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Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

Student Competition 10-Minute Paper

Grad SysEB: Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics

Exploring the species boundary of Putnam scale (Diaspidiotus ancylus)

Monday, November 1, 2021
8:36 AM - 8:48 AM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 205
In-Person Student Competition

    Presenting Author(s)

  • MG

    Mayrolin Garcia

    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, Massachusetts

    • Co-Author(s)

  • BN

    Ben Normark

    University of Massachusetts
    Amherst, Massachusetts

There are a little more than 2,600 described species of armored scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). While there’s little ecological differentiation across the family, genetic diversity of the group is high. This makes the probability of cryptic diversity high. In this study, we designed and tested a probeset to target approximately 3,000 loci using methods designed for target enrichment of ultraconserved elements. The molecular markers targeted by this probe will provide finer resolution to delimit armored scale insect species.