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Insights into the evolution of the desert stink beetles:
Combining phylogenemics and phenotypes
(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Amphidorini)
M. Andrew Johnston, Kojun Kanda, Aaron D. Smith
@MAndrewJohnston
Desert Stink Beetles
Tribe Amphidorini LeConte, 1862
• “Desert Stink Beetles” or “false wireworms”
• 253 valid species/subspecies in North America
• >400 available names (described species)
Eleodimorpha bolcan Blaisdell, 1909
Eleodes armata LeConte, 1851
Desert Stink Beetles
Steneleodes longicollis LeConte, 1851
‘Head-standing’ behavior
Desert Stink Beetles
Steneleodes longicollis LeConte, 1851
‘Head-standing’ behavior
Paired defensive glands
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_subnitens_E10
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Promus_goryi_E27
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Promus_knullorum_E24
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Promus_spinolae_E32
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_striolatus_E80
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Promus_insularis_E54
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Eleodes_80_E37
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
100
100
91
100
100
62
79
91
100
47
60
38
100
39
46
46
93
42
98
100
65
43
100
87
90
90
82
100
98
67
67
72
100
96
19
100
63
51
12
52
40
100
99
100
38
34
13
94
100
76
98
98
100
97
98
100
100
88
21
20
76
100
100
48
84
100
98
65
36
100
57
55
92
95
100
100
40
97
78
60
36
100
94
39
100
100
98
18
100
99
99
43
78
100
100
99
100
21
53
99
100
100
34
100
99
93
65
100
41
82
38
52
43
89
100
100
42
100
23
100
100
100
100
66
100
100
96
100
92
53
82
56
82
100
100
100
100
90
98
100
99
100
67
12
100
74
100
99
94
30
99
100
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100
55
100
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82
100
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Amphidorini Phylogeny
7 loci, 170 terminals
larger node squares represent higher support values
Smith, Johnston et al. unpublished
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Promus_insularis_E54
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_80_E37
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Promus_subnitens_E10
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Promus_spinolae_E32
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_knullorum_E24
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_goryi_E27
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Promus_striolatus_E80
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Majority-rule bootstrap consensus tree
Highlights lack of resolution at deeper levels
Amphidorini Phylogeny
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Generated 27 partial transcriptomes
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Generated 27 partial transcriptomes
Assembled 5 ortholog sets
Totaling 844 loci
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Generated 27 partial transcriptomes
Assembled 5 ortholog sets
Totaling 844 loci
Coalescent species-tree
reconstruction with ASTRAL-II
Species-tree analyses in ASTRAL-II
• 4 monophyletic groups found consistently
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Species-tree analyses in ASTRAL-II
• 4 monophyletic groups found consistently
• Relationships between clades less clear
?
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Amphidora-clade sister to all others
Found in more conservative
FO-aa and SISRS-1k datasets
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Eleodes-clade sister to all others
FO-nt SISRS-loci
Combined-nt
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Preferred topology?
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
• Rapid early diversification events?
Preferred topology?
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
Eleodes
Species
Non-Eleodes
Species
5 1
53 20
38
142
0
0
• Rapid early diversification events?
• Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1829 is
paraphyletic
Preferred topology?
Phylotranscriptomic Analysis
• Rapid early diversification events?
• Eleodes Eschscholtz, 1829 is
paraphyletic
• To avoid splitting, everything would
become Embaphion Eleodes
Species
Non-Eleodes
Species
5 1
53 20
38
142
0
0
Amphidorini as of January 2018
• 6 genera and 16 subgenera
• 6 genera and 16 subgenera
• 253 valid sp/ssp (411 described)
Amphidorini as of January 2018
• 6 genera and 16 subgenera
• 253 valid sp/ssp (411 described)
• 232 within Eleodes
Amphidorini as of January 2018
Phylogenetic scaffold for generic changes
Eleodes (New Sense)
Revised state of Amphidorini
• 16 genera and 9 subgenera
Torugena Globostyla Exarenula
3 new genera
Revised state of Amphidorini
• 16 genera and 9 subgenera
• 11 genus-group changes
Revised state of Amphidorini
• 16 genera and 9 subgenera
• 11 genus-group changes
• 113 species-group changes
Why so many similar species?
