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Cerapeplus gen.n. and the classification of micropeplids (Coleoptera: Micropeplidae)
Author(s) -
LÖBL I.,
BURCKHARDT D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1988.tb00229.x
Subject(s) - autapomorphy , polyphyly , biology , monophyly , zoology , genus , clade , phylogenetics , biochemistry , gene
Cerapeplus siamensis gen.n., sp.n. from Thailand is described and illustrated. The new genus is characterized by filament‐based lamellar secretions arising from the lateral body margin, a feature observed for the first time in Coleoptera. Possible autapomorphies for the micropeplid genera are discussed. It is concluded that Cerapeplus and Kalissus are monophyletic; Micropeplus and/Or Peplomicrus are probably polyphyletic but both genera together form a monophyletic group. A number of characters support the family status of the micropeplids recently proposed by some authors. A revised family diagnosis is provided.