Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters

A comprehensive higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Dytiscidae) based on larval characters is presented. Larval morphology and chaetotaxy of a broad range of genera and species was studied, covering all currently recognized subfamilies and tribes except for the small and geographically restric...

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Autores principales: Michat, M.C., Alarie, Y., Miller, K.B.
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spelling todo:paper_03076970_v42_n4_p734_Michat2023-10-03T15:22:44Z Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters Michat, M.C. Alarie, Y. Miller, K.B. beetle cladistics diving hair identification key larva morphology phylogenetics phylogeny taxonomy Agabetini Agabini Coleoptera Colymbetinae Copelatinae Cybistrini Dytiscidae Dytiscinae Dytiscini Dytiscus Hydaticini Hyderodes Hydrodytinae Hydroporinae Hydroporini Hydrovatini Hygrobiidae Hyphydrini Laccophilini Laccornini Lancetinae Matinae Methlini A comprehensive higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Dytiscidae) based on larval characters is presented. Larval morphology and chaetotaxy of a broad range of genera and species was studied, covering all currently recognized subfamilies and tribes except for the small and geographically restricted Hydrodytinae, where the larva is unknown. The results suggest several significant conclusions with respect to the systematics of Dytiscidae including the following: monophyly of all currently recognized subfamilies, although Dytiscinae when considered in a broad context is rendered paraphyletic by Cybistrinae; currently recognized tribes are monophyletic except for Agabini, Hydroporini and Laccornellini; inter-subfamily and inter-tribe relationships generally show weak support, except for a few well supported clades; three distinct clades are recognized within Dytiscinae [Dytiscini sensu lato (i.e. including the genera Dytiscus Linnaeus and Hyderodes Hope), Hydaticini sensu lato, and Cybistrini]; and recognition of Pachydrini as a distinct tribe. Other less robust results include: Methlini sister to the rest of Hydroporinae; relative basal position of Laccornini, Hydrovatini and Laccornellini within Hydroporinae; close relationship of Agabinae and Copelatinae; Matinae nested deep within Dytiscidae, as sister to a large clade including Colymbetinae, Coptotominae, Lancetinae and Dytiscinae sensu lato; the sister-group relationship of Agabetini and Laccophilini is confirmed. The results presented here are discussed and compared with previous phylogenetic hypotheses based on different datasets, and the evolution of some significant morphological features is discussed in light of the proposed phylogeny. All suprageneric taxa are diagnosed, including illustrations of all relevant synapomorphies, and a key to separate subfamilies and tribes is presented, both in traditional (paper) format and as an online Lucid interactive identification key. © 2017 The Royal Entomological Society JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03076970_v42_n4_p734_Michat
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topic beetle
cladistics
diving
hair
identification key
larva
morphology
phylogenetics
phylogeny
taxonomy
Agabetini
Agabini
Coleoptera
Colymbetinae
Copelatinae
Cybistrini
Dytiscidae
Dytiscinae
Dytiscini
Dytiscus
Hydaticini
Hyderodes
Hydrodytinae
Hydroporinae
Hydroporini
Hydrovatini
Hygrobiidae
Hyphydrini
Laccophilini
Laccornini
Lancetinae
Matinae
Methlini
spellingShingle beetle
cladistics
diving
hair
identification key
larva
morphology
phylogenetics
phylogeny
taxonomy
Agabetini
Agabini
Coleoptera
Colymbetinae
Copelatinae
Cybistrini
Dytiscidae
Dytiscinae
Dytiscini
Dytiscus
Hydaticini
Hyderodes
Hydrodytinae
Hydroporinae
Hydroporini
Hydrovatini
Hygrobiidae
Hyphydrini
Laccophilini
Laccornini
Lancetinae
Matinae
Methlini
Michat, M.C.
Alarie, Y.
Miller, K.B.
Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters
topic_facet beetle
cladistics
diving
hair
identification key
larva
morphology
phylogenetics
phylogeny
taxonomy
Agabetini
Agabini
Coleoptera
Colymbetinae
Copelatinae
Cybistrini
Dytiscidae
Dytiscinae
Dytiscini
Dytiscus
Hydaticini
Hyderodes
Hydrodytinae
Hydroporinae
Hydroporini
Hydrovatini
Hygrobiidae
Hyphydrini
Laccophilini
Laccornini
Lancetinae
Matinae
Methlini
description A comprehensive higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Dytiscidae) based on larval characters is presented. Larval morphology and chaetotaxy of a broad range of genera and species was studied, covering all currently recognized subfamilies and tribes except for the small and geographically restricted Hydrodytinae, where the larva is unknown. The results suggest several significant conclusions with respect to the systematics of Dytiscidae including the following: monophyly of all currently recognized subfamilies, although Dytiscinae when considered in a broad context is rendered paraphyletic by Cybistrinae; currently recognized tribes are monophyletic except for Agabini, Hydroporini and Laccornellini; inter-subfamily and inter-tribe relationships generally show weak support, except for a few well supported clades; three distinct clades are recognized within Dytiscinae [Dytiscini sensu lato (i.e. including the genera Dytiscus Linnaeus and Hyderodes Hope), Hydaticini sensu lato, and Cybistrini]; and recognition of Pachydrini as a distinct tribe. Other less robust results include: Methlini sister to the rest of Hydroporinae; relative basal position of Laccornini, Hydrovatini and Laccornellini within Hydroporinae; close relationship of Agabinae and Copelatinae; Matinae nested deep within Dytiscidae, as sister to a large clade including Colymbetinae, Coptotominae, Lancetinae and Dytiscinae sensu lato; the sister-group relationship of Agabetini and Laccophilini is confirmed. The results presented here are discussed and compared with previous phylogenetic hypotheses based on different datasets, and the evolution of some significant morphological features is discussed in light of the proposed phylogeny. All suprageneric taxa are diagnosed, including illustrations of all relevant synapomorphies, and a key to separate subfamilies and tribes is presented, both in traditional (paper) format and as an online Lucid interactive identification key. © 2017 The Royal Entomological Society
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author Michat, M.C.
Alarie, Y.
Miller, K.B.
author_facet Michat, M.C.
Alarie, Y.
Miller, K.B.
author_sort Michat, M.C.
title Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters
title_short Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters
title_full Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters
title_fullStr Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters
title_full_unstemmed Higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) based on larval characters
title_sort higher-level phylogeny of diving beetles (coleoptera: dytiscidae) based on larval characters
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