02579nas a2200325 4500008004100000245016800041210006900209300001100278490000700289520147800296653002101774653002301795653003601818653002501854653002601879653002301905653003601928653002301964653001601987653003302003653002502036653001302061653003002074100002402104700002202128700002202150700002102172700002302193856003702216 2013 eng d00aTaxonomic approach to the tachinid flies Dinera carinifrons (Fallén)(Diptera: Tachinidae) and Dinera fuscata Zhang and Shima using molecular and morphometric data0 aTaxonomic approach to the tachinid flies Dinera carinifrons Fall a1–180 v133 a

Molecular phylogenetic and traditional morphometric methods were applied to examine six Palaearctic taxa of the taxonomically difficult tachinid fly genus Dinera Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae), with particular reference to D. carinifrons (Fallén) and D. fuscata Zhang and Shima. Results of a phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial markers 12S and 16S rDNA and multivariate statistical analyses of 19 morphometric characters were used to delimit both species. A lectotype was designated for D. carinifrons to stabilize the nomenclature in the group. Dinera carinifrons has a transpalaearctic distribution and is present in Central Europe, especially in high altitudes of the Alps. It differs from the similar and closely related D. fuscata in that it has a slightly larger body size, a dense greyish microtrichosity on the body, and different head proportions. Dinera fuscata, as delimited here, is widespread in the Palaearctic region, including Europe. Slight differences in both molecular and morphometric characters were found between western (Europe and Iran) and eastern (China and Japan) populations of D. fuscata, which are interpreted as an intraspecific variation. Differential diagnosis between D. carinifrons and D. fuscata is provided in the form of a revised portion of the determination key to the Palaearctic Dinera by Zhang and Shima (2006).

10a12S and 16S rDNA10aBayesian inference10acanonical discriminant analysis10acharacter evaluation10alectotype designation10amaximum likelihood10amitochondrial molecular markers10aPalaearctic Region10aparasitoids10aprincipal component analysis10aspecies delimitation10ataxonomy10atraditional morphometrics1 aLutovinovas, Erikas1 aMalenovský, Igor1 aTóthová, Andrea1 aZiegler, Joachim1 aVaňhara, Jaromír uhttp://insectscience.org/13.139/