Title:

Classification, natural history, and evolution of Epiphloeinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Pt. 6, The genera Epiphlaeus Spinola and Opitzius Barr

Subtitle:

Annales Zoologici, vol. 58, no 1 ; Epiphloeinae ; The genera Epiphlaeus Spinola and Opitzius Barr

Creator:

Opitz, Weston

Contributor:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Publisher:

Fundacja Natura optima dux

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2008

Description:

Bibliogr. s. 33-34 ; S. 1-34 : il. ; 27 cm ; Streszcz. w jęz. hiszp. Nazwy taksonów w jęz. łac.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

Insecta ; Coleoptera ; Cleridae ; Epiphloeinae ; Epiphlaeus ; Opitzius ; systematics ; Neotropics

Abstract:

New World genus Epiphlaeus is redefined and evolutionarily linked to its sister genus Opitzius Barr. Epiphlaeus includes six species as follows: E. adonis sp. nov., E. duodecimmaculatus (Klug), E. fundurufus sp. nov., E. princeps (Gorham), E. pulcherrimus (Gorham), E. quattuordecimmaculatus Chevrolat, and E. tigrinus sp. nov. The monotypic Opitzius is based on O. thoracicus Barr. Specimens of these two genera are variously deposited in 37 institutional and private collections. These checkered beetles frequent the surface of felled tree boles to forage on adults and immatures of lignicolous insects. Their large size and mobility make them very noticeable on the bark of fallen trees. It is postulated that they are participants in a mimetic ring with log-inhabiting mutillids and flies part of the mimetic mix. Hennigian principles were applied to 22 adult morphological characters, which yielded a nearly totally resolved phylogenetic hypothesis between Epiphlaeus and Opitzius, and among Epiphlaeus species groups. The combined geographical range of the inclusive species extends from northwestern Nicaragua to southeastern Brazil. It is hypothesized that ancestral Epiphlaeus – Opitzius evolved in South America with some descendants entering Insular Central America after closure of the Panamanian portals during the Miocene. Pleistocene climatic factors are thought to have influenced species diversity, and perhaps speciation events in conjunction with aspects of dispersal, vicariance, and taxon pulse dynamics.

Relation:

Annales Zoologici

Volume:

58

Issue:

1

Start page:

1

End page:

34

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł naukowy oryginalny

Format:

application/pdf

Source:

MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.255, vol 58, no 1 ; MiIZ PAN, patrz sygn. czas. P.4314, vol 58, no 1 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

ang

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp ograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone wyłącznie na terminalach Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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