Beetles and lichens: tracing the origins and evolution of lichenophagy within the darkling beetle tribe Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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dc.contributor.authorNtatsopoulos, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorNabozhenko, Maxim, V
dc.contributor.authorJelinscaia Lagou, Loudmila
dc.contributor.authorChigray, Ivan A.
dc.contributor.authorGagarina, Ludmila, V
dc.contributor.authorAlpagut Keskin, Nursen
dc.contributor.authorKeskin, Bekir
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-25T18:31:53Z
dc.date.available2024-08-25T18:31:53Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough the complex evolutionary history of lichen-forming fungi has gained considerable attention, particularly regarding the long-debated role of these organisms in shaping early terrestrial ecosystems, the evolution of lichenivory and its potential impact on the diversification of lichenophages have been largely neglected. With > 800 described species worldwide and a broad geographical distribution, the tribe Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) represents a diverse, yet poorly studied, group of predominantly lichenophagous beetles. Using a dataset of 52 ingroup taxa and five gene fragments, a first phylogenetic hypothesis of the tribe was generated, which was subsequently used for reconstructing the ancestral state of the trophic and habitat associations of the beetles and for estimating a time frame of diversification. Our phylogenetic reconstruction sheds light on the higher-level systematics of the tribe, supporting the current subtribal division of the group while also providing a framework for understanding the intergeneric relationships within subtribes. The results also indicate an Early Cretaceous origin of the tribe, highlighting the close association between Helopini and lichen-forming fungi since the emergence of the group. Nevertheless, at least seven independent switches from lichenophagy to alternative feeding habits have occurred since the middle Eocene, which can be linked temporally to transitions from forests to open habitats.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe are grateful to E. Meramveliotakis and V. Noguerales for their valuable assistance in many aspects of this work, and to D. Kasatkin and C. Makris for their help during the fieldwork. We would also like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their valuableen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe are grateful to E. Meramveliotakis and V. Noguerales for their valuable assistance in many aspects of this work, and to D. Kasatkin and C. Makris for their help during the fieldwork. We would also like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their valuable and constructive comments on an earlier version of this manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad155
dc.identifier.issn0024-4082
dc.identifier.issn1096-3642
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad155
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/100061
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001091205500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofZoological Journal of The Linnean Societyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240825_Gen_US
dc.subjectancestral state reconstructionen_US
dc.subjectdivergence time estimationen_US
dc.subjectentomologyen_US
dc.subjecttrophic associationen_US
dc.subjectphylogenyen_US
dc.subjectMultiple Sequence Alignmenten_US
dc.subjectGenus Nalassus Mulsanten_US
dc.subjectOribatid Mitesen_US
dc.subjectPhylogenyen_US
dc.subjectBionomicsen_US
dc.subjectChoiceen_US
dc.subjectClassificationen_US
dc.subjectAssociationen_US
dc.subjectUncertaintyen_US
dc.subjectCalibrationen_US
dc.titleBeetles and lichens: tracing the origins and evolution of lichenophagy within the darkling beetle tribe Helopini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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