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Harpalinae

Kipling Will and David R. Maddison
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taxon links [up-->]Helluonini [up-->]Amorphomerini [up-->]Peleciini [up-->]Idiomorphini [up-->]Harpalini [up-->]Physocrotaphini [up-->]Oodini [up-->]pterostichite grade [up-->]Zuphiini [up-->]Pseudomorphini [up-->]Geobaenini [up-->]Anthiini [up-->]Orthogoniini [up-->]Chlaeniini [up-->]Bascanini [up-->]Panagaeini [up-->]Dercylini [up-->]Licinini [up-->]Lebiomorpha [up-->]Chaetogenyini [up-->]Hexagoniini [up-->]Dryptini [up-->]Galeritini [up-->]Ctenodactylini [up-->]Platynini [up-->]Ginema thomasi Not MonophyleticMonophyly Uncertain[down<--]Carabidae Conjunctae Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Carabidae Conjunctae

Introduction

This large clade contains more than half of carabid species.  It is supported as monophyletic by both morphological and molecular data (Maddison et al., 1999; Ober, 2002).

Characteristics

The Harpalinae comprise those carabids with conjunct mesocoxae (as explained on the page for the Carabidae Conjunctae, and which also have the following features: In addition, members of this group have the following properties:

References

Maddison, D.R., M.D. Baker, and K.A. Ober. 1999. Phylogeny of carabid beetles as inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Systematic Entomology, 24:103-138.

Ober, K.A. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of the carabid subfamily Harpalinae (Coleoptera) based on molecular sequence data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 24: 228-248.

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Scientific Name Pterostichus morionides
Identified By K.Will
Life Cycle Stage Adult
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Copyright © Kipling Will
Scientific Name Calybe sallei
Location USA: Texas: Fredonia
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Sex female
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Copyright © 2005 David R. Maddison
Scientific Name Bradycellus
Location USA: New Mexico: Grant Co., Gila River, Billings Vista
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
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Copyright © 2005 David R. Maddison
Scientific Name Chlaenius ruficauda
Location USA: New Mexico: Grant Co., Gila River, Billings Vista
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By David Maddison
Sex Male
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Copyright © 2002 David R. Maddison
About This Page

Kipling Will
University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

David R. Maddison
Oregon State University

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Will, Kipling and David R. Maddison. 2006. Harpalinae. Version 07 July 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Harpalinae/100/2006.07.07 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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