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摘要
A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the four genera Antiporus Sharp, 1882, Chostonectes Sharp, 1882, Megaporus Brinck, 1943 and Tiporus Watts, 1985 of Australian Hydroporini shows that Antiporus gottwaldi Hendrich, 2001 forms a clade distant from the rest of the species of that genus. The Australian Antiporus pennifoldae Watts & Finder, 2000 has not been studied genetically, however, based on several morphological characters it must also be included in the new genus Brancuporus Hendrich, Toussaint & Balke gen. nov. Brancuporus gottwaldi (Hendrich, 2001) comb. nov. and Brancuporus pennifoldae (Watts & Finder, 2000) comb. nov. can be separated from Antiporus species by having 1) a distinctly asymmetric central lobe of the aedeagus, and 2) in having flanged elytra, at least in females of both species. They are restricted to the peatlands and seasonal swamps of the south-western corner of Southwest Australia.
- 出版日期2014-8
