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Revision of Bruchomyiinae (Diptera, Psychodidae) of the Oriental Region, with description of a new genus and species and discussion of putative male/female antagonistic coevolution
- Source :
- Insect Systematics & Evolution. 50:67-82
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Brill, 2018.
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Abstract
- We revise the Oriental species of Bruchomyiinae based on type and additional material, with first descriptions of the genus Alexanderia Wagner & Kvifte, gen. nov. and A. thailandensis Wagner, Rulik & Polseela, sp.nov. The genus further comprises Nemapalpus orientalis Edwards, 1928 (type species), Nemopalpus vietnamensis Quate, 1962 and Nemapalpus unicolor Edwards, 1928. Alexanderia thailandensis is described using morphology of males and females and DNA barcodes, whereas A. orientalis Edwards, 1928 comb.nov., A. unicolor Edwards 1928 comb.nov., and A. vietnamensis Quate 1962 comb. nov. are redescribed. The male and female internal genitalia in the genus are discussed in the context of sexual selection, and we suggest that the spermathecal ducts of the female and the basiphallic musculature of the male may be shaped by a male/female coevolutionary arms race.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Entomology
Ecology
Antagonistic Coevolution
010607 zoology
Nemapalpus
Zoology
Biology
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Type species
Evolutionary arms race
Spermatheca
Insect Science
Sexual selection
Taxonomy (biology)
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1876312X
- Volume :
- 50
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Insect Systematics & Evolution
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a8e45527b15f2ead4912aef292a95643