AUTHOR=Cognato Anthony I.

TITLE=Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic review of Premnobiini Browne, 1962 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

VOLUME=1

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2013.00001

DOI=10.3389/fevo.2013.00001

ISSN=2296-701X

ABSTRACT=<p>The taxonomy of Premnobiini is reviewed in the context of a molecular phylogeny including species of Ipini, Dryocoeotini, and Xyleborini. DNA data from COI, 16S, 28S, and CAD (~2640 characters) were generated for 79 species. Parsimony and Bayesian methods, using multiple sequence alignment methods and partitioning regimes, were used to reconstruct the phylogeny. The resulting topologies are generally congruent. Ipini is monophyletic along with all genera except <italic>Acathotomicus</italic>. Premnobiini is nested within Ipini and consists of two clades, which associate with the type species of <italic>Premnobius</italic> and <italic>Premnophilus</italic>, and with morphological diagnostic characters. The following taxonomic changes are made based on the recovered relationships. <italic>Premnophilus</italic> is resurrected as a valid genus and Premnobiini is considered a sub-tribe of Ipini.</p>