thaumetopoea_pityocampa_group

Andrea Battisti1, Andrea Battisti2, Andrea Battisti3

1 University of Padova, Agripolis, 35020, Legnaro Padova, Italy; 2 University of Padova, ; 3 University of Padova, University of Padova, 35020, Legnaro Padova

Corresponding author(s): Andrea Battisti (andrea.battisti@unipd.it), Andrea Battisti (andrea.battisti@unipd.it)

Received {date}; Revised {date}; Accepted {date}; Published {date}

Citation: Combination of authors, year of data paper publication (in parentheses), Title, Journal Name, Volume, Issue number (in parentheses), and doi of the data paper.

Abstract

List of the specimens used for morphological analysis in the revision of Thaumetopoea pityocampa group

Keywords: Occurrence?
Thaumetopoea?
pityocampa?
wilkinsoni?
hellenica?
mediterranea, Specimen

Project details

Project title: List of the specimens used for the morphological analysis in the paper: The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Notodontidae) species complex: a phylogeny-based revision 
Personnel: Andrea Battisti
Funding: European Union’s Horizon 2020 Program for Research and Innovation under grant agreement no. 771271 ‘HOMED’ and the Bolzano/Bozen province for the grant 92/2021.
Study area descriptions/descriptor: Mediterranean
Europa
Design description: For male and female specimens, 44 and 31 traits, respectively, showed polymorphism and were used to explore morphological differentiation. The moth samples used in the study were collected with different methods (e.g., rearing from larvae, light/pheromone trapping) following all applicable international and local permitting requirements. There was some variation in the specimen quality and suitability for a comparative analysis of several traits. For this reason, only individuals in a reasonably good preservation condition were used. Geographic coordinates and name of the collection site were recorded for each specimen, to which a unique alphanumeric code was assigned indicating country, locality, and number of specimens. 

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.pensoft.net/resource?r=thaumetopoea_pityocampa_group

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Review of the species within the Thaumetopoea pityocampa group
Taxonomic ranks
Species: Thaumetopoea pityocampa
Common names: pine processionary moth

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Circum Mediterranean area + Atlantic coast + central Europe + eastern Europe
Coordinates: 28°18'14.4''N and 53°19'51.6''N Latitude; 21°5'38.4''W and 42°11'16.8''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 1882 - September 15, 2023

Methods

Method step description: For male and female specimens, 44 and 31 traits, respectively, showed polymorphism and were used to explore morphological differentiation. The moth samples used in the study were collected with different methods (e.g., rearing from larvae, light/pheromone trapping) following all applicable international and local permitting requirements. There was some variation in the specimen quality and suitability for a comparative analysis of several traits. For this reason, only individuals in a reasonably good preservation condition were used. Male genitalia preparation and female scale extraction from anal tuft followed the method described in Basso et al. (2017a). Geographic coordinates and name of the collection site were recorded for each specimen, to which a unique alphanumeric code was assigned indicating country, locality, and number of specimens. 
Study extent description: Reconsider all available morphological and molecular traits of the species in the T. pityocampa complex, including populations for which both types of data are available, even if they are not from the same individuals. The original material on which T. pityocampa was described is not available and a thorough analysis of the old literature has allowed us to clearly identify the type locality of the species and to propose a neotype for the nominal taxon. The expectation is to delimit the species in the group and to provide traits for their identification. 
Sampling description: Four species are considered as valid (in chronological order of their description, T. pityocampa, T. wilkinsoni, T. hellenica, and T. mediterranea), one as a subspecies (T. pityocampa orana), and 15 are synonyms of T. pityocampa. Types of all species, subspecies and synonyms were examined, either from museum collections or from publications, spanning over 120 locations in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Whenever possible, populations close to the type locality of taxa were used for both morphological and molecular analyses.

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive thaumetopoea_pityocampa_group
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.pensoft.net/archive.do?r=thaumetopoea_pityocampa_group
Publication date of data: 2023-10-02
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-10-02
Hierarchy level: Dataset