Did dung beetles arise in Africa? A phylogenetic hypothesis based on five gene regions

Sole, Catherine L.; Scholtz, Clarke H.

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.04.023

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“…One of these was that the basal extant dung beetle groups are African genera currently placed in the Canthonini and Dichotomiini. Sole and Scholtz (2010) analysed several gene regions of most of the African genera in these two tribes and confirmed that they are, indeed, polyphyletic and that none of the most basal groups actually rolls. The Sole and Scholtz (2010) study left the canthonine genus Epirinus, which was considered to be a genus of "rollers" in previous studies, although this was untested, as the most basal rolling dung beetle group of the African genera.…”

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“…Although the global Scarabaeinae dung beetle fauna is divided into 12 tribes (Hanski and Cambefort 1991), some of these divisions lack phylogenetic support (Medina et al 2003;Philips et al 2004;Monaghan et al 2007;Davis et al 2008;Sole and Scholtz 2010). The current classification is considered to be based on two large 'monophyletic' groups (Cambefort 1991): 1), one containing six tribes of "tunnellers" with Dichotomiini being basal; and 2), the other consisting of six tribes of "rollers"…”

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“…The Sole and Scholtz (2010) study left the canthonine genus Epirinus, which was considered to be a genus of "rollers" in previous studies, although this was untested, as the most basal rolling dung beetle group of the African genera. In view of the fact that all of the basal "rollers" have now been shown to not roll (Sole and Scholtz 2010) and that Epirinus is apparently the most basal African roller, it warranted further study.…”

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“…Three members of the Canthonini, Circellium bacchus, Gyronotus pumilis and Anacalchos convexus were used as out-group representatives as used by Medina and Scholtz (2005) for direct comparison between the molecular and morphological data. However, the phylogenetic study of the Canthonini and Dichotomiini by Sole and Scholtz (2010) places them in derived positions relative to Epirinus, therefore Namakwanus davisi and Dicranocara deschodti were added as out-groups as they appeared to be sister and basal to the genus. The new out-group species were used in all analyses that were not used for direct comparison with the morphological data.…”

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Phylogeny of the African ball-rolling dung beetle genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Scarabaeinae)

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Abstract. Recent phylogenetic analyses have pointed to the dung beetle genus Epirinus as the putative African ancestral roller group. Consequently, we tested the roller status of species in the genus with observational studies and constructed a molecular phylogeny based on partial sequences of two mitochondrial and two nuclear genes for 16 of 29 species. Tested species were confirmed to be dung rollers. Monophyly of the genus was confirmed, lending support to the synonymy of the wingless genus Endroedyantus with Epirinus. Moreover, the phylogenetic hypothesis was found to have a similar topology with a previously published one based on morphological data. A combined molecular/morphology analysis showed congruence between the molecular and morphological datasets. The loss of flight in some species and estimated divergence dates within Epirinus are discussed.

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Phylogeny of the African ball-rolling dung beetle genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Scarabaeinae)

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“…All dung beetle species recorded in old-growth dune forest were also recorded within regenerating vegetation with a shaded understorey, bar for one uncommon Onthophagus species, and Gyronotus carinatus, which belongs to a genus with ancient ancestry (Sole and Scholtz 2010). This flightless Maputaland endemic was also absent from a relatively isolated, probably formerly disturbed, forest patch studied by Davis et al (2002;2003).…”

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Is microclimate-driven turnover of dung beetle assemblage structure in regenerating coastal vegetation a precursor to re-establishment of a forest fauna?

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We questioned the capability of post-mining rehabilitation and successional changes in coastal vegetation to achieve restoration of dune forest, dung beetle assemblages in the Maputaland Centre of Endemism, South Africa.A repeat 2010 study of structural turnover between dung beetle assemblages across a 33 year successional sere of rehabilitating vegetation and old-growth forest (>73 years) produced comparable results to an earlier study across the 23 year chronosequence of 2000. Despite overlap, three structural patterns along the 33 year chronosequence were associated with specific stages of vegetation succession and their characteristic microclimates as in 2000.Although species biased to unshaded habitat dominated the earliest succession, there was rapid re-establishment of dominance by shade-associated forest species. In concert with progression from unshaded, post-mining vegetation to strongly shaded, early successional, Acacia shrub-woodland, there was an initial increase in similarity of the dung beetle fauna (species-poor, low abundance) to that in strongly-shaded forest (also species-poor, low abundance).However, in concert with decreasing shade cover in late successional woodland, the dung beetle fauna became species-rich with high abundance so that the early successional trajectory of increasing similarity to forest fauna either levelled off to a plateau (species in 2000; abundance in 2010) or declined (species in 2010, abundance in 2000). It remains to be seen if gaps forming in the oldest Acacia woodland permit forest tree saplings of the exposed understorey to recreate a forest canopy that would be tracked by dung beetles to re-establish a typically speciespoor, deep shade, forest assemblage with low abundance.

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Ecology and Evolution of Dung Beetles

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Did dung beetles arise in Africa? A phylogenetic hypothesis based on five gene regions

Cited by 40 publications

References 52 publications

Phylogeny of the African ball-rolling dung beetle genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Scarabaeinae)

Phylogeny of the African ball-rolling dung beetle genus Epirinus Reiche (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae:Scarabaeinae)

Is microclimate-driven turnover of dung beetle assemblage structure in regenerating coastal vegetation a precursor to re-establishment of a forest fauna?

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