Author guidelines for abstract submission

Contributions should be presented as orals or posters.
Abstracts of plenary lectures, oral presentations and posters should be prepared according to the instructions presented below and submitted not later than August 31 by email to apce2009@gmail.com to the Organisation Secretary. If you do not receive confirmation of your abstract being received, please contact the Organisation Secretary at the above email.
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Molecular Phylogeny of Pemphiginae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) inferred from nuclear gene EF-1α sequences

Three traditional tribes of Fordini, Pemphigini, and Eriosomatini are in Pemphiginae, and there are two subtribes in Fordini and Pemphigini, respectively. Most of the species in this subfamily live heteroecious holocyclic lives with distinct primary host specificity. Three tribes of Pemphigini (except Prociphilina), Eriosomatini and Fordini use three families of plants Salicaceae (Populus), Ulmaceae (Ulums) and Anacardiaceae (Pistacia and Rhus) as primary hosts, respectively, and form galls on them. Therefore, the Pemphigids are well-known as gall-makers, and their galls can be divided into true galls and pseudo-galls in type. We performed the first molecular phylogenetic study of Pemphiginae based on molecular data (EF-1α sequences). Results show that Pemphiginae is probably not a monophylum, but the monophyly of Fordini is supported robustly. The monophyly of Pemphigini is not supported, and two subtribes of Pemphigina and Prociphilina in it are suggested to be raised to tribal level, equally with Fordini and Eriosomatini. The molecular phylogenetic analysis does not show definite relationships among the four tribes of Pemphiginae as the previous phylogenetic study based on morphology. It seems that the four tribes radiated at nearly the same time and then evolved independently. Based on this, we can speculate that galls originated four times independently in the four tribes, and there is no evidence to support that true galls are preceded by pseudo-galls as the case is in thrips and willow sawflies.

Key words: Pemphiginae, molecular phylogeny, EF-1α, tribe, gall

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SANDERS K.L., MALHOTRA A.，THORPE R.S.，2006. Combining molecular, morphological and ecological data to infer species boundaries in a cryptic tropical pitviper. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 87: 343-364.