Phylogenetic review of the tribal system of Aleocharinae, a mega-lineage of terrestrial arthropods in need of reclassification
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Recently published molecular and total evidence phylogenies of the mega-diverse rove beetle subfamily Aleocharinae defined a backbone for the greatly needed further detailed phylogenetic research and large-scale reclassification of this lineage. Given the enormous species diversity of Aleocharinae, wise taxon sampling is crucial for such research. To facilitate that and place future systematic investigations on a solid phylogenetic basis, here we provide a review of all 62 current tribes of Aleocharinae based on information from 191 references, where we summarize all outstanding phylogenetic questions ever considered about each tribe. For each tribe, we provide current diagnoses as they are understood now and, where possible, we stress emerging monophyletic clades within or across the current legacy tribes and provide their diagnostic features too.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research |
| Vol/bind | 59 |
| Udgave nummer | 8 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 1903-1938 |
| Antal sider | 36 |
| ISSN | 0947-5745 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2021 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:
We sincerely thank our friend and colleague Richard Leschen who encouraged us to focus on Aleocharinae and undertake research which also led to this paper. We thank the Danish Beetle Bank (danbiller.dk) for the opportunity to use some of the Aleocharinae images here. Josh Jenkins Shaw and Janina Lisa Kypke, former PhD office mates of IO, are greatly acknowledged for all support, advice, and inspirational discussions, which were useful on the way to this paper too. Vladimir Gusarov and Kee‐Jeong Ahn, who served as opponents at IO PhD defense, are sincerely acknowledged for their constructive criticism and useful suggestions that facilitated transformation of this work into its final form. The PhD scholarship for IO that initiated this paper was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska‐Curie grant agreement no. 642241. This research was continued and finished under support from the Russian Science Foundation grant 20‐14‐00097 to IO and AS.
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