TY - JOUR
T1 - Taxonomic notes on the Australian skyhopper genus Kosciuscola Sjöstedt (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oxyinae)
AU - Song, Hojun
AU - Muschett, Giselle R.
AU - Woller, Derek A.
AU - Slatyer, Rachel A.
AU - Tatarnic, Nikolai J.
AU - Umbers, Kate D. L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 Magnolia Press.
PY - 2021/11/22
Y1 - 2021/11/22
N2 - The Australian skyhopper genus Kosciuscola Sjöstedt consists of brachypterous species that inhabit the Australian alpine and subalpine region. The genus used to include 5 species and 1 subspecies, but according to a recent phylogenomic study, there could be as many as 14 species in the genus, that are genetically and geographically isolated from each other. This study represents the first step in describing and documenting the diversity of this interesting genus. In this study, we redefine the type species K. tristis, and elevate its subspecies K. tristis restrictus as a valid species on the basis of distinct morphological traits, geographical isolation, and phylogenomic evidence.
AB - The Australian skyhopper genus Kosciuscola Sjöstedt consists of brachypterous species that inhabit the Australian alpine and subalpine region. The genus used to include 5 species and 1 subspecies, but according to a recent phylogenomic study, there could be as many as 14 species in the genus, that are genetically and geographically isolated from each other. This study represents the first step in describing and documenting the diversity of this interesting genus. In this study, we redefine the type species K. tristis, and elevate its subspecies K. tristis restrictus as a valid species on the basis of distinct morphological traits, geographical isolation, and phylogenomic evidence.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:67580
U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.5071.1.6
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.5071.1.6
M3 - Article
SN - 1175-5326
VL - 5071
SP - 118
EP - 130
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 1
ER -