Research Article

High Phenotypic Diversity Does Not Always Hide Taxonomic Diversity: A Study Case with Cheilosia soror (Zetterstedt, 1843) (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the Iberian Peninsula

Table 3

List of molecularly analysed specimens of Cheilosia soror with a short description of variable characters. The mentioned characters were chosen due to their high degree of variation.

DNA voucher no.SexCollecting dateMorphological variability

CEUA_S1629/V/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 60-40; long and easily noticeable posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black ring occupying 40% of protibia length
CEUA_S1729/V/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 40-60; long, abundant, and easily noticeable posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black ring occupying 40% of protibia length
CEUA_S1818/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 85-15; long, very abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; diffuse black ring occupying 30% of protibia length
CEUA_S1918/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 30-70; not many, long, and less noticeable posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; diffuse black ring occupying 20% of protibia length
CEUA_S2003/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 1-99; not many, not clearly noticeable posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 30% of protibia length
CEUA_S2103/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 85-15; very abundant, not so long posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 20% of protibia length
CEUA_S2303/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 75-25; abundant, not so long posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black ring occupying 40% of protibia length
CEUA_S2420/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 1-99; low quantity and slightly noticeable posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 20% of protibia length
CEUA_S2503/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 100-0; short but noticeable posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; completely pale protibia
CEUA_S6911/VI/2021Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 100-0; long and very abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; indiscernible black spot occupying 20% of protibia length
CEUA_S11029/V/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 99-1; long and very abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; indiscernible black spot occupying 20% of protibia length
CEUA_S11129/V/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 75-25; long and abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black ring occupying 40% of protibia length
CEUA_S11221/VIII/2021Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 40-60; long and very abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 40% of protibia length
CEUA_S11425/VIII/2021Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 100-0; low quantity and short posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 20% of protibia length
CEUA_S11518/VI/2020Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 50-50; low quantity and short posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 40% of protibia length
CEUA_S11829/V/2019Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 100-0; low quantity and short posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 30% of protibia length
CEUA_S11911/VI/2021Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 50-50; long and very abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; black spot occupying 30% of protibia length
CEUA_S12129/V/2021Pale-dark proportion (%) of mesonotum hairs: 100-0; long and abundant posterodorsal hairs on the anterior anepisternum; indiscernible black spot occupying 20% of protibia length