Table 2 Number of Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) in 14 morphospecies detected by multiple automatic species delimitation methods and three-level nomenclature.

From: DNA Barcoding studies on Thrips in India: Cryptic species and Species complexes

Sl. No.

Morphospecies

MOTUs estimation

Three-level Nomenclature

ABGD

GMYC

bPTP

BIN

1

Frankliniella schultzei

3

3

3

3

Ia1

IIa1

IIIa1

2

Franklinothrips megalops

2

2

2

2

Ia1

IIa1

3

Aeolothrips intermedius

1

1

2

1

Ia1

IIa1

4

Aeolothrips distinctus

1

1

2

2

Ia1

IIa1

5

Thrips palmi

3

3

3

4

Ia1

IIa1

Ib1

Ib2

6

Thrips alatus

1

2

2

1

Ia1

IIa1

7

Thrips apicatus

1

1

1

2

Ia1

IIa1

8

Thrips andrewsi

1

2

1

1

Ia1

IIa1

9

Thrips moundi

1

2

1

1

Ia1

Ia2

10

Thrips carthami

1

1

1

2

Ia1

Ia2

11

Mycterothrips nilgiriensis

2

2

2

2

Ia1

IIa1

12

Scirtothrips oligochaetus

1

1

1

1

Ia1

IIa1

13

Xylaplothrips pusillus

1

1

1

1

Ia1

IIa1

14

Haplothrips ceylonicus

1

1

1

2

Ia1

IIa1