Species misidentifications
Song et al. (2017b) analyzed relationships within Cicadomorpha using
mitochondrial genome data, including a species identified as
“Typhlocyba sp.”
(GenBank
accession number, KY039138). In our phylogenetic results this sample did
not group with Typhlocyba choui , but instead grouped with the
genus Aguriahana with high support in all phylogenetic trees
(PP=1, SH‒aLRT=100, UFB=100) (Figure 1). In addition, the COX1
p-distance between “Typhlocyba sp.” (GenBank accession number,
KY039138) and Typhlocyba choui was 18%, but the former was only
1.2% divergent from Aguriahana juglandis(Table
S3). Based on the criteria of intraspecific genetic distance from 0% to
2% (Hebert et al., 2003), we suggest that “Typhlocyba sp.”
(GenBank accession number, KY039138) should be defined a species ofAguriahana .