Sympatric species assemblages from Arizona
5 species from mid-elevation
Why so many similar species?
Sympatric species assemblages from Arizona
5 species from mid-elevation
Smith et al. 2014, Fig. 2
Müllerian mimicry complex
Why so many similar species?
Apomorphic lineages – Broad phenotypic variation possible
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_subnitens_E10
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Promus_goryi_E27
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Promus_knullorum_E24
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Promus_spinolae_E32
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_striolatus_E80
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Promus_insularis_E54
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Eleodes_80_E37
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
100
100
9 1
100
100
6 2
7 9
9 1
100
4 7
6 0
3 8
100
3 9
4 6
4 6
9 3
4 2
9 8
100
6 5
4 3
100
8 7
9 0
9 0
8 2
100
9 8
6 7
6 7
7 2
100
9 6
1 9
100
6 3
5 1
1 2
5 2
4 0
100
9 9
100
3 8
3 4
1 3
9 4
100
7 6
9 8
9 8
100
9 7
9 8
100
100
8 8
2 1
2 0
7 6
100
100
4 8
8 4
100
9 8
6 5
3 6
100
5 7
5 5
9 2
9 5
100
100
4 0
9 7
7 8
6 0
3 6
100
9 4
3 9
100
100
9 8
1 8
100
9 9
9 9
4 3
7 8
100
100
9 9
100
2 1
5 3
9 9
100
100
3 4
100
9 9
9 3
6 5
100
4 1
8 2
3 8
5 2
4 3
8 9
100
100
4 2
100
2 3
100
100
100
100
6 6
100
100
9 6
100
9 2
5 3
8 2
5 6
8 2
100
100
100
100
9 0
9 8
100
9 9
100
6 7
1 2
100
7 4
100
9 9
9 4
3 0
9 9
100
9 9
100
5 5
100
9 9
100
100
8 2
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Why so many similar species?
Apomorphic lineages – Broad phenotypic variation possible
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_subnitens_E10
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Promus_goryi_E27
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Promus_knullorum_E24
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Promus_spinolae_E32
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_striolatus_E80
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Promus_insularis_E54
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Eleodes_80_E37
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
100
100
9 1
100
100
6 2
7 9
9 1
100
4 7
6 0
3 8
100
3 9
4 6
4 6
9 3
4 2
9 8
100
6 5
4 3
100
8 7
9 0
9 0
8 2
100
9 8
6 7
6 7
7 2
100
9 6
1 9
100
6 3
5 1
1 2
5 2
4 0
100
9 9
100
3 8
3 4
1 3
9 4
100
7 6
9 8
9 8
100
9 7
9 8
100
100
8 8
2 1
2 0
7 6
100
100
4 8
8 4
100
9 8
6 5
3 6
100
5 7
5 5
9 2
9 5
100
100
4 0
9 7
7 8
6 0
3 6
100
9 4
3 9
100
100
9 8
1 8
100
9 9
9 9
4 3
7 8
100
100
9 9
100
2 1
5 3
9 9
100
100
3 4
100
9 9
9 3
6 5
100
4 1
8 2
3 8
5 2
4 3
8 9
100
100
4 2
100
2 3
100
100
100
100
6 6
100
100
9 6
100
9 2
5 3
8 2
5 6
8 2
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100
100
100
9 0
9 8
100
9 9
100
6 7
1 2
100
7 4
100
9 9
9 4
3 0
9 9
100
9 9
100
5 5
100
9 9
100
100
8 2
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Trogloderus skillmani n.sp.
Why so many similar species?
