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Abstract
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Phylogenetic
analyses and taxonomic revisions were conducted on the scarabaeoid
family Hybosoridae. Two new subfamilies of Hybosoridae are described,
Liparochrinae and Pachyplectrinae. Phylogenetic analysis and a systematic
revision of the New World subfamily Anaidinae are provided. The phylogenetic
analyses of the family Hybosoridae (co-authored with David C. Hawks),
based on molecular data from the 28S D2 and D3 regions rDNA and 18S
rDNA, support the monophyly of Hybosoridae. Five clades (referred
to as subfamilies) comprise the Hybosoridae: Anaidinae, Ceratocanthinae,
Hybosorinae, Liparochrinae (new subfamily), and Pachyplectrinae (new
subfamily). As a result, the following family-group names have new
status: Anaidinae (previously considered a tribe) and Ceratocanthinae
(previously considered a family). Phylogenetic analyses of the subfamily
Anaidinae, based on 117 adult morphological characters, support the
monophyly of the subfamily, which now includes six genera: Anaides
Westwood, Callosides Howden, Chaetodus Westwood,
Cryptogenius Westwood, Hybochaetodus Arrow, and
Totoia Ocampo. Descriptions of all subfamilies of Hybosoridae
are provided. Keys to genera and species of Anaidinae, and synopses
of all genera are provided. Two genera of Anaidinae are revised: Anaides
and Chaetodus. The genus Anaides now includes 13 species, eight of
which are new. The genus Chaetodus now includes two subgenera
and 33 species, 19 of which are new. A new species in the genus Totoia
Ocampo is described bringing the total number of species in this genus
to three. A catalog of the world Hybosoridae species is provided (co-authored
with Alberto Ballerio).
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