Date of Award

2022

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Awarded

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Program

Entomology

Department

Entomology

College

Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources

Faculty Advisor

Knodel, Janet

Description

The Teleonemia Costa generic complex includes the genera Alveotingis Osborn & Drake, Eurypharsa Stål, Hesperotingis Parshley, Melanorhopala Stål, Teleonemia, and two undescribed genera. A phylogenetic analysis and revision of all included genera is presented. Representatives of most included species were examined and a phylogenetic analysis, based on morphology, was undertaken to determine the interrelatedness of the included taxa. The results show a polyphyletic Teleonemia, and Melanorhopala. A new genus, Paramelanorhopala is erected to accommodate Hesperotingis illinoiensis Drake, and H. occidentalis Drake. Another new genus will be proposed to accommodate some taxa previously placed in Melanorhopala and Teleonemia. The subgenus Amaurosterphus Stål is resurrected from synonymy and itsmorphological concept is greatly expanded to include taxa originally attributed to Americia Stål. Two new subgenera, Teleonemia (Tapinonemia) and Teleonemia (Trichodonemia) , are erected to accommodate the internal phylogenetic structure of Teleonemia. Teleonemia chilensis (Reed) is resurrected from synonymy from Lepptostyla carmelana Berg. Eurypharsa circumdata (Blanchard, 1842) [new combination, reinstated status], which was placed as a synonym of Tingis nobilis Guérin-Méneville 1944, has priority. Hesperotingis antennata borealis Parshley, is resynonymized with H. antennata Parshley. Hesperotingis duryi confusa Drake is resynonymized and Melanorhopala balli Drake is now synonymized under Hesperotingis duryi (Osborn & Drake). Hesperotingis mississippiensis Drake is synonymized with Hesperotingis floridana Drake. Teleonemia artiflava Monte, T. bierigi Monte, T. bondari Monte, T. crassispinosa Monte, T. jubata Drake & Hambleton, and T. ruthae Monte are all synonymized under Teleonemia forticornis Champion. Teleonemia granulosa Monte is synonymized under T. argentinensis Drake & Poor. Teleonemia huachucae Drake is synonymized under Teleonemia nigrina Champion. Teleonemia novicia Drake is synonymized under Teleonemia vidua Van Duzee. Teleonemia sandersi Drake & Hambleton is resynonymized under Teleonemia inops Drake & Hambleton. Teleonemia schildi Drake is synonymized under Teleonemia rugosa Champion. Teleonemia scrupulosa haytiensis Drake is resynonymized under T. scrupulosa Stål. Teleonemia syssita Drake & Cobben is synonymized under Teleonemia sidae (Fabricius). Teleonemia teretis Drake is synonymized under Teleonemia multimaculata Monte. Two new species of Alveotingis, one new species of Hesperotingis, one new species of Melanorhopala, and thirty nine new species of Teleonemia are described herin.

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NDSU policy 190.6.2

Rights Link

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Handle Identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/10365/33335

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