First Molecular Phylogeny Estimate of the Weevil Tribe Mecopini (Curculionidae: Conoderinae) Unveils its Polyphyletic Nature at the Tribal and Generic Level.

ABSTRACT: Mecopini has received limited attention since the last century, highlighting an important knowledge gap in its systematics and taxonomy. The morphological characteristics of several genera within this tribe contradict the widely accepted tribal diagnosis, suggesting the current classification is unsustainable. In this study, we examined mecopine specimens from Taiwan and the Philippines, reconstructed the first molecular phylogeny estimate for this obscure tribe, and examined type series of all described Pempheres Pascoe, Chirozetes (Chirozetes) arotes Heller and Chirozetes (Mesochirozetes) formosanus Heller, representing two subgenera within the genus Chirozetes Pascoe, to propose taxonomic acts on these genera. Our results reveal th

SUBMITTER: Tseng WZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12406226 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature