Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations

Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations

The yellow-legged, or Asian hornet, Vespa velutina, has invaded large parts of South-Western Europe and now starts spreading further north. Recently, it has been reported from Hamburg, Northern Germany. Yet, the origin of this new invasion is not clear as the founders may have come e...

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Main Authors: Martin Husemann, Lara-Sophie Dey, Oliver Hawlitschek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/57048/download/pdf/
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spelling doaj-840d4e4b4efc427788ca17d9be59d8da2020-11-25T03:45:11ZengPensoft PublishersJournal of Hymenoptera Research1314-26072020-10-017911111510.3897/jhr.79.5704857048 Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populationsMartin Husemann0Lara-Sophie Dey1Oliver Hawlitschek2Universität HamburgUniversität HamburgUniversität Hamburg The yellow-legged, or Asian hornet, Vespa velutina, has invaded large parts of South-Western Europe and now starts spreading further north. Recently, it has been reported from Hamburg, Northern Germany. Yet, the origin of this new invasion is not clear as the founders may have come either from Southern Europe or from Asia. We here use COI sequences to test these alternatives and find that the specimens from Hamburg share the same haplotype with all Southern European samples. This suggests that the species has been transported long distance from other Europe to Northern Germany and shows further its high invasion potential. https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/57048/download/pdf/
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Lara-Sophie Dey
Oliver Hawlitschek
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Lara-Sophie Dey
Oliver Hawlitschek
Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations
Journal of Hymenoptera Research
author_facet Martin Husemann
Lara-Sophie Dey
Oliver Hawlitschek
author_sort Martin Husemann
title Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations
title_short Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations
title_full Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations
title_fullStr Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations
title_full_unstemmed Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeltier, 1836 from Hamburg (Northern Germany) shares the same COI haplotype with other European populations
title_sort vespa velutina nigrithorax lepeltier, 1836 from hamburg (northern germany) shares the same coi haplotype with other european populations
publisher Pensoft Publishers
series Journal of Hymenoptera Research
issn 1314-2607
publishDate 2020-10-01
description The yellow-legged, or Asian hornet, Vespa velutina, has invaded large parts of South-Western Europe and now starts spreading further north. Recently, it has been reported from Hamburg, Northern Germany. Yet, the origin of this new invasion is not clear as the founders may have come either from Southern Europe or from Asia. We here use COI sequences to test these alternatives and find that the specimens from Hamburg share the same haplotype with all Southern European samples. This suggests that the species has been transported long distance from other Europe to Northern Germany and shows further its high invasion potential.
url https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/57048/download/pdf/
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