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ArticlePloS one2017

Epicuticular chemistry reinforces the new taxonomic classification of the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae, Dacinae).

Lucie Vaníčková, Radka Nagy, Antonio Pompeiano, Blanka Kalinová

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lucie VaníčkováDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Radka NagyLaboratory of Infochemicals, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.
Antonio PompeianoCenter for Translational Medicine, International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
Blanka KalinováLaboratory of Infochemicals, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3230-3711
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry · CZCzech University of Life Sciences Prague · CZMendel University in Brno · CZUniversity Hospital Brno · CZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White, Bactrocera papayae Drew & Hancock, and Bactrocera philippinensis Drew & Hancock, key pest species within the Bactrocera dorsalis species complex, have been recently synonymized under the name Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel). The closely related Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock remains as a discrete taxonomic entity. Although the synonymizations have been accepted by most researchers, debate about the species limits remains. Because of the economic importance of this group of taxa, any new information available to support or deny the synonymizations is valuable. We investigated the chemical epicuticle composition of males and females of B. dorsalis, B. invadens, B. papayae, B. philippinensis, and B. carambolae by means of one- and two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, followed by multiple factor analyses and principal component analysis. Clear segregation of complex cuticule profiles of both B. carambolae sexes from B. dorsalis (Hendel) was observed. In addition to cuticular hydrocarbons, abundant complex mixtures of sex-specific oxygenated lipids (three fatty acids and 22 fatty acid esters) with so far unknown function were identified in epicuticle extracts from females of all species. The data obtained supports both taxonomic synonymization of B. invadens, B. papayae, and B. philippinensis with B. dorsalis, as well as the exclusion of B. carambolae from B. dorsalis.

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AnimalsFactor Analysis, StatisticalGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHydrocarbonsIntegumentary SystemSpecies SpecificityTephritidaeHydrocarbons

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