Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps
The last ice age considerably influenced distribution patterns of extant species of plants and animals, with some of them now inhabiting disjunct areas in the subarctic/arctic and alpine regions. This arctic-alpine distribution is characteristic for many cold-adapted species with a limited dispersal...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:58b55378a8a547aeb7833b48cc65684a 2024-01-07T09:41:25+01:00 Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps Wolfgang Paill Stephan Koblmüller Thomas Friess Barbara-Amina Gereben-Krenn Christian Mairhuber Michael J. Raupach Lukas Zangl 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12010084 https://doaj.org/article/58b55378a8a547aeb7833b48cc65684a EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/1/84 https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450 doi:10.3390/insects12010084 2075-4450 https://doaj.org/article/58b55378a8a547aeb7833b48cc65684a Insects, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 84 (2021) biogeography Bothriopterus DNA barcoding cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) nunatak hypothesis Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12010084 2023-12-10T01:44:33Z The last ice age considerably influenced distribution patterns of extant species of plants and animals, with some of them now inhabiting disjunct areas in the subarctic/arctic and alpine regions. This arctic-alpine distribution is characteristic for many cold-adapted species with a limited dispersal ability and can be found in many invertebrate taxa, including ground beetles. The ground beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 of the subgenus Bothriopterus was previously known to have a holarctic-circumpolar distribution, in Europe reaching its southern borders in Wales and southern Scandinavia. Here, we report the first findings of this species from the Austrian Ötztal Alps, representing also the southernmost edge of its currently known distribution, confirmed by the comparison of morphological characters to other Bothriopterus species and DNA barcoding data. Molecular data revealed a separation of the Austrian and Finish specimens with limited to no gene flow at all. Furthermore, we present the first data on habitat preference and seasonality of P. adstrictus in the Austrian Alps. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Insects 12 1 84 |
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The last ice age considerably influenced distribution patterns of extant species of plants and animals, with some of them now inhabiting disjunct areas in the subarctic/arctic and alpine regions. This arctic-alpine distribution is characteristic for many cold-adapted species with a limited dispersal ability and can be found in many invertebrate taxa, including ground beetles. The ground beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 of the subgenus Bothriopterus was previously known to have a holarctic-circumpolar distribution, in Europe reaching its southern borders in Wales and southern Scandinavia. Here, we report the first findings of this species from the Austrian Ötztal Alps, representing also the southernmost edge of its currently known distribution, confirmed by the comparison of morphological characters to other Bothriopterus species and DNA barcoding data. Molecular data revealed a separation of the Austrian and Finish specimens with limited to no gene flow at all. Furthermore, we present the first data on habitat preference and seasonality of P. adstrictus in the Austrian Alps. |
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Wolfgang Paill Stephan Koblmüller Thomas Friess Barbara-Amina Gereben-Krenn Christian Mairhuber Michael J. Raupach Lukas Zangl |
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Wolfgang Paill Stephan Koblmüller Thomas Friess Barbara-Amina Gereben-Krenn Christian Mairhuber Michael J. Raupach Lukas Zangl |
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Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps |
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Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps |
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Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps |
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Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps |
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Relicts from Glacial Times: The Ground Beetle Pterostichus adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Austrian Alps |
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relicts from glacial times: the ground beetle pterostichus adstrictus eschscholtz, 1823 (coleoptera: carabidae) in the austrian alps |
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