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- Title
Species delimitation, classical taxonomy and genome skimming: a review of the ground beetle genus Lionepha (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
- Authors
Maddison, David R; Sproul, John S
- Abstract
The western North American genus Lionepha is shown to contain at least 11 species through a combination of eight-gene species delimitation analyses and morphological study. In order to confirm the names of several species, we sequence DNA of primary types of several names, including a LeConte lectotype collected in the 1850s, using next-generation sequencing. We examine chromosomes of eight species, and show that all have 12 pairs of autosomes and an X0/XX sex-chromosome system. The following species are described as new: Lionepha australerasa , L. kavanaughi , L. lindrothi and L. tuulukwa. The name Lionepha erasa is shown to belong to a relatively rare, western species ranging from Oregon through Alaska; the common, widespread species previously known as Lionepha erasa now takes the name L. probata. Bembidion chintimini , B. lindrothellus and B. lummi are synonymized with L. erasa. We provide tools to identify specimens to species, including illustrations, diagnoses and distribution maps.
- Subjects
ALASKA; OREGON; GROUND beetles; BEETLES; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; INSECT diversity; FOSSIL DNA; CHROMOSOMES
- Publication
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2020, Vol 189, Issue 4, p1313
- ISSN
0024-4082
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz167