Are Monobia and Montezumia monophyletic? : a cladistic analysis of their species groups based on morphological data (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae)

Title Variants

Alternative: Monophyly of Monobia and Montezumia

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3733

By

Hermes, Marcel G.

Carpenter, James M. (James Michael), 1956-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2012

Notes

Caption title.

"February 17, 2012."

A concept of the higher-level phylogeny of the Eumeninae remains elusive. As such, the naturalness of several genera occurring in the Neotropical region is doubtful, including Monobia and Montezumia. Morphological data were used to infer the phylogenetic relationships among the species groups within both genera, as well as to test their monophyly. Analyses recovered Monobia and Montezumia as monophyletic as long as Montezumia arizonensis and Montezumia aurata were included in Monobia. Most species groups proposed by Willink in 1982 were also recovered as monophyletic. Three new combinations are proposed in congruence with the phylogenetic results: Monobia arizonensis, new combination, Monobia aurata, revised combination, and Monobia oaxaca, new combination. An additional new species is described: Monobia goiana Hermes, new species.

Subjects

Classification , Eumeninae , Insects , Latin America , Monobia , Monobia goiana , Montezumia , Morphology , Phylogeny , Vespidae , Wasps

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3733 2012

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 777196788