Yan-Da Li, Erik Tihelka, Richard A. B. Leschen, Yali Yu, Adam Ślipiński, Hong Pang, Diying Huang, Jiří Kolibáč, Chenyang Cai
{"title":"An exquisitely preserved tiny bark-gnawing beetle (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber and the phylogeny of Trogossitidae","authors":"Yan-Da Li, Erik Tihelka, Richard A. B. Leschen, Yali Yu, Adam Ślipiński, Hong Pang, Diying Huang, Jiří Kolibáč, Chenyang Cai","doi":"10.1111/jzs.12515","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The first fossil representative of the cleroid family Trogossitidae is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. <i>Microtrogossita qizhihaoi</i> Li & Cai gen. et sp. nov. is unique among Trogossitidae in the relatively widely separated procoxal and mesocoxal cavities, weakly asymmetrical antennal clubs, coarsely facetted eyes, coarse sculpture of dorsal and ventral surfaces of thorax in comparison with tiny body size, and the absence of spines along side margin of tibiae. Morphological characters of the fossil were analyzed together with representatives of 44 extant genera of Cleroidea (Peltidae, Lophocateridae, and Trogossitidae) in a matrix of 93 characters. <i>Microtrogossita qizhihaoi</i> was resolved as a member of Trogossitini within Trogossitidae. The tribal composition of Trogossitidae is discussed in light of our re-analysis of a previously published four-gene dataset under a site-heterogeneous model. The recently described lophocaterid <i>Mesolophocateres pengweii</i> Yu, Leschen & Ślipiński syn. nov. from Burmese amber is suggested to be a junior synonym of <i>Burmacateres longicoxa</i> Kolibáč & Peris.</p>","PeriodicalId":54751,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/jzs.12515","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzs.12515","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Abstract
The first fossil representative of the cleroid family Trogossitidae is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Microtrogossita qizhihaoi Li & Cai gen. et sp. nov. is unique among Trogossitidae in the relatively widely separated procoxal and mesocoxal cavities, weakly asymmetrical antennal clubs, coarsely facetted eyes, coarse sculpture of dorsal and ventral surfaces of thorax in comparison with tiny body size, and the absence of spines along side margin of tibiae. Morphological characters of the fossil were analyzed together with representatives of 44 extant genera of Cleroidea (Peltidae, Lophocateridae, and Trogossitidae) in a matrix of 93 characters. Microtrogossita qizhihaoi was resolved as a member of Trogossitini within Trogossitidae. The tribal composition of Trogossitidae is discussed in light of our re-analysis of a previously published four-gene dataset under a site-heterogeneous model. The recently described lophocaterid Mesolophocateres pengweii Yu, Leschen & Ślipiński syn. nov. from Burmese amber is suggested to be a junior synonym of Burmacateres longicoxa Kolibáč & Peris.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research (JZSER)is a peer-reviewed, international forum for publication of high-quality research on systematic zoology and evolutionary biology. The aim of the journal is to provoke a synthesis of results from morphology, physiology, animal geography, ecology, ethology, evolutionary genetics, population genetics, developmental biology and molecular biology. Besides empirical papers, theoretical contributions and review articles are welcome. Integrative and interdisciplinary contributions are particularly preferred. Purely taxonomic and predominantly cytogenetic manuscripts will not be accepted except in rare cases, and then only at the Editor-in-Chief''s discretion. The same is true for phylogenetic studies based solely on mitochondrial marker sequences without any additional methodological approach. To encourage scientific exchange and discussions, authors are invited to send critical comments on previously published articles. Only papers in English language are accepted.