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Population genetic structure of Cheyletus malaccensis (Acari: Cheyletidae) in China based on mitochondrial COI and 12S rRNA genes

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Cheyletus malaccensis is a predatory mite widely distributed in grain storages. It has been regarded as an important biological control agent for pest mites. In this study, we investigated the population genetic structure of C. malaccensis distributed in China based on the partial regions of mitochondrial COI and 12S rRNA genes. We collected 256 individuals of C. malaccensis from stored grain in 34 sites of China. We detected 50 COI gene haplotypes and nine 12S rRNA gene haplotypes. There were three clades in the haplotype network and Bayesian and maximum parsimony phylogenetic trees based on COI sequences, and two based on 12S rRNA sequences. The clustering of haplotypes was not correlated with their geographical distributions. The analysis of molecular variance, AMOVA, indicated that the genetic differentiation between populations was relatively weak. The major genetic differentiation was found within populations. We suggest that the genetic structure of C. malaccensis observed in this study may be the result of long-term climate fluctuations and recent human disturbances.

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Acknowledgments

We are very grateful to Prof. Jun Rong for his thoughtful discussion, help with data analysis and improving the text of the manuscript. We thank two anonymous referees for their very helpful and constructive comments on the manuscript. We thank Ms. Fen Chen, Ms. Yuan Tian, Mr. Shuxian Song, Mr. Xiaoyong Fu, Mr. Denglu Yang, Mr. Zhaorong Peng, Ms. Shu Gong, Ms. Tianyi Sun and Dr. Shengquan Que for their help with specimen collection. We acknowledge Prof. Luzhang Ruan for the help with software usage, and Dr. Shu Li for the help with the making of the sampling map. This study has been supported by Grants from the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (No. 31160418).

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    Xiaoqiang Yang, Qingtian Ye, Tianrong Xin, Zhiwen Zou & Bin Xia

  2. Center for Watershed Ecology, Institute of Life Science and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China

    Xiaoqiang Yang & Bin Xia

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Yang, X., Ye, Q., Xin, T. et al. Population genetic structure of Cheyletus malaccensis (Acari: Cheyletidae) in China based on mitochondrial COI and 12S rRNA genes. Exp Appl Acarol 69, 117–128 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-016-0028-3

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