Abstract
We reconstruct a phylogenetic framework for the zygopteran family Lestidae based on a molecular dataset comprised of sequence data from the genes COI, 16S, 18S, 28S, and ITS1+2 from 41 ingroup taxa and 8 outgroup taxa with emphasis on the systematic position of the genus Chalcolestes Kennedy. We recover Lestidae as monophyletic with good statistical support. The family falls into two subequal clades. One, comprising the genus Sympecma Burmeister and Lestes Leach sensu lato (including the genus Archi-lestes Selys) is poorly to moderately supported. While the other, comprising the genera Austrolestes Tillyard, Indolestes Fraser, Orolestes McLachlan, and Chalcolestes is strongly supported. Chalcolestes is recovered as sister to the Oriental genus Orolestes with strong support. Our results thus support that Chalcolestes is a valid genus not closely related to Lestes. Monophyly of Lestes requires inclusion of the New World genus Archilestes, and our results support the need for a thorough revision of Lestes.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | International Journal of Odonatology |
| Vol/bind | 25 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 16-21 |
| Antal sider | 6 |
| ISSN | 1388-7890 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2022 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:We thank Annie Brandstrup, Aarhus University (Denmark), for as-sistance in the DNA lab. We thank Joaquin Baixeras, University of Valencia (Spain), Arne Drews, Nature Conservation Schleswig-Hol-stein (Germany), and Ole Fogh Nielsen (Denmark) for providing specimens for sequencing. We thank two anonymous reviewers for comments and suggestions that greatly improved the manuscript. Funding was provided by the Research Fund under the Danish Min-istry for Culture (Grant: FORM.2015-0023), the 15 June Foundation (Grant: 2015-A-89), Schjøtz-Christensen’s Memorial Fund (Den-mark), and the EU SYNTHESYS Program (SE-TAF-5543).
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