Apomorphic lineages – Broad phenotypic variation possible
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_subnitens_E10
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Promus_goryi_E27
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Promus_knullorum_E24
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Promus_spinolae_E32
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_striolatus_E80
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Promus_insularis_E54
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Eleodes_80_E37
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
100
100
9 1
100
100
6 2
7 9
9 1
100
4 7
6 0
3 8
100
3 9
4 6
4 6
9 3
4 2
9 8
100
6 5
4 3
100
8 7
9 0
9 0
8 2
100
9 8
6 7
6 7
7 2
100
9 6
1 9
100
6 3
5 1
1 2
5 2
4 0
100
9 9
100
3 8
3 4
1 3
9 4
100
7 6
9 8
9 8
100
9 7
9 8
100
100
8 8
2 1
2 0
7 6
100
100
4 8
8 4
100
9 8
6 5
3 6
100
5 7
5 5
9 2
9 5
100
100
4 0
9 7
7 8
6 0
3 6
100
9 4
3 9
100
100
9 8
1 8
100
9 9
9 9
4 3
7 8
100
100
9 9
100
2 1
5 3
9 9
100
100
3 4
100
9 9
9 3
6 5
100
4 1
8 2
3 8
5 2
4 3
8 9
100
100
4 2
100
2 3
100
100
100
100
6 6
100
100
9 6
100
9 2
5 3
8 2
5 6
8 2
100
100
100
100
9 0
9 8
100
9 9
100
6 7
1 2
100
7 4
100
9 9
9 4
3 0
9 9
100
9 9
100
5 5
100
9 9
100
100
8 2
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Embaphion muricatum (Say, 1824)
Why so many similar species?
Apomorphic lineages – Broad phenotypic variation possible
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_subnitens_E10
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Promus_goryi_E27
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Promus_knullorum_E24
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Promus_spinolae_E32
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_striolatus_E80
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Promus_insularis_E54
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Eleodes_80_E37
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
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6 2
7 9
9 1
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4 7
6 0
3 8
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3 9
4 6
4 6
9 3
4 2
9 8
100
6 5
4 3
100
8 7
9 0
9 0
8 2
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9 8
6 7
6 7
7 2
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1 9
100
6 3
5 1
1 2
5 2
4 0
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9 9
100
3 8
3 4
1 3
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7 6
9 8
9 8
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9 7
9 8
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8 8
2 1
2 0
7 6
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100
4 8
8 4
100
9 8
6 5
3 6
100
5 7
5 5
9 2
9 5
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4 0
9 7
7 8
6 0
3 6
100
9 4
3 9
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1 8
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9 9
9 9
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9 9
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4 1
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3 8
5 2
4 3
8 9
100
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4 2
100
2 3
100
100
100
100
6 6
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9 6
100
9 2
5 3
8 2
5 6
8 2
100
100
100
100
9 0
9 8
100
9 9
100
6 7
1 2
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7 4
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9 4
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Amphidora littoralis Eschscholtz, 1829
Alice Abela - Bugguide
Why so many similar species?
