Fossil water scavenger beetles （Coleoptera： Hydrophilidae） of the latest Oligocene Rott Formation are revised, based on the examination of the type specimens, as well as numerous additional material from Statz （Lo...Fossil water scavenger beetles （Coleoptera： Hydrophilidae） of the latest Oligocene Rott Formation are revised, based on the examination of the type specimens, as well as numerous additional material from Statz （Los Angeles） and Kastenholz （Bonn） collections. Seven hydrophilid species are recognized, five of which are reliably attributed to the following genera： Berosus morticinus （von Heyden and von Heyden, 1866）, Paracymus excitatus （von Heyden and yon Heyden, 1866）, Paracymus sp., Hydrobiomorpha fraterna （von Heyden, 1859）, and Hydrophilus rottensis （Statz, 1939）. Coccinella？protogaeae Germar 1837 is attributed to the subtribe Hydrophilina, and Cymbiodyta？ austera Statz 1939 to the subfamily Hydrophilinae. Hydrous ebeninus Statz 1939 and Paracymus excitatus （form 3） are excluded from the Hydrophlloidea. Berosus capitatus Statz 1939 is synonymized with Berosus morticinus, and Hydrous neptunus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866 with Hydrobiomorphafraterna. Lectotypes of Philydrus morticinus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866 and Hydrous ebeninus Statz 1939 are designated. The significance of the hydrophllid fossils for paleoecological reconstructions of the former Rott Lake is briefly discussed.展开更多
Habitat shift is a key innovation that has contributed to the extreme diversification of insects. Most groups are well-adapted to more or less specific environments and shifts usually only happen between similar habit...Habitat shift is a key innovation that has contributed to the extreme diversification of insects. Most groups are well-adapted to more or less specific environments and shifts usually only happen between similar habitats. To colonize a pro- foundly different habitat type does not only present ecological opportunities but also great challenges. We used Hydrophiloidea （water scavenger beetles） as a system to study transitions between terrestrial and aquatic environments. We estimated the diversi- fication rate of different clades using phylogenetic trees based on a representative taxon sampling and six genes. We also investi- gated possible evolutionary changes in candidate genes following habitat shifts. Our results suggest that the diversification rate is relatively slow （0.039-0.050 sp/My） in the aquatic lineage, whereas it is distinctly increased in the secondarily terrestrial clade （0.055-0.075 sp/My）. Our results also show that aquatic species have a G （Glycine） or S （Serine） amino acid at a given site of COI, while terrestrial species share an A （Alanine） amino acid with terrestrial outgroups. This indicates that habitat factors may create selection pressure on the evolution of functional genes and cause homoplasy in molecular evolution [Current Zoology 60 （5）： 561-570, 2014 ]展开更多
基金supported by grants from the Czech Academy of Sciences(GAAV)(no. KJB301110901)the Charles University Grant Agency(GAUK) (no.18307/2007/B-Bio/PrF)+3 种基金the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic(no.MK00002327201)grant of the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic(no.MSM0021620828)funded by the SYNTHESYS Project http://www.synthesys. info/ which is financed by European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 Integrating Activities Programme(GB-TAF-637)funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation, project no.WE 2942/3-1(to MF and Sonja Wedmann)
文摘Fossil water scavenger beetles （Coleoptera： Hydrophilidae） of the latest Oligocene Rott Formation are revised, based on the examination of the type specimens, as well as numerous additional material from Statz （Los Angeles） and Kastenholz （Bonn） collections. Seven hydrophilid species are recognized, five of which are reliably attributed to the following genera： Berosus morticinus （von Heyden and von Heyden, 1866）, Paracymus excitatus （von Heyden and yon Heyden, 1866）, Paracymus sp., Hydrobiomorpha fraterna （von Heyden, 1859）, and Hydrophilus rottensis （Statz, 1939）. Coccinella？protogaeae Germar 1837 is attributed to the subtribe Hydrophilina, and Cymbiodyta？ austera Statz 1939 to the subfamily Hydrophilinae. Hydrous ebeninus Statz 1939 and Paracymus excitatus （form 3） are excluded from the Hydrophlloidea. Berosus capitatus Statz 1939 is synonymized with Berosus morticinus, and Hydrous neptunus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866 with Hydrobiomorphafraterna. Lectotypes of Philydrus morticinus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866 and Hydrous ebeninus Statz 1939 are designated. The significance of the hydrophllid fossils for paleoecological reconstructions of the former Rott Lake is briefly discussed.
文摘Habitat shift is a key innovation that has contributed to the extreme diversification of insects. Most groups are well-adapted to more or less specific environments and shifts usually only happen between similar habitats. To colonize a pro- foundly different habitat type does not only present ecological opportunities but also great challenges. We used Hydrophiloidea （water scavenger beetles） as a system to study transitions between terrestrial and aquatic environments. We estimated the diversi- fication rate of different clades using phylogenetic trees based on a representative taxon sampling and six genes. We also investi- gated possible evolutionary changes in candidate genes following habitat shifts. Our results suggest that the diversification rate is relatively slow （0.039-0.050 sp/My） in the aquatic lineage, whereas it is distinctly increased in the secondarily terrestrial clade （0.055-0.075 sp/My）. Our results also show that aquatic species have a G （Glycine） or S （Serine） amino acid at a given site of COI, while terrestrial species share an A （Alanine） amino acid with terrestrial outgroups. This indicates that habitat factors may create selection pressure on the evolution of functional genes and cause homoplasy in molecular evolution [Current Zoology 60 （5）： 561-570, 2014 ]
