Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera,<i>Sciomesa</i>Tams &amp; Bowden and<i>Carelis</i>Bowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Moyal, Pascal; Rü, B. Le; Conlong, Des E.; Cugala, D.; Defabachew, B.; Matama-Kauma, Teddy; Pallangyo, Beatrice; Berg, J. van den

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“…For this study, since the taxonomy of the tribe Apameini is still debated, the taxon sampling was constructed according to a wide bibliographic compilation in order to only include genera that are clearly described at this taxonomic level and accepted as taxa of this group [9], [11], [12], [14], [35]–[38]. Since Zilli and colleagues are presently working on the taxonomy of the group, we chose in a conservative way not to consider the revision of the Apamea species group [10] but instead the latest full revision of the tribe along with other publications in order to avoid any bias in the species-richness inference.…”

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“…Macro-evolutionary analyses were realized on the genus-level tree created by pruning all non-Apameini genera from the BEAST chronogram. The species richness was assigned to each genus, following the data in the literature [9], [11], [12], [14], [17], [38], using the function getTipdata . Since the taxon sampling is not complete for all Apameini genera, it is difficult to distinguish between crown- and stem-group ages [5], [70].…”

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“…This group comprises more than 800 species that are traditionally gathered into 93 recognized genera and three subtribes; Apameina, Oxytripiina and Sesamiina [9], [10]. Interestingly, most species from the Apameina (about 600 species) are found in the Holarctic region, whereas most species of Sesamiina (about 200 species) are distributed in the Afrotropical region [11], [12]. Besides, the subtribe Oxytripiina comprises only two western Palaearctic species Oxytripia orbiculosa and O. stephania .…”

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Palaeoenvironmental Shifts Drove the Adaptive Radiation of a Noctuid Stemborer Tribe (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini) in the Miocene

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Between the late Oligocene and the early Miocene, climatic changes have shattered the faunal and floral communities and drove the apparition of new ecological niches. Grassland biomes began to supplant forestlands, thus favouring a large-scale ecosystem turnover. The independent adaptive radiations of several mammal lineages through the evolution of key innovations are classic examples of these changes. However, little is known concerning the evolutionary history of other herbivorous groups in relation with this modified environment. It is especially the case in phytophagous insect communities, which have been rarely studied in this context despite their ecological importance. Here, we investigate the phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of grass-specialist moths from the species-rich tribe Apameini (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). The molecular dating analyses carried out over the corresponding phylogenetic framework reveal an origin around 29 million years ago for the Apameini. Ancestral state reconstructions indicate (i) a potential Palaearctic origin of the tribe Apameini associated with a major dispersal event in Afrotropics for the subtribe Sesamiina; (ii) a recent colonization from Palaearctic of the New World and Oriental regions by several independent lineages; and (iii) an ancestral association of the tribe Apameini over grasses (Poaceae). Diversification analyses indicate that diversification rates have not remained constant during the evolution of the group, as underlined by a significant shift in diversification rates during the early Miocene. Interestingly, this age estimate is congruent with the development of grasslands at this time. Rather than clade ages, variations in diversification rates among genera better explain the current differences in species diversity. Our results underpin a potential adaptive radiation of these phytophagous moths with the family Poaceae in relation with the major environmental shifts that have occurred in the Miocene.

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“…Moreover, our results suggest that most Acrapex species are probably specialist feeders on one or only a few grasses. In general, noctuid stem borers with the most extensive geographic distributions are the most polyphagous (Le Ru et al 2006b;Moyal et al 2010), and none of these widely distributed, polyphagous species belongs to the genus Acrapex. Description Male ( Fig.…”

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“…were recently displaced to Sciomesa and Feraxinia genera (Moyal et al 2010), thus reducing the total number of Afrotropical Acrapex species to 65. Until 2000, little was known about Acrapex host preferences as specimens had been obtained only from light trap collections.…”

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Integrative taxonomy of Acrapex stem borers (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae : Apameini): combining morphology and Poisson Tree Process analyses

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Capdevielle‐Dulac

Toussaint

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Abstract. Ten morphologically similar species of Acrapex from eastern and south-eastern Africa belonging to the A. stygiata and A. albivena groups are reviewed. Six species are described as new: A. brunneella, A. mitiwa, A. mpika, A. salmona, A. sporobola and A. yakoba. The Poaceae host plants of eight species are recorded; four species, A. mitiwa. A. subalbissima, A. syscia and A. yakoba, were found developing exclusively on Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv., (Andropogoneae); two species, A. sporobola and A. salmona, on I. cylindrica and Sporobolus macranthelus Chiov. (Zoysieae); and A. albivena on I. cylindrica, Miscanthus capensis (Nees) Andersson (Andropogoneae) and Cymbopogon sp. (Andropogoneae). Acrapex stygiata larvae developed on M. capensis and Cymbopogon sp. The host plants of A. brunneella and A. mpika remain unknown. We also conducted molecular phylogenetics and molecular species delimitation analyses on a comprehensive sample of 49 specimens belonging to nine of the studied species. Molecular phylogenetics and molecular species delimitation analyses provided additional evidence of the validity of the six newly described species but also suggested a level of hidden biodiversity for one of them.

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Diversity and distribution of lepidopteran stemborer species and their host plants in Botswana

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Mutamiswa

Conlong

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Systematics and molecular phylogeny of two African stem borer genera,SciomesaTams & Bowden andCarelisBowden (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Cited by 16 publications

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Palaeoenvironmental Shifts Drove the Adaptive Radiation of a Noctuid Stemborer Tribe (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini) in the Miocene

Palaeoenvironmental Shifts Drove the Adaptive Radiation of a Noctuid Stemborer Tribe (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini) in the Miocene

Integrative taxonomy of Acrapex stem borers (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae : Apameini): combining morphology and Poisson Tree Process analyses

Diversity and distribution of lepidopteran stemborer species and their host plants in Botswana

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