0747 DNA, morphology, and bioinformatics: uncovering the systematic biology of Altica species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 10:11 AM
Room 101, First Floor (Convention Center)
Tyler D. Eaton , Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Laurent LeSage , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, ECORC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Michael W. Ruhl , Entomology, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA
Tracie M. Jenkins , Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
We discuss how the use of multiple DNA markers, morphological characters and population genetics software illuminated the systematics of the genus Altica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). We also argue the necessity of a one-to-one correlation between DNA and morphological characters for each species.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.45086