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THE SPECIES OF EUCHEILOID PERICALINA: CLASSIFICATION AND EVOLUTIONARY CONSIDERATIONS (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE: LEBIINI)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. E. Ball  and
D. Shpeley
G. E. Ball
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3
D. Shpeley
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3
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Abstract

The endemic New World eucheiloid complex is distinguished from the other complexes (thyreopteroid, eurycoleoid, somotrichoid, and pericaloid) of pericaline Lebiini by securiform labial palpomere 3, serrate-setose margins of the pronotum, and flattened stylomere 2 of the ovipositor. The geographical range of eucheiloids extends from northern Argentina to southernmost United States (Brownsville, Texas). All taxa are believed to be arboreal. A key distinguishes among the three genera and 16 species, and each taxon is characterized in terms of structural features, habitat, and geographical distribution. The genera are: Hansus, new genus (generitype—H. reichardti, new species); Inna Putzeys (generitype—Inna punctata Putzeys = Polystichus boyeri (Solier)); and Eucheila Dejean (generitype—Euchyla flavilabris (Dejean)). Seven new species and one new subspecies are described: Hansus reichardti (type locality—Guyana, EssequiboR.. Morrabali Ck.); Inna palpalis, I. atrata arbor, and I. inpa (type locality—Brazil, Amazonas, near Manaus); I. purpurea (type locality—Brazil, Amazonas, 60 km n. Manaus); I. splendens (type locality—Venezuela, Aragua, Rancho Grande); Eucheila adisi (type locality—Brazil, Amazonas, 60 km n. Manaus); and E. cordova (type locality—México, Veracruz, Cordova). The following new synonymies of specific names are proposed (valid names listed first): Inna costulata Chaudoir, 1872 = I. granulata Chaudoir, 1872; Inna boyeri (Solier, 1835) = I. punctata Putzeys, 1863, and I. texana Schaeffer, 1910. A reconstructed phylogeny of the eucheiloids, based on analysis of 60 character states included in 33 characters, shows that Hansus is sister group of the ancestral stock of Inna + Eucheila. Evolutionary modifications have affected principally body size, head and mouthparts (feeding and associated adaptations), reproductive structures, and features of the body surface thought to be associated with avoidance of predators (concealment and flash coloration). Diversification may also have involved differentiation by habitat (type of forest occupied). The principal theater of evolution has been tropical South America, with incursions both southward and northward. Middle America has been invaded by five lineages, probably during Cenozoic time, from Middle Tertiary to the Quaternary. Of these lineages, three are represented in Middle America by endemic species: E. cordova, I. planipennis Bates, and I. nevermanni Liebke. Two lineages are represented by species whose ranges extend northward from South America: I. costulata Chaudoir and I. boyeri (Solier).

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Le complexe eucheiloide endémique du nouveau monde se distingue des autres complexes (thyréoptéroide, eurycoleoide, somotrichoide et péricaloide) de Lebiini péricalines par le palpomère labial 3 sécuriforme, les marges du pronotum dentelées-sétacées, et le stylomère 2 aplati de l'oviscapte. L'aire de distribution des eucheiloides s'étend de l'Argentine septentrionale à l'extrême sud des Etats-Unis (Brownsville, Texas). Tous les taxons seraient arboricoles. Une clé permet la séparation des 3 genres et des 16 espèces, et chaque taxon est caractérisé par ses particularités morphologiques, son habitat, et sa distribution géographique. Les genres sont : Hansus, genre nouveau (type générique—H. reichardti, espèce nouvelle); Inna Putzeys (type générique—Inna punctata Putzeys = Polystichus boyeri (Solier)); et Eucheila Dejean (type générique—Euchyla flavilabris (Dejean)). Sept espèces nouvelles, et une sous-espèce nouvelle sont décrites : Hansus reichardti (localité du type—Guyane, Essiquibo R., Morrabali Ck.); Inna palpalis, I. atrata arbor, et I. inpa (localité du type—Brésil, Amazonas, près de Manaus); I. purpurea (localité du type—Brésil, Amazonas, 60 km de Manaus); I. splendens (localité du type—Vénézuela, Aragua, Rancho Grande); Eucheila adisi (localité du type—Brésil, Amazonas. 60 km de Manaus); et E. cordova (localité du type—Mexico, Veracruz, Cordova). Les nouvelles synonymies suivantes pour des noms spécifiques sont proposées (noms valides venant en premier) : Inna costulata Chaudoir, 1872 = I. granulata Chaudoir, 1872; Inna boyeri (Solier, 1835) = I. punctata Putzeys, 1863, et I. texana Schaeffer, 1910. Une phylogénie modifiée des eucheiloides basée sur l'analyse de 33 caractères comprenant en tout 60 états, montre que Hansus est un groupe de même niveau que le stock ancestral Inna + Eucheila. Les changements évolutifs ont touché principalement la taille, la tête et les pièces buccales (l'alimentation et les adaptations connexes), les structures reproductrices, et des caractères superficiels du corps estimés être liés à la protection contre les prédateurs (camouflage et coloration voyante). La diversification pourrait aussi avoir impliqué une différentiation par l'habitat (type de forêt occupée). Leur évolution s'est principalement déroulée en Amérique du Sud tropicale, avec des incursions à la fois vers le nord et vers le sud. L'Amérique Centrale a été envahie par 5 lignées, probablement durant le Cénozoïque, du tertiaire moyen au quaternaire. Parmi ces lignées, 3 sont représentées en Amérique Centrale par des espèces endémiques : E. cordova, I. planipennis Bates, et I. nevermanni Liebke. Deux lignées sont représentées par des espèces dont la distribution s'étend au nord à partir de l'Amérique du Sud : I. costulata Chaudoir, et I. boyeri (Solier).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 115 , Issue 7 , July 1983 , pp. 743 - 806
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