Journal
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages 474-479Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.031
Keywords
Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI); Evolution; Hololepta spp.; Iliotona spp.; 16S rRNA
Funding
- NSF [DEB 00-75312, OISE-0440648, DEB-0447694]
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Nucleotide sequences from 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) were used to examine phylogenetic relationships and evolution of beetles from the tribe Hololeptini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae) that inhabit necrotic tissue of columnar cacti in the Sonoran Desert. Phylogenetic and morphological analyses revealed the presence of seven separate lineages, three representing species in the genus Iliotona, including I. beyeri stat.nov., and four species belonging to the genus Holotepta (sensu lato). The possible roles of historical vicariance and host plant associations on the evolution of the Hololeptini from the Sonoran Desert are discussed. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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