Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia
<i>Bactrocera oleae</i> Rossi causes important agricultural losses in olive growing regions. Despite its economic relevance, the expansion history and biogeography of <i>B. oleae</i> and other olive-feeding fruit flies remain unclear. We used mitogenomic data of <i>Bact...
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description | <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> Rossi causes important agricultural losses in olive growing regions. Despite its economic relevance, the expansion history and biogeography of <i>B. oleae</i> and other olive-feeding fruit flies remain unclear. We used mitogenomic data of <i>Bactrocera</i> species from a broad geographic range to explore possible historical biogeographic patterns in <i>B. oleae</i> and other olive-feeding fruit flies. Our data suggest that (1) the transition from stenophagy on Oleaceae to oligophagy on <i>Olea</i> most likely occurred in Africa more than 6 million years ago (MYA), and (2) the subsequent transition to monophagy on <i>Olea europaea</i> took place in Asia or in Africa in the Early Pleistocene. Our results support equally the hypotheses that the ancestors of modern <i>B. oleae</i> underwent two waves of migration from Asia to Africa or that they zigzagged between Asia and Africa. |
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spelling | doaj-art-adba3602f9f340d48eec0bfa2ddd12e02025-01-24T13:35:39ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502024-12-011613010.3390/insects16010030Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and AsiaLuis Teixeira da Costa0Marie-Claude Bon1Barbara van Asch2Norwegian Entomological Society, 0318 Oslo, NorwayUSDA ARS, European Biological Control Laboratory, 34980 Montferrier sur Lez, FranceDepartment of Genetics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa<i>Bactrocera oleae</i> Rossi causes important agricultural losses in olive growing regions. Despite its economic relevance, the expansion history and biogeography of <i>B. oleae</i> and other olive-feeding fruit flies remain unclear. We used mitogenomic data of <i>Bactrocera</i> species from a broad geographic range to explore possible historical biogeographic patterns in <i>B. oleae</i> and other olive-feeding fruit flies. Our data suggest that (1) the transition from stenophagy on Oleaceae to oligophagy on <i>Olea</i> most likely occurred in Africa more than 6 million years ago (MYA), and (2) the subsequent transition to monophagy on <i>Olea europaea</i> took place in Asia or in Africa in the Early Pleistocene. Our results support equally the hypotheses that the ancestors of modern <i>B. oleae</i> underwent two waves of migration from Asia to Africa or that they zigzagged between Asia and Africa.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/30mitochondrialphylogeographyOleaceae<i>Olea europaea</i>olive fruit fly |
spellingShingle | Luis Teixeira da Costa Marie-Claude Bon Barbara van Asch Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia Insects mitochondrial phylogeography Oleaceae <i>Olea europaea</i> olive fruit fly |
title | Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia |
title_full | Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia |
title_fullStr | Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia |
title_full_unstemmed | Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia |
title_short | Revisiting the History and Biogeography of <i>Bactrocera oleae</i> and Other Olive-Feeding Fruit Flies in Africa and Asia |
title_sort | revisiting the history and biogeography of i bactrocera oleae i and other olive feeding fruit flies in africa and asia |
topic | mitochondrial phylogeography Oleaceae <i>Olea europaea</i> olive fruit fly |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16/1/30 |
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