Two new species of Mecyclothorax Sharp, 1903 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Moriomorphini) from the Island of Hawai'i

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作者
Will, Kipling [1 ]
Liebherr, James K. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Essig Museum Entomol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
[2] Cornell Univ, Dept Entomol, JH & AB Comstock Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
island endemics; speciation; National Ecological Observitory Network; BEETLES COLEOPTERA; TAXONOMIC REVISION; MOLOKAI; MAUI; OAHU;
D O I
10.3956/2022-98.1.1
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
Two species of the Mecyclothorax argutor (Sharp, 1903) species-group, M. neonomas sp. nov. and M. brunneonuhiger sp. troy., are newly described from Mauna Loa volcano on the Island of Hawai'i. Mecyclothorax neonomas is most similar morphologically to M. swezeyi Liebherr, 2008 of Mauna Kea and is therefore proposed as its adelphotaxon. Conversely, the adelphotaxon proposed for M. brunneonubiger is M. blackburnianus Liebherr, 2008, precinctive to Kohala volcano, Island of Hawai'i. Based on the younger geological age of origin of Mauna Loa relative to Mauna Kea and Kohala, it is hypothesized these two newly described, sympatric species arose via progressive colonization of Mauna Loa during development of the geologically dynamic Island of Hawai'i. A revised key to all Mecyclothorax species known from Hawaii Island is provided.
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