2019/07/24 by Vinicius S. Ferreira, Oliver Keller, Marc Branham +1 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution #Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies #Forest Insect Ecology and Management
paper · doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz073
openalex publication_date 2019/07/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Abstract Since the description of the genus Cheguevaria as incertae sedis (Lampyridae), the placement of these beetles has been uncertain. This study is the first to address the placement of this genus based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis. We used three genes (18S rRNA, rrnl mitochondrial DNA and cox1 mitochondrial DNA) and a maximum likelihood approach with W-IQ-TREE to support Cheguevaria as a member of the Lampyridae and recognize it as the sole genus in the new subfamily Cheguevariinae stat. nov.