Integrative species delimitation reveals fine-scale allopatric speciation in a good-flying insect: A case study on Cylindera pseudocylindriformis complex (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae)

Alpha taxonomy is fundamental for many biological fields. Delineation of species boundary, however, can be challenging in a species complex, where different species share a similar morphology and diagnostic characters may not be available. In this context, integrative approaches that incorporate molecular and morphological data sets and account for speciation history can be helpful to alpha taxonomy. Different approaches to species delimitation based on different assumptions are complementary, and by integrating the results from multiple approaches we can generate a more reliable and objective taxonomic decision. In this study, we applied three molecular approaches to species delimitation and inferred the demographic history based on an isolation with migration model to test a morphologically based taxonomic hypothesis for the Cylindera pseudocylindriformis complex. We discuss the association between genetic divergence and microhabitat specialization, and we further corroborated that C....