<em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna
In this study, data are presented for the designation of the new subgenus (<i>Bajacanthon</i>) for <i>Canthon obliquus</i> Horn, 1894 (Deltochilini). The new subgenus <i>Bajacanthon</i> is described based on a multiple evidence approach using morphological and mol...
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| author | Gonzalo Halffter Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros Janet Nolasco-Soto Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez Sara Rivera-Gasperín |
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| description | In this study, data are presented for the designation of the new subgenus (<i>Bajacanthon</i>) for <i>Canthon obliquus</i> Horn, 1894 (Deltochilini). The new subgenus <i>Bajacanthon</i> is described based on a multiple evidence approach using morphological and molecular characters. This new subgenus has some unique characters, and is the remnant of an old South American migratory movement into the Mexican Transition Zone. This beetle species has survived in isolation in the south half of the peninsula of Baja California (Mexico). Results based on molecular clock inference showed that the split between the lineages leading to the subgenus <i>Bajacanthon</i> and <i>Boreocanthon</i> took place nearly 16 Mya, whereas the radiation within <i>Bajacanthon</i> was dated to 3.7 Mya. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ff3fb12fc6a452486c69da375a0ab0c2023-11-23T19:35:01ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-02-0114210910.3390/d14020109<em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) FaunaGonzalo Halffter0Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros1Janet Nolasco-Soto2Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez3Sara Rivera-Gasperín4Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Red de Ecoetología, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Veracruz 91073, MexicoInstituto de Ecología, A. C., Red de Biología Evolutiva, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Veracruz 91073, MexicoInstituto de Ecología, A. C., Red de Biología Evolutiva, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Veracruz 91073, MexicoInstituto de Ecología, A. C., Red de Ecoetología, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Veracruz 91073, MexicoInstituto de Ecología, A. C., Red de Ecoetología, Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya, Veracruz 91073, MexicoIn this study, data are presented for the designation of the new subgenus (<i>Bajacanthon</i>) for <i>Canthon obliquus</i> Horn, 1894 (Deltochilini). The new subgenus <i>Bajacanthon</i> is described based on a multiple evidence approach using morphological and molecular characters. This new subgenus has some unique characters, and is the remnant of an old South American migratory movement into the Mexican Transition Zone. This beetle species has survived in isolation in the south half of the peninsula of Baja California (Mexico). Results based on molecular clock inference showed that the split between the lineages leading to the subgenus <i>Bajacanthon</i> and <i>Boreocanthon</i> took place nearly 16 Mya, whereas the radiation within <i>Bajacanthon</i> was dated to 3.7 Mya.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/109aedeagusbiodiversity conservationbrachypterous beetleecosystem services<i>Canthon</i>endophallites |
| spellingShingle | Gonzalo Halffter Alejandro Espinosa de los Monteros Janet Nolasco-Soto Alfonsina Arriaga-Jiménez Sara Rivera-Gasperín <em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna Diversity aedeagus biodiversity conservation brachypterous beetle ecosystem services <i>Canthon</i> endophallites |
| title | <em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna |
| title_full | <em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna |
| title_fullStr | <em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna |
| title_full_unstemmed | <em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna |
| title_short | <em>Bajacanthon</em>, a New Subgenus for the Mexican Deltochilini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Fauna |
| title_sort | em bajacanthon em a new subgenus for the mexican deltochilini coleoptera scarabaeidae scarabaeinae fauna |
| topic | aedeagus biodiversity conservation brachypterous beetle ecosystem services <i>Canthon</i> endophallites |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/109 |
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