Conserved phenotype represented in most species
Steneleodes_ponderosus_E22
Melaneleodes_tricostatus_E68
Embaphion_depressum_E73
Eleodes_scapularis_E158
Eleodes_labialis_TB15486
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15982
Eleodes_nr__dentipes_TB15474
Eleodes_ponderosus_TB15078
Eleodes_quadricollis_TB15293
Eleodes_rossi_E35
Eleodes__Steneleodes__sp__TB15477
Melaneleodes_anthracinus_E173
Eleodes_spinipes_ventriculosus_E18
Steneleodes_laevigatus_E174
Promus_subnitens_E10
Lariversius_eureka_TB15302
Litheleodes_extr_TXElPaso_E52
Melaneleodes_carb_chihuahuaensis_E136
Steneleodes_pr_coarctatus_E172
Embaphion_glabrum_E50
Steneleodes_hepburni_E8
Chaseleodes_connatus_E58
Eleodes_pilosus_Horn_1870__Eleodes__TB15449
Eleodes_clavicocnis_E83
Lariversius_tibialis_BigDune_E79
Eleodes_sp_Tlaxcala_E132
Eleodes_opacus_TB17183
Eleodes_acuticaudus_LeConte_TB15444
Eleodes_sp_TB15481
Neobaphion_alleni_KKDNA0426
Eleodes_sp4_TB15082
Promus_calcaratus_E163
Metablapylis_nigrinus_E38
Steneleodes_innocens_E41
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZGraham_E63
Blapylis_tenebrosus_E47
Eleodes_sallaei_var_2_TB15075
Blapylis_tribulus_E61
Litheleodes_extr__NavajoNM_E55
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_E155
Promus_goryi_E27
Steneleodes_UnknownA_desierto_liones_E170
Cratidus_osculans_E36
Steneleodes_longicollis_E16
Eleodes_sp3_TB15081
Tricheleodes_hirsutus_E164
Lariversius_tibialis_E70
Lariversius_tibialis2_E57
Eleodes_longipilosus_TB15304
Eleodes_giganteus_TB15475
Embaphion_contusum_E46
Tricheleodes_pilosus_E45
Melaneleodes_carbonarius_E14
Eleodes_sp__nr__pilosus_TB15305
Eleodes_peropacus_TB15476
Eleodes_obs_sulcipennis_E11
Metablapylis_dissimilis_E7
Embaphion_elongatum_TB15300
Eleodes_dentipes_TB15297
Promus_oaxaca_sp_E165
Discogenia_scabriculus_E67
Eleodes__Eleodes__armatus_TB13139
Promus_hogei_E40
Eleodes_impolitus_E53
Eleodes_debilis_TB15710
Heteropromus_veterator_E74
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB13393
Steneleodes_sallaei_E169
Eleodes_sp_Oaxaca_E146
Litheleodes_extr_TXWard_E48
Eleodes_longicollis_TB15295
Promus_knullorum_E24
Embaphion_NMSmall_TB17171
Promus_madrensis_E128
Eleodes_sponsus_E39
Eleodes__Steneleodes__TB15303
Blaps_mucronota_TB15113
Blaps_sp1_TB17179
Eleodes_sp5_TB15083
Blapylis_sp_TulareCo_E142
Eleodes__Pseudeleodes__sp__KKDNA0392
Eleodes_sp7_TB15085
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15992
Metablapylis_delicatus_E141
Neobaphion_papula_E157
Litheleodes_extricatus_AZNav_E62
Eleodes_distinctus_TB15079
Eleodes_nr_distinctus_E144
Tricheleodes_barbatus_E59
Caverneleodes_microps_E76
Embaphion_muricatum_E51
Caverneleodes_Mexico_KKDNA0410_Lib0222
Eleodes_impolitus_TB15074
Eleodes_rileyi_TB15994
Omegeleodes_puebla_sp_E167
Steneleodes_ruidus_E33
Metablapylis_n_sp__teelsmarsh_E175
Steneleodes_impolitus_E166
Eleodes_marginatus_TB15890
Eleodes_suturalis_E19
Eleodes_aristatus_TB13389
Promus_alutaceus_E49
Eleodimorpha_bolcan_KKDNA0407_Lib0223
Lariversius_kelso_TB13435
Trogloderus_NMSanJuan_E91
Eleodes__Eleodes__grandicollis_TB15986
Eleodes_sp2_TB15080
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15447
Ardeleodes_tibialis_E145
Promus_spinolae_E32
Ele_sp81_1_TB13394
Promus_striolatus_E80
Eleodes_sp9_TB15114
Eleodes_grandicollis_TB13402
Eleodes_dissimilis_TB15478
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15674
Embaphion_sp1_Carlsbad_TB15451
Trogloderus_costatus_E60
Eleodes_sp8_TB15077
Eleodes_tenuipes_TB15993
