А.Г. Кирейчук, А. Нель. 2018. Ответ на статью Бейтеля с соавторами о Skleroptera ...
A.G. Kirejtshuk, A. Nel. 2018.
Reply to the paper "Beutel et al. 2018. Is †Skleroptera (†Stephanastus) an order in the stemgroup of Coleopterida (Insecta)? "
Insect Systematics & Evolution, 2018.
Abstract.
The recent critical revision of the order Skleroptera by Beutel et al. (Is †Skleroptera (†Stephanastus) an order in the stemgroup of Coleopterida (Insecta)? // Insect Systematics & Evolution.
Available online: May 2018, DOI 10.1163/1876312X-00002187) is considered. We show several defects in their interpretation, contradicted by the original descriptions and diagnosis (Nel et al., 2013; Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2013). The main arguments of the initial interpretation of Stephanastus polinae Kirejtshuk et Nel, 2013 (Stephanastidae) and reasons for the proposal of the order Skleroptera (Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2013) are mentioned, together with reasons to reject the proposal of Beutel et al. (2018a, b). A comparison of Skleroptera with other neopteran orders is made. Lastly the problem of the position of Umenocoleus as a member of Coleopterida versus a roachoid is discussed, the first hypothesis being supported by synapomorphies which is not the case for the second.
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