The classification and phylogenetic status of Jekelius (Reitterius) punctulatus (Jekel, 1866) and Jekelius (Jekelius) brullei (Jekel, 1866) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) using molecular data
Abstrakt
The phylogenetic placement of Jekelius brullei (Jekel, 1866) and J. punctulatus (Jekel, 1866) (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) was assessed using mitochondrial and nuclear molecular data to discern contrasting nomenclatural views provided by Lopez-Colon (1996) and the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera (Lobl et al. 2006). Our results support both the monophyletic and classification status of the genus Jekelius Lopez-Colon, 1989; and the splitting of the genus into the subgenera Jekelius Lopez-Colon, 1989 and Reitterius Lopez-Colon, 1996.
The basal phylogenetic placement of these two species also suggests an oriental origin for Jekelius within the western Palaearctic region. Finally, we include a potential distributional map of Jekelius (Reitterius) punctulatus (Jekel, 1866) based on an exhaustive search of occurrence data.