Revision of the <i>Ropalopus ungaricus</i>/<i>insubricus</i> group (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) from the western Palaearctic region

Karpiński, Lech; Szczepański, Wojciech; Kruszelnicki, Lech

doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz154

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“…7G), objectively making this character too variable for use in species separation. Similar situation was confirmed also in the individuals of the closely related genus Ropalopus (Karpiński et al 2020) and in the genus Anoplistes Audinet-Serville, 1833 (Cerambycinae: Trachyderini) (Karpiński et al 2021)-some individuals of closely related but clearly independent (morphologically, ecologically, and genetically) species may share almost identical parameres, not to mention the highly variable shape of the median lobe. The molecular distance in COI sequences of T. losi Karpiński, Plewa & Hilszczański sp.…”

Section: Differential Diagnosis Turanium Losi Karpiński Plewasupporting

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The first molecular insight into the genus Turanium Baeckmann, 1922 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) with a description of a new species from Middle Asia

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Szczepański²,

Plewa³

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This paper sheds the first light on the phylogeny of the Central Asian genus Turanium Baeckmann, 1922. By applying an integrative taxonomy approach, we revealed and described a new species from Kyrgyzstan—Turanium losi Karpiński, Plewa & Hilszczański sp. nov. Distinguishing characters from closely related Turanium pilosum (Reitter, 1891) are presented and their ecological associations are discussed. The key characters, including the male terminalia, were examined by means of scanning electron microscopy. High-quality stacked photographs of the habitus of the specimens are presented for both species and their geographical distributions are mapped. While the new species shows stable morphological characters that allow its differentiation from T. pilosum and the COI genetic distance between them is approx. 3%, the different species delimitation methods gave discordant results. Although the new species remained unrecognized for so long, it seems that these cerambycids are common in the region and both can be considered potentially invasive as they are apparently highly polyphagous. It has also been documented that they occur sympatrically in Kyrgyzstan. Both the Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of COI sequences confirmed the monophyly of the genus Turanium with strong support (PP 1 and BS 90, respectively). Moreover, the recently revealed polyphyly of the tribe Callidiini was supported by our analyses and, consequently, the discussion on the establishment of a new tribe Ropalopini is raised. This study further corroborates the effectiveness of DNA barcoding as a tool in detecting new species and provides some of the first sequences for Central Asian cerambycids, which remain almost completely unknown in terms of molecular studies.

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Section: Differential Diagnosis Turanium Losi Karpiński Plewasupporting

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The first molecular insight into the genus Turanium Baeckmann, 1922 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) with a description of a new species from Middle Asia

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Plewa³

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“…As there were probably no significant geographical barriers for flying insects in the region at that time and considering the almost sympatric distribution of the populations of both ecotypes in the Choiriin Bogd Mountain and some other known localities, it seems rational to assume that parapatric speciation is ongoing here. This model of speciation has already been documented in Cerambycidae for both the flying (Karpiński et al 2020) and flightless taxa (Nakamine and Takeda 2008). Furthermore, evidence for parapatric speciation in the case of sympatrically distributed ecotypes was provided by Fisher-Reid et al (2013) in a study on the salamanders of the genus Plethodon Tschudi, 1838.…”

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“…The shape of the median lobe (Fig. S2) appears to be a taxonomically uninformative character owing to its variability between taxa, being similar to the genus Ropalopus Mulsant, 1839 (Callidiini) of the same subfamily ( Karpiński et al 2020). More importantly, an examination of the endophallic structures did not reveal any stable differences between A. halodendri minutus and A. kozlovi sensu Danilevsky and Smetana (2010).…”

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A fine line between species and ecotype: a case study of Anoplistes halodendri and A. kozlovi (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) occurring sympatrically in Mongolia

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This paper discusses ecological adaptation based on a case study of Anoplistes halodendri and Anoplistes kozlovi (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) that occur in the arid zone of Mongolia. By applying an integrative taxonomy approach, we revealed one of the first documented cases of sympatrically occurring ecotypes in Polyphaga and the second case of ecotypes in the family Cerambycidae. The results of the analysis of the ecological data, molecular analysis of mitochondrial (COI) and nuclear (ArgK and CAD) genes, as well as a detailed morphological examination, which consisted of a study on the male genitalia including the endophallic structures, supported the hypothesis that these two entities, which are commonly considered separate species, represent only ecologically adapted forms that are associated with rocky hills and sandy/gravelly plains, respectively. Therefore, a synonym is restored: Anoplistes halodendri minutus Hammarström, 1892 = Asias kozlovi Semenov and Znojko, 1934, syn. res. The differences in the elytral pattern and shade appear to be adapted to the different substrates in these distinct habitats. A probable scenario assumes that these two forms arose in parapatry, independently in multiple populations, under parallel speciation during the intensification of the aridification across the region in the period during which the Gobi Desert was formed (~ 24 to 2.6 Ma) and they may evolve into separate species in the future. The phylogenetic relationships of some taxa representing the most closely related genera of the tribe Trachyderini were analysed and the questioned species status of Anoplistes jacobsoni was confirmed. Low interspecific differences in the endophallic structures in the genus Anoplistes and between some species of the genus Amarysius indicate that they are evolutionarily relatively young groups. The practical differences between ecotype and subspecies are also discussed.

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“…However, this may apply also to other valuable longhorn beetles such as Anisarthron barbipes (Schrank, 1781), Anoplodera rufipes (Schaller, 1783), Pedostrangalia revestita (Linnaeus, 1767), and Ropalopus ungaricus (Herbst, 1784) sspp. (Karpiński et al 2020).…”

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The role of nature reserves in preserving saproxylic biodiversity: using longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) as bioindicators

Karpiński

Maák

Węgierek

2021

The European Zoological Journal

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The potential of forest nature reserves as refuges for biodiversity seems to be overlooked probably due to their small size. These, however, may constitute important safe havens for saproxylic organisms since forest reserves are relatively numerous in Europe. Saproxylic beetles are among the key groups for the assessment of biodiversity in forest habitats and longhorn beetles may play an important role in bioindication as they are ecologically associated with various microhabitats and considered a very heterogeneous family of insects. To study the role of forest reserves as important habitats for saproxylic beetles, we compared cerambycid assemblages in corresponding pairs of sites (nature reserves and managed stands) in a forest region under high anthropogenic pressure (Upper Silesia, Poland, Central Europe). Moreover, we also intended to assess the role played by these beetles as bioindicators in the different forest types from this area. According to the obtained diversity index values, the most valuable stands are located in nature reserves, whilst sites with the lowest value included managed forests together with two homogeneous and relatively recently established nature reserves. Our analyses demonstrated a positive correlation between deadwood volume and biodiversity, for both species richness and abundance. Our results indicate that the decisive factor is the type of a given habitat, whose characteristics can be mainly influenced/determined by forest management. The potential role of longhorn beetles as bioindicators is highlighted and the effectiveness of using traps in this family, as well as general issues regarding the use of non-selective lethal traps in the study of single invertebrate groups in protected areas are discussed.

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Revision of the Ropalopus ungaricus/insubricus group (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) from the western Palaearctic region

Cited by 482 publications

References 12 publications

The first molecular insight into the genus Turanium Baeckmann, 1922 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) with a description of a new species from Middle Asia

The first molecular insight into the genus Turanium Baeckmann, 1922 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Callidiini) with a description of a new species from Middle Asia

A fine line between species and ecotype: a case study of Anoplistes halodendri and A. kozlovi (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) occurring sympatrically in Mongolia

The role of nature reserves in preserving saproxylic biodiversity: using longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) as bioindicators

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