Talk:Polyphaga (Coleoptera)

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[edit] Phylogeny

The monophyly of Polyphaga appears to be certain, but the infraordinal classification needs a complete overhaul. Only Cucujiformia and Scarabaeiformia appear to be monophyletic, with the latter rendering Staphyliniformia paraphyletic (i.e., a monophyletic Haplogastra).

[edit] References

  • Caterino, M.S.; Hunt, T.; Vogler, A.P. 2005: On the constitution and phylogeny of Staphyliniformia (Insecta: Coleoptera). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 34: 655-672.
  • Hunt, T.; Bergsten, J.; Levkanicova, Z.; Papadopoulou, A.; St. John, O.; Wild, R.; Hammond, P.M.; Ahrens, D.; Balke, M.; Caterino, M.S.; Gomez-Zurita, J.; Ribera, I.; Barraclough, T.G.; Bocakova, M.; Bocak, L.; Vogler, A.P. 2007: A comprehensive phylogeny of beetles reveals the evolutionary origins of a superradiation. Science, 318: 1913-1916. [1]
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