Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae)
Senodoniini is a small lineage of click beetles currently comprising 21 species in two genera, distributed in the Himalayas and East and Southeast Asia. The definition and limits of this group have changed considerably during its history. Recent authors treat Senodoniini as a tribe within Dendrometr...
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doaj-f70e2f8733cb4045ac8e1d8eb72d60f22020-11-25T02:16:12ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502019-08-0110823110.3390/insects10080231insects10080231Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae)Robin Kundrata0Alexander S. Prosvirov1Dominik Vondracek2Eliska Sormova3Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech RepublicDepartment of Entomology, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1/12, 119234 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Entomology, National Museum, Cirkusová 1740, 193 00 Praha 9—Horní Počernice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech RepublicSenodoniini is a small lineage of click beetles currently comprising 21 species in two genera, distributed in the Himalayas and East and Southeast Asia. The definition and limits of this group have changed considerably during its history. Recent authors treat Senodoniini as a tribe within Dendrometrinae, usually close to Dimini, but this placement has never been rigorously tested. Here, we shed new light on the systematic position and limits of Senodoniini by performing a combined phylogenetic analysis of two nuclear and two mitochondrial molecular markers. Our results recovered Senodoniini not monophyletic, and placed them into the Lissominae complex, where they formed a clade with <i>Austrelater</i> Calder & Lawrence (Protelaterini). Molecular phylogeny is in agreement with the adult morphology. Additionally, we examined the morphology of a monotypic genus <i>Rostricephalus</i> Fleutiaux from Southeast Asia, which was previously classified in various Elateridae groups including Senodoniini, and its position was always uncertain. This genus shares morphological characters with Protelaterini. We provide morphological redescriptions as well as the figures of main diagnostic characters for <i>Senodonia</i> Laporte, <i>Sossor</i> Candèze, and <i>Rostricephalus</i>. Based on our results, we place these genera to Lissominae: Protelaterini, and hence synonymize Senodoniini Schenkling with Protelaterini Schwarz.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/8/231classificationclick beetlesdiversityLissominaephylogeny |
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Robin Kundrata Alexander S. Prosvirov Dominik Vondracek Eliska Sormova Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) Insects classification click beetles diversity Lissominae phylogeny |
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Robin Kundrata Alexander S. Prosvirov Dominik Vondracek Eliska Sormova |
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Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) |
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Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) |
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Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) |
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Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) |
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Congruence Between Molecular Data and Morphology: Phylogenetic Position of Senodoniini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) |
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congruence between molecular data and morphology: phylogenetic position of senodoniini (coleoptera: elateridae) |
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Senodoniini is a small lineage of click beetles currently comprising 21 species in two genera, distributed in the Himalayas and East and Southeast Asia. The definition and limits of this group have changed considerably during its history. Recent authors treat Senodoniini as a tribe within Dendrometrinae, usually close to Dimini, but this placement has never been rigorously tested. Here, we shed new light on the systematic position and limits of Senodoniini by performing a combined phylogenetic analysis of two nuclear and two mitochondrial molecular markers. Our results recovered Senodoniini not monophyletic, and placed them into the Lissominae complex, where they formed a clade with <i>Austrelater</i> Calder & Lawrence (Protelaterini). Molecular phylogeny is in agreement with the adult morphology. Additionally, we examined the morphology of a monotypic genus <i>Rostricephalus</i> Fleutiaux from Southeast Asia, which was previously classified in various Elateridae groups including Senodoniini, and its position was always uncertain. This genus shares morphological characters with Protelaterini. We provide morphological redescriptions as well as the figures of main diagnostic characters for <i>Senodonia</i> Laporte, <i>Sossor</i> Candèze, and <i>Rostricephalus</i>. Based on our results, we place these genera to Lissominae: Protelaterini, and hence synonymize Senodoniini Schenkling with Protelaterini Schwarz. |
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classification click beetles diversity Lissominae phylogeny |
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