Phylogeny and Revision of the Hawaiian Carabidae: Platynini Beetles

夏威夷甲甲虫（鞘翅目：甲甲虫科）分类学修订所必需的野外工作正在进行中，可以准确地描述动物群的特征，并建立基线多样性数据，用于监测濒危栖息地的状况。夏威夷Platynini部落的物种将被修订，在超过135种中描述了超过20种新种。鉴定钥匙和插图允许识别所有夏威夷锦鲤属和夏威夷锦鲤种。基于对一组完整的成虫形态特征的简约性分析，platynine种的分支假说将被用于研究该类群的物种形成模式。利用太平洋和亚洲外群进行外群分析，可以确定夏威夷铂系的来源。特征在进化假说的背景下进行检查，提供有关其潜在进化基础的信息。本文将对夏威夷岛上卡拉贝科的第二个和其他主要分支——部落Psydrini的物种进行成虫形态特征的全面调查。这项调查为该群体的进化假说奠定了基础，并允许对进化过程进行平行测试，就像普拉蒂尼所完成的那样。

Field work necessary for taxonomic revision of the Hawaiian carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is underway, permitting accurate characterization of the fauna and establishing baseline diversity data for use in monitoring the status of endangered habitats. Hawaiian species of tribe Platynini will be revised, with over 20 new species described among the over 135 species. Identification keys and illustration permitting identification of all Hawaiian carabid genera and Hawaiian species of Platynini will be developed. A cladistic hypothesis of platynine species based on parsimony analysis of a comprehensive set of adult morphological characters will be used to investigate speciation patterns in the group. Outgroup analysis using Pacific and Asian outgroups allows identification of the source of Hawaiian platynines. Characters are examined in the context of the cladistic hypothesis, providing information on their underlying evolutionary basis. A comprehensive survey of adult morphological characters will be undertaken for Hawaiian species of tribe Psydrini, the second and other major radiation of Carabidae on the islands. This survey forms the basis for a cladistic hypothesis for the group, and permits parallel tests of evolutionary process as accomplished for Platynini.