A New Species of Rhagoletis (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Switzerland, with Discussion of its Relationships within the Genus

S. V. Korneyev; J. J. Smith; D. L.  Hulbert; J. E.  Frey; V. A.  Korneyev

doi:10.15407/zoo2022.01.001

S. V. Korneyev I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8599-7695
J. J. Smith Michigan State University, Department of Entomology https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1492-3095
D. L. Hulbert Michigan State University, Department of Entomology
J. E. Frey Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6628-8834
V. A. Korneyev I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, NAS of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9631-1038

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/zoo2022.01.001

Keywords: phylogeny, multigene DNA analysis, juniper

Abstract

Rhagoletis merzi sp. n., is described and illustrated based on specimens swept and reared from Juniperus sabina L. in Switzerland. A comparative review of Palaearctic species and a key to Palearctic and Nearctic species similar to R. merzi is provided. Based on DNA sequences from the COI, CAD, 28S, period, and AATS genes (4270 bp) of 92 isolates from two outgroup species (Anastrepha ludens, Euphranta canadensis), one species of Carpomya and 35 species representing most of species groups of Rhagoletis, a MrBayes analysis recovered a monophyletic lineage of Juniper-infesting species within a monophyletic cluster of R. fausta, R. batava, as well as the suavis, cingulata, pomonella, tabellaria and juniperina groups. The juniperina group includes both Nearctic (R. juniperina and undescribed forms) and Palaearctic species (R. flavigenualis and R. merzi). Rhagoletis merzi is more similar to the Nearctic R. juniperina in both morphological characters (wing pattern, occiput, mesonotum and legs coloration, shape of male surstyli) and molecular sequences than to the Palearctic R. flavigenualis.

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