A taxonomic outline of the Poecilimon affinis complex (Orthoptera) using the geometric morphometric approach.

ABSTRACT: The genus Poecilimon contains 145 species, widely distributed in the Palaearctic, among which the Poecilimon ornatus group has the greatest diversity in the Balkans. Despite several revisions of the genus, the systematics of the species group, and in particular, of the taxa associated with the species Poecilimon affinis, is still unsolved. Due to morphological similarity, P. affinis with its subspecies, P. nonveilleri and P. pseudornatus form the Poecilimon affinis complex. The aim of this study is to test the hypotheses of an outlined species complex, namely the P. affinis complex, within the P. ornatus group using morphological data. Geometric analysis was conducted to explore variation in the structure of the male tegmen, ov

SUBMITTER: Kocinski M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8710050 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature