| Literature DB >> 30416176 |
Yûki Imura1, Osamu Tominaga1, Zhi-Hui Su2,3, Nobuo Kashiwai4, Munehiro Okamoto5, Syozo Osawa1.
Abstract
Most beetles belonging to the subfamily Carabinae of the family Carabidae (so-called carabid ground beetles) cannot fly, because their hind-wings are highly degenerated. However, about half of the species in the subtribe Calosomina within the same subfamily can fly. From extensive morphological examinations of the hind-wings of Carabinae species in conjunction with DNA molecular phylogenetic trees, the process and possible causes of hind-wing degeneration in the Carabinae are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: carabid beetle; hind-wing degeneration; phylogenetic tree
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30416176 PMCID: PMC6275329 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.94.024
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci ISSN: 0386-2208 Impact factor: 3.493