Investigate of intraspecific variability of Pholcus phalangioides (Araneae: Pholcidae) using molecular data from Iran

Although studying spiders in Iran has developed dramatically (most of them include faunistic studies) the lack of proper data from important families with a wide distribution range such as Pholcidae family (Daddy long leg), in particular pholcus genus, is evident. Until now, ۱۳ species of this genus are registered that most of them related to study from Senglet in ۱۹۷۴ and ۲۰۰۸. So, in this study, the intraspecific variability of pholcus phalangioides as a cosmopolitan species by the focus on the molecular data and were compared with its conspecifics through the distribution range using borrowed sequences from the Genbank. Specimens were collected from northern Iran, then a partial fragment of a mitochondria gene, Co۱, was amplified using our newly designed specific primer. TCS program was used to draw a parsimony network to find the real intraspecific variability. The procursus of the male palp was drawn via prolateralo-dorsal view for morphological studies. Both molecular and morphological results were in line with each other as Iranian representatives share the same haplogroup with Europeans with a significant distance with the second haplogroup consist of samples from other countries such as USA (۴.۶%). In closing, acquiring more results using more specimens and genes, especially from the Middle East, is demanded a better phylogenetic conclusion.

کلیدواژه ها:

CO۱ ، Cosmopolitan species ، Daddy long leg spiders