New distributional record of Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant &amp; Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) on the island of Mallorca, Spain

The carpet beetle Anthrenus dorsatus has previously been recorded from North Africa and Malta. During a recent visit to the island of Mallorca several Anthrenus species were collected which included a number of Anthrenus dorsatus specimens. This record adds a new species both to the island of Mallorca and to the Spanish checklist. These records extend our knowledge of the distribution of A. dorsatus and provide more evidence of range expansion in the pimpinellae species group across Europe, possibly because of global climate change.

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New distributional record of Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae), Thessaloniki, Greece

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10.15560/15.6.1077 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 1077-1081 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Graham J. Holloway ◽

Dimitrios E. Bakaloudis

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

North Africa ◽

Global Climate Change ◽

Range Expansion ◽

Mediterranean Basin ◽

Global Climate ◽

Species Group ◽

Western Mediterranean ◽

Western Mediterranean Basin

Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 has been recorded from North Africa, Malta, and Iberia. During a recent visit to Thessaloniki, Greece, several Anthrenus species were collected, including A. dorsatus. The previously known distribution of A. dorsatus suggested that this species was restricted to the western Mediterranean basin, possibly with a coastal bias. This record extends the known range of A. dorsatus farther east and providing more evidence of range expansion in the pimpinellae species group across Europe, possibly driven by global climate change.

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A new species of Meligethes (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Meligethinae) of the M. lugubris complex from Sardinia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2318.1.13 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2318 (1) ◽

pp. 386-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

PAOLO AUDISIO ◽

ALESSIO DE BIASE ◽

MARCO TRIZZINO ◽

EMILIANO MANCINI ◽

GLORIA ANTONINI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Africa ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Species Group ◽

Identification Key ◽

Southern Europe ◽

Formal Description ◽

A New Species

A combined morphological and bionomical analysis was performed to clarify the position of a problematic species of the Meligethes lugubris group from Sardinia and Corsica (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae, Meligethinae). This species-group is represented by a dozen anthophagous species associated with Lamiaceae, and distributed from North Africa to Japan. The analysis was mainly focused on the specific distinction and formal description of a new species, M. foddaii Audisio, De Biase & Trizzino sp. nov., from Sardinia and Corsica. The species is morphologically scarcely distinguishable from the allopatric M. lugubris Sturm and M. gagathinus Erichson (both widespread in southern Europe). An identification key to Euro-Mediterranean members of the M. lugubris complex is provided. Combined morphological, ecological, phenological, and preliminary molecular data are presented to support the distinction of the new species. The palaeogeographical scenario explaining the likely Plio-Pleistocene differentiation of the three species, which are all associated with the related Lamiaceae genera Mentha and Thymus, is also briefly discussed.

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Evolving mutation rate advances invasion speed of sexual species

10.1101/008979 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Marleen M. P. Cobben ◽

Alexander Kubisch

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Mutation Rate ◽

Global Climate Change ◽

Range Expansion ◽

Global Climate ◽

Mutation Rates ◽

Minor Importance ◽

Evolution Of Dispersal ◽

Invasion Speed ◽

Mutator Gene

AbstractMany species are shifting their ranges in response to global climate change. The evolution of dispersal during range expansion increases invasion speed, provided that a species can adapt sufficiently fast to novel local conditions. Mutation rates can evolve too, under conditions that favor an increased rate of adaptation. However, evolution at the mutator gene has thus far been deemed of minor importance in sexual populations due to its dependence on genetic hitchhiking with a beneficial mutation at a gene under selection, and thus its sensitivity to recombination. Here we use an individual-based model to show that the mutator gene and the gene under selection can be effectively linked at the population level during invasion. This causes the evolutionary increase of mutation rates in sexual populations, even if they are not linked at the individual level. The observed evolution of mutation rate is adaptive and clearly advances range expansion both through its effect on the evolution of dispersal rate, and the evolution of local adaptation. In addition, we observe the evolution of mutation rates in a spatially stable population under strong directional selection, but not when we add variance to the mean selection pressure. By this we extend the existing theory on the evolution of mutation rates, which is generally thought to be limited to asexual populations, with possibly far-reaching consequences concerning invasiveness and the rate at which species can adapt to novel environmental conditions as experienced under global climate change.

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Rhithrogena sartorii, a new mayfly species (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae) from North Africa

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3139.1.4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3139 (1) ◽

pp. 63 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

SONIA ZRELLI ◽

MICHEL SARTORI ◽

MUSTAPHA BEJAOUI ◽

MONCEF BOUMAIZA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North Africa ◽

Species Group ◽

North African ◽

African Species ◽

Northern Tunisia ◽

A New Species

A new species, Rhithrogena sartorii Zrelli & Boumaiza, sp. nov. is described in subimaginal, egg and nymphal stages from material collected in Northern Tunisia. This species shows affinities with members of the insularis species group. Features distinguishing the new species from other North African species, as well as from Rhithrogena insularis (from Corsica) and Rhithrogena nuragica (from Sardinia) are discussed.

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