Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)

The Stenopelmatus talpa species-group (Stenopelmatidae) comprises cricket-like orthopterans distributed across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) morphotectonic province and adjacent areas in central Mexico. Despite recent efforts, the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships for members of this...

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Main Authors: Paola Xanath Ruiz-Mendoza, Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez, Jorge Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Ernesto Samacá-Sáenz, Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2023-02-01
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author Paola Xanath Ruiz-Mendoza
Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez
Jorge Gutiérrez-Rodríguez
Ernesto Samacá-Sáenz
Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón
author_facet Paola Xanath Ruiz-Mendoza
Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez
Jorge Gutiérrez-Rodríguez
Ernesto Samacá-Sáenz
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description The Stenopelmatus talpa species-group (Stenopelmatidae) comprises cricket-like orthopterans distributed across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) morphotectonic province and adjacent areas in central Mexico. Despite recent efforts, the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships for members of this complex still are far from completely known. Here we generated and characterized the mitochondrial (mt) genome of 14 specimens of the S. talpa species-group and evaluated its species limits with the cox1 barcoding locus. Moreover, based on the mt genome DNA sequence data, we also reconstructed its phylogenetic relationships and made inferences about its biogeographic history based on a relaxed molecular clock analysis. A total of 9 species were delimited using a 2% pairwise distance criterion, which were consistent with our best estimate of phylogeny. The relationships recovered for the S. talpa species-group were similar although with more recent divergence time estimates than those obtained in a previous phylogenetic study, suggesting that its origin and subsequent diversification in the TMVB followed an east-central pattern, with its earliest divergence occurring during the late Pliocene to early Pleistocene.
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spelling doaj-art-d8912f1a9bc64d37b33345d8933f442a2025-08-20T03:49:22ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062023-02-019410.22201/ib.20078706e.2023.94.5094Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)Paola Xanath Ruiz-Mendoza0Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez1Jorge Gutiérrez-Rodríguez2Ernesto Samacá-Sáenz3Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón4Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoSmithsonian InstitutionEstación Biológica de DoñanaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México The Stenopelmatus talpa species-group (Stenopelmatidae) comprises cricket-like orthopterans distributed across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB) morphotectonic province and adjacent areas in central Mexico. Despite recent efforts, the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships for members of this complex still are far from completely known. Here we generated and characterized the mitochondrial (mt) genome of 14 specimens of the S. talpa species-group and evaluated its species limits with the cox1 barcoding locus. Moreover, based on the mt genome DNA sequence data, we also reconstructed its phylogenetic relationships and made inferences about its biogeographic history based on a relaxed molecular clock analysis. A total of 9 species were delimited using a 2% pairwise distance criterion, which were consistent with our best estimate of phylogeny. The relationships recovered for the S. talpa species-group were similar although with more recent divergence time estimates than those obtained in a previous phylogenetic study, suggesting that its origin and subsequent diversification in the TMVB followed an east-central pattern, with its earliest divergence occurring during the late Pliocene to early Pleistocene. https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/5094Trans-Mexican Volcanic BeltEnsiferaMesoamericaDNA barcoding
spellingShingle Paola Xanath Ruiz-Mendoza
Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez
Jorge Gutiérrez-Rodríguez
Ernesto Samacá-Sáenz
Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón
Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ensifera
Mesoamerica
DNA barcoding
title Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)
title_full Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)
title_fullStr Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)
title_full_unstemmed Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)
title_short Mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central Mexican Stenopelmatus talpa complex (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatini)
title_sort mitochondrial genome characterization and mitogenome phylogenetics in the central mexican stenopelmatus talpa complex orthoptera stenopelmatidae stenopelmatini
topic Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Ensifera
Mesoamerica
DNA barcoding
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/5094
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