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Phylogeny and classification of Corylophidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) with descriptions of new genera and larvae

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SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 409-433

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WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00471.x

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  1. NSF [DEB0329115]

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Phylogenetic relationships within the family Corylophidae were investigated. Twenty ingroup taxa and six outgroups were included in a cladistic analysis, based on 48 characters derived from adult and larval morphology. Phylogenetic analysis confirms that Corylophidae are monophyletic within the superfamily Cucujoidea and may be subdivided into two subfamilies: the Australian Periptycinae and the cosmopolitan Corylophinae containing 10 tribes: Foadiini trib.n., Cleidostethini, Aenigmaticini, Parmulini, Sericoderini, Peltinodini, Orthoperini, Corylophini, Teplinini and Rypobiini. All currently recognized family-group taxa are thoroughly diagnosed, and keys to their identification based on adults and larvae are provided. Two new genera and three species are described: Weirus gen.n., containing only W. tozer sp.n. (Australia: Queensland), and Stanus gen.n., with the two species S. bowesteadi sp.n. (New Zealand) and S. tasmanicus sp.n. (Tasmania). The larvae of Pakalukodes bimaculatus Slipinski et al. from Queensland and of Stanus bowesteadi sp.n. from New Zealand are described and illustrated for the first time.

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