Cryptic subterranean diversity: regional phylogeography of the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908 in the wider Namib region Author Gunter, Felicitas Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants % BEE), Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany Author Oldeland, Jens Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants % BEE), Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany Author Picker, Mike D. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa Author Henschel, Joh R. SAEON Arid Lands Node, Box 110040 Hadison Park, Kimberley 8306, South Africa & Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa Author Jürgens, Norbert Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants % BEE), Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 22609 Hamburg, Germany text Organisms Diversity & Evolution 2023 2022-08-17 23 1 139 150 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-022-00580-w journal article 300093 10.1007/s13127-022-00580-w 029c8345-cd08-4692-87f3-072a66cfac25 1618-1077 12764915

Table 3 Results of the genetic diversity indices calculated for the con- number of segregating sites % S), nucleotide diversity %π), and haplocatenated alignment of COI and COII markers and seven clades within type diversity %Hd), Tajima’s D value %nonsignificant =ns, for p >0.10) P. allocerus: number of haplotypes %NH), number of sequences %NS),

Genetic group	NH	NS	S	π	Hd	Tajima’s D value
Northern Namib	8	13	17	0.01597	0.91026	+0,013 00 ns
Western Kalahari Basin	7	11	6	0.00416	0.89091	+0,205 52 ns
East Gariep	6	12	10	0.00632	0.81818	−0,921 24 ns
Nama	4	6	7	0.00724	0.86667	− 1,012 36 ns
Southwestern Kalahari	5	8	7	0.00990	0.85714	+ 1,374 52 ns
Southern Namib	5	5	22	0.02686	1.00000	− 0,817 52 ns
Succulent Karoo	4	8	6	0.00510	0.78571	− 0,956 10 ns