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Volume 8
Journal of Ecosystem & Ecography
Biodiversity Congress 2018
July 26-27, 2018
July 26-27, 2018 Melbourne, Australia
7
th
International Conference on
Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management
Diversity and distribution of Diptera in Bohol and Mindanao, Philippines using DNA barcodes
Reizl Jose, Kay Ramos, Olga Nuneza and Rudolf Meier
Bohol Island State University, Philippines
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his study was conducted to determine diversity and distribution of true flies in Bohol and Mindanao, Philippines. Malaise
traps were used to collect samples in different habitats. A total of 104 presumptive species of dipterans were identified based
on the number of Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) clustering at 3% threshold. The results showed that diversity
of presumptive species of dipteral is higher in Bohol compared to Mindanao with species diversity indices, H’=3.70 and H’=3.26,
respectively. The observed difference may be influenced by the heterogeneous habitat between sampling sites and the longer periods
of sampling. Further, DNA barcodes were then mapped using QGIS. The result showed that 87.5% of the presumptive species
belonging to eight families of Diptera were found only in Magsaysay Park, Bohol. These include: Culicidae, Dolichopodidae,
Empididae, Mycetophilidae, Sepsidae, Stratiomyidae, Tabanidae and Tephritidae. This is possibly due to the unique characteristic of
habitat in Magsaysay Park, Bohol, hence, a key site for conservation.
Biography
Reizl Jose has been conducting researches for over a decade. She has done lot of education campaign and biodiversity conservation in several public schools
and universities in Bohol. She has joined several wildlife conservation trainings and workshops. She is one of the leading Research Biologists in Bohol Island State
University (BISU), Philippines.
gzlbreyen@gmail.comReizl Jose et al., J Ecosyst Ecogr 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7625-C4-042