Habitat preference and diversification rates in a speciose lineage of diving beetles

Villastrigo, Adrián; Abellán, Pedro; Ribera, Ignacio

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107087

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“…Our results are compatible with the previous molecular phylogenetic analyses of the Hydroporini (Toussaint et al, 2016; Villastrigo et al, 2021). Nevertheless, minor topological differences were found due to the unsupported backbones within the genus Paroster , but also at the subtribal level.…”

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“…Nevertheless, minor topological differences were found due to the unsupported backbones within the genus Paroster , but also at the subtribal level. For example, the latest phylogenetic reconstruction of Hydroporini recovered Paroster as sister of a clade composed by Antiporus + Brancuporus + Chostonectes + Megaporus + Tiporus , although only supported in one out of three branch support estimations (Villastrigo et al, 2021). Here, we found Paroster as sister of Barretthydrus + Carabhydrus + Necterosoma + Sternopriscus with maximum support values for all branch support tests.…”

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“…Contigs were blasted (Camacho et al, 2009) against reference cox1, 16 S, 18 S, arginine kinase, histone 3 and histone 4 from already published Hydroporinae data available at NCBI (Clark et al, 2016). The complete mitochondrial genome was retrieved, annotated with the Mitos 2 WebSever (Donath et al, 2019) and refined manually using recently published mitochondrial genomes (Villastrigo et al, 2021). Additionally, we repeated the same protocol with a freshly specimen from the genus Limbodessus to enhance Hydroporinae sampling.…”

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New Caledonia's enigmatic terrestrial diving beetle Typhlodessus monteithi is a derived species of Paroster

2023

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The classification of highly adapted species in well‐studied clades may be obscured by convergent character evolution. This is for example the case in aquatic lineages adapted to subterranean (and shallow subterranean) habitats, in which species usually possess reduced eyes and wings as well as translucent cuticles. In 1985, the terrestrial diving beetle genus and species Typhlodessus monteithi Brancucci (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) was described from a shallow subterranean habitat in New Caledonia. Until now, the systematic classification of Typhlodessus remains unclear, as it could not be assigned to any of the known tribes of the subfamily Hydroporinae. Here, we reveal this species' phylogenetic position and evolutionary history. We obtained molecular data from an almost 30 years old museum specimen and performed phylogenetic analyses using complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear markers, which resulted in the placement of Typhlodessus monteithi within the subtribe Sternopriscina, as a junior synonym of the genus Paroster. The genus Paroster contains epigean, stygobitic as well as two other terrestrial Australian species. Our finding extends the geographical distribution of Paroster to New Caledonia. Adaptation to terrestrial habitats in Paroster species may be a way to survive in hyper humid environments that however might lack suitable lentic habitats.

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“…Our understanding of the timing of evolution of Adephaga is currently provisioned by studies of all Coleoptera (Hunt et al ., 2007; McKenna et al ., 2015, 2019; Toussaint et al ., 2017a; Zhang et al ., 2018a, 2018b; see also Misof et al ., 2014; Rainford et al ., 2014; Tong et al ., 2015), or studies of specific adephagan lineages too narrow in scope to generalize to the entirety of Adephaga (e.g. Vogler & Pearson 1996; Balke et al ., 2004; Pons et al ., 2004; Ribera et al ., 2008; Ober & Heider 2010; Andújar et al ., 2012, 2016, 2017; Hawlitschek et al ., 2012; Faille et al ., 2013, 2014; Bukontaite et al ., 2014, 2015; Moore & Robertson 2014; Toussaint et al ., 2015, 2017b; López‐López et al ., 2016; Morinière et al ., 2016; Tsuji et al ., 2016; Gustafson et al ., 2017; Désamoré et al ., 2018; Gustafson 2018; Toussaint & Gillett 2018; Villastrigo et al ., 2018, 2021; Baca & Short, 2020). Some of the studies that estimated divergence times at the broader coleopteran level included tree topologies for Adephaga inconsistent with those recovered by the aforementioned phylogenomic and morphological investigations specifically focused on this suborder (Mckenna et al ., 2015; Toussaint et al ., 2017a; Zhang et al ., 2018a, 2018b) or were too broad in scope to weigh in on key relationships (Mckenna et al ., 2019).…”

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Integrative phylogenomics reveals a Permian origin of Adephaga beetles

