Unique phylogenetic position of the Japanese <i>Papilio machaon</i> population in the subgenus <i>Papilio</i> (Papilionidae: <i>Papilio</i>) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

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  • MIYAKAWA Misa
    Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University
  • ITO-HARASHIMA Sayoko
    Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University
  • YAGI Takashi
    Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University

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  • ミトコンドリアDNA配列から示されたキアゲハ亜属における日本産キアゲハ独特の系統学的位置
  • Unique phylogenetlc position of the Japanese Papilio machaon population in the subgenus Papilio(Papilionidae : Papilio)inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

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Abstract

<p>　Papilio machaon is distributed in the subarctic and temperate zones of the northern hemisphere, including the Eurasian and North American Continents. It is also distributed in the Japanese Islands and Sakhalin, and is classified as the subspecies hippocrates. In order to elucidate the phylogenetic relationship between the Japanese P. machaon population and Continental populations, a molecular phylogenetic analysis was performed with mitochondrial ND5 DNA sequences using P. machaon specimens collected from various areas in the Japanese Islands and foreign countries and other species included in the subgenus Papilio. We found that the Japanese P. machaon population (the subgenus hippocrates) was genetically distinct from the Eurasian and North American populations. The Japanese population diverged earlier than other Continental P. machaon populations in the subgenus Papilio, which indicates that the Japanese population would be isolated in the Islands since their geographical establishment. These results imply that the Japanese population of other butterfly species may also be distinct from the Continental populations at the molecular level even though morphological similarities exist between the populations.</p>

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  • Lepidoptera Science

    Lepidoptera Science 68 (3-4), 121-128, 2017

    THE LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

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