Evolutionary history of carabid ground beetles with special reference to morphological variations of the hind-wings.
Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci
; 94(9): 360-371, 2018.
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Most beetles belonging to the subfamily Carabinae of the family Carabidae (so-called carabid ground beetles) cannot fly, because their hind-wings are highly degenerated. However, about half of the species in the subtribe Calosomina within the same subfamily can fly. From extensive morphological examinations of the hind-wings of Carabinae species in conjunction with DNA molecular phylogenetic trees, the process and possible causes of hind-wing degeneration in the Carabinae are discussed.
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