Larval morphology of genusLancetes(Coleoptera: Adephaga: Dytiscidae): the hypothesis of sister-group relationship with the subfamily Dytiscinae revisited
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 134 (4) , 467-501
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent134467-4
Abstract
Descriptions of the larvae of Lancetes angusticollis (Curtis), L. lanceolatus (Clark), L. subseriatus Zimmermann, L. flavoscutatus Enderlein, L. delkeskampi Ríha, and L. nigriceps (Erichson) are provided. Characters from larval morphology are analyzed to infer the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Lancetes Sharp with other genera of Dytiscidae. A parsimony analysis based on 51 informative larval characteristics was conducted with the program NONA. The most parsimonious tree supports a sister-group relationship between the genus Lancetes and members of the subfamily Dytiscinae. The only unambiguous synapomorphy in support of this hypothesis is the secondary subdivision of some cephalic appendages. Other putative synapomorphies are the proximal articulation of the primary seta CO7 both on meso- and meta-coxa and the presence of additional primary setae on the ventral margin of the tibiae. Based on several character states including the presence of multifragmented urogomphi, the genus Lancetes is monophyletic. Les stades larvaires des espèces Lancetes angusticollis (Curtis), L. lanceolatus (Clark), L. subseriatus Zimmermann, L. flavoscutatus Enderlein, L. delkeskampi Ríha, and L. nigriceps (Erichson) sont décrits. Une analyse par parcimonie de 51 caractères larvaires significatifs fut effectuée à l’aide du logiciel NONA afin de déterminer la position phylogénétique du genre Lancetes Sharp parmi les Dytiscidae. L’arbre les plus parcimonieux suggère que le genre Lancetes est le groupe consoeur de la sous-famille Dytiscinae. Cette hypothèse est fortement supportée par la division secondaire de certains articles des appendices céphaliques, caractère pré-sumément synapomorphique, ainsi que par la position proximale de la soie primaire CO7 sur la méso- et la méta-coxa et par la présence de soies primaires additionnelles sur la marge ventrale des tibias. L’origine monophylétique du genre Lancetes est elle-même supportée par plusieurs caractères parmi lesquels la présence d’un urogomphe plurifragmenté.Keywords
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