Beetles (Coleoptera) in cones of cycads (Cycadales) of the northern hemisphere: diversity and evolution
- Three groups of beetles inhabit cones of cycads (Cycadales) in the northern hemisphere and are believed to be involved in their pollination. The primitive weevil subtribe Allocorynina (Coleoptera: Belidae) is restricted to the New World cycad genera Dioon Lindl. and Zamia L. One group of weevils (Curculionidae), found only in Cycas L., appears to be a relatively recent colonizer of northern hemisphere cycads. Members of the beetle subfamily Pharaxonothinae (Erotylidae) occur in all Asian and New World cycad genera. Phylogenetic trees of these beetles, based on DNA analysis and supported with morphological studies, are compared to patterns of continental drift and cycad phylogenies. Laurasian origins are suggested for these beetle groups with high latitude dispersal for at least one of these groups during periods of global warm climates.
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| Author: | William Tang, Guang Xu, Thomas Marler, Jibankumar Singh Khuraijam, Rita Singh, Anders J. Lindström, P. Radha, Stephen Rich, Khang Sinh Nguyen, Paul E. SkelleyORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-642696 |
| URL: | https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/124503 |
| ISSN: | 1942-1354 |
| ISSN: | 0749-6737 |
| Parent Title (English): | Insecta mundi |
| Series (Serial Number): | Insecta Mundi (781) |
| Publisher: | Flora & Fauna Publ. |
| Place of publication: | Gainesville, Fla. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2020/08/05 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2020/07/31 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2021/11/25 |
| Tag: | Cucujoidea; Curculionoidea; Cycad pollination; symbiosis |
| Volume: | 2020 |
| Issue: | article 781 |
| First Page: | 1 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 489749038 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell 3.0 |
