Open AccessSpecies delimitation in the ground beetle subgenus L iocosmius ( C oleoptera: C arabidae: B embidion ), including standard and next‐generation sequencing of museum specimens
Author(s) -
Maddison David R.,
Cooper Kenneth W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
zoological journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1096-3642
pISSN - 0024-4082
DOI - 10.1111/zoj.12188
Subject(s) - subgenus , biology , genus , zoology
The species of subgenus L iocosmius C asey of genus B embidion L atreille are delimited and documented using DNA sequences from eight genes, morphological data, and geography. The subgenus consists of six known species, three of which are described as new: B embidion orion C ooper and M addison ( C alifornia), B . darlingtonielum C ooper and M addison ( C alifornia), and B . cooperi M addison ( N ew M exico and A rizona). The group ranges from B ritish C olumbia south to B aja C alifornia, and east to C olorado and N ew M exico, with the centre of diversity in C alifornia. DNA from a pinned specimen collected in 1968 was sequenced using an Illumina platform, resulting in accurate data of all eight genes studied. Identification tools and descriptions of each species are provided. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London