About the Authors

Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla

Affiliations School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom, DNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Inna Mikaella P. Sta. Maria

Affiliation DNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

James Rainier M. Garcia

Affiliation DNA Barcoding Laboratory, Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines

Hemant Ghate

Affiliation Department of Zoology, Modern College, Shivajinagar, Pune, India

Fred Naggs

Affiliation Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

Christopher M. Wade

Chris.Wade@nottingham.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Biology, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IKCF CMW. Performed the experiments: IKCF IMPSM JRG HG. Analyzed the data: IKCF IMPSM JRG CMW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IKCF HG FN CMW. Wrote the paper: IKCF CMW. Provided inputs in the writing of the manuscript: FN.