI and EF-1α fragments) of the samples of the species complex C. (Cinara) pinea - C. (Cinara) piniphila indicate it is composed of a single species. Of the species of aphids that live on conifers, there are seven species of the tribe Eulachnini that are likely to shortly colonize Lithuania.

Keywords: Hemiptera, Aphididae, Eulachnini, taxonomy, distribution, ecology, mitochondrial COI, nuclear EF-1α, molecular delimitation of species, Lithuania, Europe

Received: October 25, 2019; Revised: March 21, 2020; Accepted: March 21, 2020; Published online: April 28, 2020  Show citation

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HAVELKA, J., DANILOV, J., & RAKAUSKAS, R. (2020). Ecological and molecular diversity of Eulachnini aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) on coniferous plants in Lithuania. EJE, 117, Article 199-209. https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2020.021
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