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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2013
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- On the presence of Cissites maculata (Coleoptera: Meloidae) in Mexico Mario García-París Celeigher Piñango Jesús Manzanilla Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón Biología COI Mexico sympatry Nemognathinae South America The presumed sympatry and validity of morphological diagnostic characters used to separate the only 2 described species of Cissites (Coleoptera: Meloidae), C. maculata (Swederus) and C. auriculata Champion, are assessed. Morphological diagnostic features between both species (head shape, antennae length, thorax shape, first metatarsal segment length, and elytral coloration) are constant over their entire geographic distribution, without the existence of intermediate morphs. Regional sympatry between these species was found in central Mexico, confirming the presence of C. maculata in Central America and Mexico, whereas C. auriculata, widely distributed in Central America, has not colonized South America. Sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase were obtained from single Mexican specimens of each species. Divergence between the sequences is considerably high (14.5%), suggesting separation of both species as a result of an ancient cladogenetic event. 2013 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42528280002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Num.3 Vol.84