CICYTTP 12500
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y DE TRANSFERENCIA TECNOLOGICA A LA PRODUCCION
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Phylogenetic analysis and redefinition of maculata species group of Epicauta (Meloidae: Meloinae: Epicautini).
Autor/es:
CAMPOS SOLDINI MARÍA PAULA; ROIG-JUÑENT SERGIO A.
Revista:
INSECT SYSTEMATICS & EVOLUTION
Editorial:
APOLLO BOOKS
Referencias:
Lugar: Stenstrup, Dinamarca; Año: 2015
ISSN:
1399-560X
Resumen:
A cladistic analysis based on 81 morphological characters was performed in order to determine the phylogenetic relationships of 11 species of Epicauta from South America. We find that the 11 South American species constitute a monophyletic group together with all the North American species of E. maculata group. Within this clade, the 11 species from South America conforms an apical monophyletic group within the E. maculata group. We propose to maintain the validity of E. maculata group, but also to redefine it with new characters. The South American species of E. maculata group are also described and illustrated. We propose the following nomenclatural changes: Epicauta rosilloi Martínez, junior synonym of Epicauta minutepunctata Borchmann; Epicauta fourcadei Denier, junior synonym of Epicauta fulvicornis (Burmeister), and Epicauta breyeri Denier, junior synonym of Epicauta nigropunctata Blanchard. We provide an identification key, new host plant associations, and updated geographic distribution.
