Open AccessThe tribe B ryocorini ( I nsecta: H eteroptera: M iridae: B ryocorinae): phylogeny, description of a new genus, and adaptive radiation on ferns
Author(s) -
Konstantinov Fedor V.,
Knyshov Alexander A.
Publication year - 2015
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.12283
Subject(s) - biology , miridae , monophyly , tribe , heteroptera , subgenus , sister group , zoology , genus , cladistics , taxonomy (biology) , phylogenetics , clade , biochemistry , sociology , gene , anthropology
A cladistic analysis of the tribe B ryocorini based on 68 morphological characters is conducted. B ryocorini are supported as a monophyletic group with E ccritotarsini as their sister taxon. Based on the phylogenetic analysis, we redefine the tribe B ryocorini to contain the following seven genera: B ryocorella C arvalho, 1956, B ryocoris F allén, 1829, B ryophilocapsus Y asunaga, 2000, C obalorrhynchus R euter, 1906 gen. dist., Diplazicoris gen. nov. , H ekista K irkaldy, 1902, and M onalocoris D ahlbom, 1851. The genus B ryocorella is transferred to B ryocorini from the tribe E ccritotarsini. The subgenus C obalorrhynchus is treated as a separate genus. D iplazicoris is described as monotypic to accommodate Diplazicoris lombokianus sp. nov. An updated diagnosis of the tribe, a key to genera, and a diagnosis of each recognized genus are presented. Selected photomicrographs, scanning micrographs, and illustrations of the pretarsus, metepisternal scent efferent system, metafemoral trichobothria, and morphology of head, pronotum, and male and female genitalia are provided. Mapping of the host data on the revealed tree shows that B ryocorini represent one of the very few currently known examples of the adaptive radiation of a fairly large insect group on ferns. © 2015 The Linnean Society of London