Date Available
7-24-2018
Year of Publication
2018
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture, Food and Environment
Department/School/Program
Entomology
First Advisor
Dr. Michael J. Sharkey
Abstract
Changes to traditional taxonomic methods to incorporate new technologies and methods have already improved the quality of species hypotheses, but more work can be done to improve the speed of new species documentation. The mitochondrial COI DNA barcode has been successfully used to identify species with high accuracy since the early 2000s, and has been used in conjunction with morphological examinations and other DNA markers to discover and delimit new species. This thesis explores the application of DNA barcodes as the primary data for delimitation and diagnosis of new species of ichneumonoids.
The genera Zelomorpha and Hemichoma are revised and 18 new species from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica are diagnosed based on COI barcodes. Two additional species are described based on morphology. An illustrated morphological key and morphological diagnoses for each species are also included.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2018.308
Recommended Citation
Meierotto, Sarah, "DNA BARCODING AS A TOOL FOR SPECIES DISCOVERY AND DOCUMENTATION IN THE SUPERFAMILY ICHNEUMONOIDEA" (2018). Theses and Dissertations--Entomology. 47.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/entomology_etds/47
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