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Gustafson

Alexander

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Systematic Entomology

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Beetles are arguably the most diverse group of animals on Earth with over 400 000 described species. Yet the timing of main diversification events among these insects remains debated. The use of phylogenomic data generated using next‐generation sequencing recently resolved most recalcitrant phylogenetic relationships across Coleoptera. However, limited taxon sampling for some major clades still prevents the use of important fossil calibrations that could provide more accurate estimates of the timing of lineage diversification events among beetles. Here, we present a new fossil‐based dated framework with a focus on the suborder Adephaga. We rely on an integrative phylogenomic approach using a combination of genomic, ultraconserved element and RNAseq transcriptomic datasets, further revealing the prevalent exonic nature of ultraconserved elements in Coleoptera. We infer a robust phylogenomic tree under various optimality criteria and analytical conditions. Our preferred phylogenetic reconstruction is consistent with those of previous phylogenomic studies in recovering the paraphyly of ‘Hydradephaga’, Gyrinidae as sister to all other Adephaga, the monophyly of Geadephaga and Haliplidae as sister to a monophyletic Dytiscoidea. We further recover strong support for paraphyly of Aspidytidae and the placement of Hygrobiidae as part of a clade comprising Aspidytes, Ribera, Beutel, Balke & Vogler, Sinaspidytes Balke, Beutel & Ribera and Amphizoidae. Using 23 carefully chosen fossil calibrations across Coleoptera, we infer the origin of modern beetles ca. 317 Ma in the mid‐Carboniferous, the divergence between Archostemata and Adephaga ca. 296 Ma in the early Permian, and the crown of Adephaga in the end‐Permian ca. 255 Ma. Importantly, our analyses provide more precise estimates of divergence times for internal splits within Adephaga, including ground beetles, tiger beetles and aquatic adephagan lineages. These results represent a major step forward in our understanding of beetle diversification and will serve as a fundamental framework to unravel the evolutionary history of many clades within Adephaga.

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“…Consistent with the evolutionary dead end view of specialists, the prevailing historical viewpoint was that specialists evolve from generalist ancestors (Schluter 2000). Prior studies have found mixed support for this viewpoint, with inferences from phylogenetic comparative methods showing that generalists regularly evolve from specialists in many clades (Day et al 2016; Sexton et al 2017; Villastrigo et al 2021). These results indicate that the dominant direction of evolutionary transitions involving specialization should be treated as an open question for any specialization scenario.…”

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Linking ecological specialization to its macroevolutionary consequences: An example with passerine nest type

Zenil‐Ferguson

McEntee

Burleigh

et al. 2021

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A long-standing hypothesis in evolutionary biology is that the evolution of resource specialization can lead to an evolutionary dead end, where specialists have low diversification rates and limited ability to evolve into generalists. However, in recent years, advances in comparative methods investigating trait-based differences associated with diversification have enabled more robust tests of this idea and have found mixed support. Here we test the evolutionary dead end hypothesis by estimating net diversification rate differences associated with nest site specialization among 3,224 species of passerine birds. In particular, we test whether the adoption of hole-nesting, a nest site specialization that decreases predation, results in reduced diversification rates relative to nesting outside of holes. Further, we examine whether evolutionary transitions to the specialist hole-nesting state have been more frequent than transitions out of hole-nesting. Using diversification models that accounted for background rate heterogeneity and different extinction rate scenarios, we found that hole-nesting specialization was not associated with diversification rate differences. Furthermore, contrary to the assumption that specialists rarely evolve into generalists, we found that transitions out of hole-nesting occur more frequently than transitions into hole-nesting. These results suggest that interspecific competition may limit adoption of hole-nesting, but that such competition does not result in limited diversification of hole-nesters. In conjunction with other recent studies using robust comparative methods, our results add to growing evidence that evolutionary dead ends are not a typical outcome of resource specialization.

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Habitat preference and diversification rates in a speciose lineage of diving beetles

Cited by 13 publications

References 85 publications

New Caledonia's enigmatic terrestrial diving beetle Typhlodessus monteithi is a derived species of Paroster

New Caledonia's enigmatic terrestrial diving beetle Typhlodessus monteithi is a derived species of Paroster

Integrative phylogenomics reveals a Permian origin of Adephaga beetles

Linking ecological specialization to its macroevolutionary consequences: An example with passerine nest type

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