Browsing by Author "Kizildağ, S."

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Molecular Evaluation of the Phylogenetic Position of Loxostege Ayhanana Kemal & Koçak, 2017 From East Turkey (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyraustinae)
(Soc Hispano-Luso-Amer Lepidopterologia-Shilap, 2020) Kizildağ, S.
Very few molecular studies on the phylogeny of the Loxostege Hübner, [1825] have been performed because molecular data of this highly crowded group are extremely scarce. In the present study, the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene of Loxostege ayhanana Kemal & Koçak, 2017 was firstly sequenced from East Turkey. The phylogenetic trees constructed using neighbor-joining, maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods yielded essentially similar topologies. The genus Loxostege was not depicted as a monophyletic clade when evaluated within the Pyraustinae. The molecular characterization and phylogenetic position of L. ayhanana, which was described by KEMAL & KOÇAK (2017) as a morphological new species, has been firstly identified and supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses in the present study. © 2020, Soc Hispano-Luso-Amer Lepidopterologia-Shilap. All rights reserved.
Molecular Evaluations and Genetic Divergence of Erynnis Tages and Erynnis Marloyi (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) Based on Mtcoi Gene With Turkey Populations
(Centenary University, 2021) Kizildağ, S.
Erynnis tages and Erynnis marloyi were known as European species until recent years. Due to their narrow distribution areas, the morphological similarities of the two species were very high, and their status was controversial. However, as the records of these species came from the new regions, their distribution areas turned out to be wide, contrary to what is known. With the mtCOI gene barcode, there was a chance to identify genetic variations hidden between inter-species and intra-species. The present study was the first time the barcode characterization of populations in Turkey and other registered population of barcodes with the genetic variation were assessed. Phylogenetic trees based on mt COI gene sequences were created using Neighbor-joining, Bayesian inference, and maximum-likelihood algorithms. Genetic divergence was confirmed by Automatic Barcode Gap Analysis using the Kimura 2 parameter. It is genetically confirmed that E.tages and E.marloyi are two distinct species independent from each other. E.tages population of Turkey was found genetically similar to that of the population belonging to southern Italy. Southern Russia was also genetically similar. However, E. marloyi Turkey's population was genetically similar to the population of Iran. © 2021, Centenary University. All rights reserved.