Restricted geographic distribution and low genetic distinctiveness of steppic &lt;i&gt;Crioceris quinquepunctata&lt;/i&gt; (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations in Central East Europe
Journal: Entomologica Fennica
Year: 2019

Crioceris quinquepunctata is a European leafbeetle, rare and strictly associated with steppe-like habitats in Central and Eastern Europe. We sampled suitable localities in Central East Europe to determine the current distribution and to verify whether populations isolated by the Carpathian Mountains (within Pannonian and Pontic area) show genetic differentiation. Sequences from the beetle COI and ITSl were amplified and compared. Furthermore, ftsZ and hcpA genes of the endosymbiont Wolbachia wer