A revision of Meladema diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), with the description of a new species from the central Mediterranean based on molecules and morphology
dc.contributor.author | Bilton, David | |
dc.contributor.author | Ribera, I | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-29T09:29:06Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-29T09:29:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-09-25 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1313-2989 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1313-2970 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/9996 | |
dc.description.abstract |
Meladema Laporte, 1835 are relatively large, stream-dwelling diving beetles, distributed widely in the Western Palaearctic, from the Atlantic Islands to Turkey, and from southern France and the Balkans to the central Sahara. In addition to the three previously recognised taxa (M. coriacea Laporte, 1835, M. imbricata (Wollaston, 1871) and M. lanio (Fabricius, 1775)) we describe a new, cryptic, species from the central Mediterranean area, which can be distinguished from M. coriacea on both DNA sequence data and morphology, and provide a key to known species of the genus. Based on the study of genotyped material, both recent and archival, as well as the examination of a large number of museum specimens, we show that M. lepidopterasp. n. occurs to the apparent exclusion of M. coriacea on Corsica, Sardinia and islands of the Tuscan Archipelago, but that both taxa are found in peninsular Italy, where they may occasionally hybridize. In the absence of the original type series, we designate a neotype for M. coriacea, and take the opportunity to designate a lectotype for M. lanio. Morphological variation in Meladema species is discussed, including that seen in known and presumed hybrids. Our study highlights the incomplete state of knowledge of Mediterranean biodiversity, even in relatively large, supposedly well-studied taxa. | |
dc.format.extent | 45-112 | |
dc.format.medium | Electronic-eCollection | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Pensoft Publishers | |
dc.subject | Systematics | |
dc.subject | integrative taxonomy | |
dc.subject | biogeography | |
dc.subject | cryptic species | |
dc.subject | freshwater | |
dc.subject | biodiversity | |
dc.subject | entomology | |
dc.title | A revision of Meladema diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), with the description of a new species from the central Mediterranean based on molecules and morphology | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000411805900004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008 | |
plymouth.issue | 702 | |
plymouth.volume | 702 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | ZooKeys | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3897/zookeys.702.14787 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Biological and Marine Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA07 Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.publisher.place | Bulgaria | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2017-08-23 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1313-2970 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | No embargo | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.3897/zookeys.702.14787 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2017-09-25 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |