A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae)
@article{Gough2018ACM, title={A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae)}, author={Harlan M Gough and D. P. Duran and Akito Y. Kawahara and Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint}, journal={Systematic Entomology}, year={2018}, volume={44} }
Tiger beetles are a remarkable group that captivates amateur entomologists, taxonomists and evolutionary biologists alike. This diverse clade of beetles comprises about 2300 currently described species found across the globe. Despite the charisma and scientific interest of this lineage, remarkably few studies have examined its phylogenetic relationships with large taxon sampling. Prior phylogenetic studies have focused on relationships within cicindeline tribes or genera, and none of the…
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