Complex population genetic structure of the bark beetle predator Thanasimus formicarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) across its European range

dc.authorid0000-0001-5124-6279
dc.authorid0000-0003-3184-6669
dc.authorid0000-0001-7290-9203
dc.authorid0000-0001-9679-2142
dc.authorid0000-0002-3734-3918
dc.authorid0000-0003-1201-0292
dc.contributor.authorPapek, Eva
dc.contributor.authorDerlic, Amina
dc.contributor.authorMelin, Markus
dc.contributor.authorRoques, Alain
dc.contributor.authorCocos, Dragos
dc.contributor.authorSchroeder, Martin L.
dc.contributor.authorSchebeck, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:15:42Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:15:42Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThanasimus formicarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) is an important bark beetle predator and can reduce bark beetle population densities of some of the most severe forest pests in Europe. We analysed the population genetics and phylogeography of T. formicarius across its European range, using mitochondrial COI data from 187 individuals sampled from 23 locations. Our extensive sampling from the Fennoscandian to the Mediterranean region and from Iberia to the Middle East provides insights into the genetic structure of T. formicarius. We found a high genetic diversity, revealing 119 haplotypes across the sampling range. Two main clades, an Atlantic and a Continental, were identified, suggesting the presence of at least two glacial refugia during the last ice ages. An isolated population was discovered on the island of Corsica, suggesting that a limited number of individuals, probably from mainland France, may have colonized Corsica and a founder effect occurred. These findings increase our understanding of the recent evolutionary history of T. formicarius, which was shaped by Pleistocene events and certain species-specific life-history traits.
dc.description.sponsorshipFrench Ministry of Agriculture and Food [2017-276]; Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management [101686, 101687]; Erasmus+; Austrian Science Fund [P35327-B, l4639-B]; Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P35327] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF); Academy of Finland (AKA) [101687] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
dc.description.sponsorshipFrench Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Grant/Award Number: 2017-276; Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management, Grant/Award Numbers: 101686, 101687; Erasmus+; Austrian Science Fund, Grant/Award Numbers: P35327-B, l4639-B
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/afe.12677
dc.identifier.endpage451
dc.identifier.issn1461-9555
dc.identifier.issn1461-9563
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85217041933
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage437
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12677
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/5914
dc.identifier.volume27
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001412350700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofAgricultural and Forest Entomology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzWOS_KA_20260207
dc.subjectant beetle
dc.subjectCleridae
dc.subjectCOI
dc.subjectglacial refugia
dc.subjectnatural enemy
dc.subjectphylogeography
dc.subjectPleistocene
dc.subjectpopulation genetics
dc.titleComplex population genetic structure of the bark beetle predator Thanasimus formicarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) across its European range
dc.typeArticle

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