A species-level revision and a phylogenetic analysis of the genus Physotarsus
Townes are performed. Physotarsus is expanded to include 17 new species: P. albus sp.
nov., P. claviger sp. nov., P. concavus sp. nov., P. cordatus sp. nov., P. emarginatus sp.
nov., P. flavipennis sp. nov., P. foveatus sp. nov., P. gineus sp. nov., P. glabellus sp. nov.,
P. laucos sp. nov., P. luteus sp. nov., P. melipennis sp. nov., P. melotarsus sp. nov., P.
niveus sp. nov., P. oculatus sp. nov., P. tonicus sp. nov., and P. truncatus sp. nov.
Physotarsus fabioi Gauld is removed from Physotarsus and the Scolobatini, and placed in
Pionini (Ctenopelmatinae).
A phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Scolobatini yields two monophyletic groups
of genera, reclassified as Scolobatini and Westwoodiini. Scolobatini includes the genera
Catucaba, Onarion, Physotarsus and Scolobates, and Westwoodiini includes genera
Dictyopheltes, Hypopheltes, Pergaphaga and Westwoodia. The genus Tasmabates,
previously included in the Scolobatini, is excluded from both the Scolobatini and the
Westwoodiini, its current placement unclear.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1787 |
| Date | 02 June 2009 |
| Creators | Zhaurova, Kira |
| Contributors | Wharton, Robert |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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