Banca de DEFESA: ANTONIO WESLEY ARAUJO SOARES

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STUDENT : ANTONIO WESLEY ARAUJO SOARES
DATE: 26/07/2024
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: Plataforma online do Google Meet
TITLE:

SYSTEMATIC OF THE GENUS Metadorcinus KRIESCHE, 1922 (COLEOPTERA, LUCANIDAE, SCLEROSTOMINI)

KEY WORDS:

New taxa, phylogeny, stag beetle, South America, taxonomy

PAGES: 111
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Zoologia
SUBÁREA: Taxonomia dos Grupos Recentes
SUMMARY:

Metadorcinus Kriesche, 1922, is a genus of Sclerostomini (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) exclusively from South America. Its relationship with other genera is still doubtful, due to the few studies carried out with lucanids in South America. The taxonomic history is quite complex due to the lack of precision in the classification of Lucanidae, potentially being a paraphyletic genus. This work then sought to understand the taxonomic situation of the group based on a review using cladistic analysis through morphological characters. The analysis revealed that the genus is polyphyletic, with species that would be better allocated to already described genera and new genera. Metadorcinus was redefined to seven species, one of which was new, five species were transferred, and four new genera were described from the remaining species. Information such as identification key and distribution map are also provided here.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - PASCHOAL COELHO GROSSI
Externo à Instituição - IGOR SOUZA GONÇALVES - UFRPE
Externo à Instituição - JUAN SEBASTIAN DUEÑAS CACERES - UFRPE