Amarotypini Explained

Introduction

Amarotypines are a small tribe of ground beetles (Carabidae), recognised as a distinct tribe since 1985.^[1] The best known species is Amarotypus edwardsii of New Zealand, widely distributed throughout the three main islands, and arboreal in habits.^[2]

Biodiversity and distribution

• Genus Amarotypus: New Zealand (1 sp.)
• Genus Migadopiella: Tasmania (2 spp.)
• NOTES: (1) Published taxonomic work on the tribe is currently very limited, and the presence of undescribed taxa in the South Island of New Zealand has been noted;^[3] (2) Migadopiella is somewhat provisionally included in Amarotypini ^[4]

Classification and phylogeny

Previously considered to be migadopines (before 1985), amarotypines are still often treated as forming a monophyletic subfamily Migadopinae with Migadopini,^[5] but the phylogeny may be (Amarotypini, (Migadopini, Elaphrini)).^[6] Alternatively, Amarotypini may form a clade with Promecognathini, again unrelated to Migadopini,^[7] though this possible relationship has been disputed.^[8]

References

• 2009: A new genus and two new species of the subfamily Migadopinae from Tasmania (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Folia Heyrovskyana (A), 17: 95-103.
• 1985: The taxon pulse: a general pattern of lineage radiation and extinction among carabid beetles. pp. 437–472 in (ed.) Taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of beetles and ants. Series entomologica, 33 (this volume) (series) Google books
• ; 2001: Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand, (43)
• ; 1998: Inferring phylogenetic relationships within Carabidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from characters of the female reproductive tract. pp. 107–170 in: ; ; (eds.) Phylogeny and Classification of Caraboidea, XX I.C.E. (1996, Firenze, Italy). Atti Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino
• ; ; 2005: Phylogenetic relationships of Dalyat mirabilis Mateu, 2002, with a revised molecular phylogeny of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research, 43: 284-296. PDF

Notes and References

1. Erwin (1985)
2. Larochelle & Larivière (2001)
3. Larochelle & Larivière (2001)
4. Baehr (2009)
5. Baehr (2009)
6. Erwin (1985)
7. Liebherr & Will (1998)
8. Ribera et al. (2005)