Caverneleodes_wynnei_E26
Trogloderus_Olancha_E81
Eleodes__Promus__insularis_TB15981
Eleodes_mexicanus_TB15483
Melaneleodes_carb_obsoletus_E42
Promus_fusiformis_E44
Eleodes_tibialis_TB15112
Blaps_sp3_TB17181
Blapylis_snowi_E31
Promus_insularis_E54
Steneleodes_Hidalgo_sp_E160
Eleodes_easterlai_KKDNA0425
Eleodes_caudiferus_E29
Eleodes_spinipes_spinipes_TB15076
Ele_sp1_TB13388
Omegeleodes_debilis_E64
Caverneleodes_thomasi_E77
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp2_E161
Eleodes_spinipes_macrurus_TB15473
Eleodes_acuticaudus_E34
Eleodes_barbatus_TB15989
Eleodes_unknownB_E171
Eleodes_littoralis_Eschscholtz_1831__Amphidora__TB15446
Eleodes_sp6_TB15084
Eleodes_hirsutus_TB15479
Neobaphion_planipennis_E43
Trogloderus_costatus_costatu_E176
Blapylis_nigropilosus_E90
Eleodes_armatus_E13
Steneleodes_giganteus_E20
Omegeleodes_oaxaca_sp_E159
Eleodes_acutus_TB17182
Melaneleodes_wenzeli_E15
Melaneleodes_carb_omissus_E12
Eleodes_puebla_sp_E162
Steneleodes_mutilatus_E9
Caverneleodes_n_sp_1_Tonto_E25
Steneleodes_gravidus_E30
Eleodes_esch_eschscholtzi_E23
Steneleodes_distinctus_E154
Eleodes_loretensis_TB15485
Eleodes_gracilis_E28
Eleodes_80_E37
Blaps_sp2_TB17180
Eleodes__Eleodes__loretensis_TB15983
Litheleodes_arcuatus_E140
Eleodes_eschscholtzi_E21
Eleodes_tenuipes_E17
Eleodes__Melaneleodes__debilis_TB15988
Steneleodes_angustus_E168
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9 1
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100
6 2
7 9
9 1
100
4 7
6 0
3 8
100
3 9
4 6
4 6
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4 2
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6 5
4 3
100
8 7
9 0
9 0
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Why so many similar species?
Generalist scavengers
Why so many similar species?
Generalist scavengers Minimal genitalic differences
Why so many similar species?
Extensive distributional overlap
>200 taxa, 20,000 specimens (OSUC,MAJC)
Why so many similar species?
Extensive distributional overlap Centers of diversity
Pacific coast
Intermountain region
Northern Mexico
Intermountain region?
>200 taxa, 20,000 specimens (OSUC,MAJC)
Why so many similar species?
Apparently mountain uplift and
glaciation drove Amphidorini
diversification
Supported by Trogloderus
Pleistocene diversification
When did Amphidorini originate?
Eleodes spinipes macrura Champion, 1892
When did Amphidorini originate?
Eleodes spinipes macrura Champion, 1892Blaps lethifera Marsham, 1802
© Stanislav Snäll
Sister to Eurasian Blaptini Leach, 1815
When did Amphidorini originate?
Smith et al. 2006 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0511296103
Sister to Eurasian Blaptini Leach, 1815
• Blaptini ~55my old
• Corresponds to mammal
diversification across land bridges
Future directions
Finish species-level revisions
Future directions
Diversification analyses
(but lack fossils)
Finish species-level revisions
Future directions
Historical biogeographic
estimation for the tribe
Diversification analyses
(but lack fossils)
Finish species-level revisions
Thank you!
Funding:
National Science Foundation
(DEB–1258154, DEB–1754731)
Visiting Scientist Fellowship
CanaColl foundation
Collaborators:
Nico Franz
Rolf Aalbu
Rebecca Livingston
Omron Blau
Sydney Wuerker
Travis Hitchner
Lab members:
Sangmi Lee Brian Reily
Andrew Jansen Kathy Arguez
Sal Anzaldo Ed Gilbert

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  2. 430 mammals, 800 birds in the US
  3. 430 mammals, 800 birds in the US