Análise filogenética e revisão taxonômica da tribo Pyrophorini Candèze, 1863 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)

Rosa, Simone Policena

doi:10.11606/t.41.2007.tde-04092007-174412

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“…Our analyses also showed a closer relationship between the species Pyrophorus divergens and Fulgeochlizus bruchi . A similar result was also shown by luciferases sequences analysis, with high support value , and by morphologic studies . However, only a few genera were used in this analysis, and other taxa are necessary for more detailed analysis.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…. Our data showed two distinct clusters, corresponding to luminescent and non‐luminescent groups inside the subfamily Agrypininae, as suggested by Rosa . The first, represented by luminescent species of the Pyrophorini tribe, seems to be more derived than the second, represented by a non‐luminescent group.…”

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“…Wittmer reviewed the Phengodidae and described several species from South America. Some bionomic studies on Brazilian species were carried out for the Lampyridae and Phengodidae . Biochemical and molecular evolution analyses were carried out for the luciferases of the Brazilian click beetles Pyrearinus termitilluminans , Fulgeochlizus bruchi , Mastinocerini railroadworms of the genera Phrixothrix and Brasilocerus and fireflies of the genera Cratomorphus , Macrolampis and Amydetes .…”

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Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical bioluminescent beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in southern and central Brazil

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Bioluminescence in beetles is found mainly in the Elateroidea superfamily (Elateridae, Lampyridae and Phengodidae). The Neotropical region accounts for the richest diversity of bioluminescent species in the world with about 500 described species, most occurring in the Amazon, Atlantic rainforest and Cerrado (savanna) ecosystems in Brazil. The origin and evolution of bioluminescence, as well as the taxonomic status of several Neotropical taxa in these families remains unclear. In order to contribute to a better understanding of the phylogeny and evolution of bioluminescent Elateroidea we sequenced and analyzed sequences of mitochondrial NADH2 and the nuclear 28S genes and of the cloned luciferase sequences of Brazilian species belonging to the following genera: (Lampyridae) Macrolampis, Photuris, Amydetes, Bicellonycha, Aspisoma, Lucidota, Cratomorphus; (Elateridae) Conoderus, Pyrophorus, Hapsodrilus, Pyrearinus, Fulgeochlizus; and (Phengodidae) Pseudophengodes, Phrixothrix, Euryopa and Brasilocerus. Our study supports a closer phylogenetic relationship between Elateridae and Phengodidae as other molecular studies, in contrast with previous morphologic and molecular studies that clustered Lampyridae/Phengodidae. Molecular data also supported division of the Phengodinae subfamily into the tribes Phengodini and Mastinocerini. The position of the genus Amydetes supports the status of the Amydetinae as a subfamily. The genus Euryopa is included in the Mastinocerini tribe within the Phengodinae/Phengodidae.

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Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical bioluminescent beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in southern and central Brazil

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“…This use of ‘Pyrophorus’ as an auctorum may be due to the heightened difficulty of classifying Elateridae ( Costa, 1975 ). The genus Ignelater is characterized by the presence of both dorsal and ventral photophores ( Costa, 1975 ; Rosa, 2007 ). An unreviewed report suggested that the adult I. luminosus has a ventral light organ only in males ( Reyes and Lee, 2010 ).…”

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“…An unreviewed report suggested that the adult I. luminosus has a ventral light organ only in males ( Reyes and Lee, 2010 ). Phylogenetic analyses based on the morphological characters suggested that the genera Ignelater and Photophorus (which contain only two species from Fiji and Vanuatu) are the most closely related genera in the tribe Pyrophorini ( Rosa, 2007 ). The earliest fossil of an Elateridae species was recorded from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China ( Chang et al, 2009 ).…”

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Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles

Fallon

Lower

Chang

et al. 2018

eLife

119

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Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear. To shed light on this long-standing question, we sequenced the genomes of two firefly species that diverged over 100 million-years-ago: the North American Photinus pyralis and Japanese Aquatica lateralis. To compare bioluminescent origins, we also sequenced the genome of a related click beetle, the Caribbean Ignelater luminosus, with bioluminescent biochemistry near-identical to fireflies, but anatomically unique light organs, suggesting the intriguing hypothesis of parallel gains of bioluminescence. Our analyses support independent gains of bioluminescence in fireflies and click beetles, and provide new insights into the genes, chemical defenses, and symbionts that evolved alongside their luminous lifestyle.

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Luciferase from Fulgeochlizus bruchi (Coleoptera:Elateridae), a Brazilian click-beetle with a single abdominal lantern: molecular evolution, biological function and comparison with other click-beetle luciferases

Amaral

Prado

Viviani

2012

Photochem Photobiol Sci

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Bioluminescent click-beetles emit a wide range of bioluminescence colors (λ(Max) = 534-594 nm) from thoracic and abdominal lanterns, which are used for courtship. Only the luciferases from Pyrophorus and Pyrearinus species were cloned and sequenced. The Brazilian Fulgeochlizus bruchi click-beetle, which inhabits the Central-west Cerrado (Savannas), is noteworthy because, differently from other click-beetles, the adult stage displays only a functional abdominal lantern, which produces a bright green bioluminescence for sexual attraction purposes, and lacks functional thoracic lanterns. We cloned the cDNA for the abdominal lantern luciferase of this species. Notably, the primary sequence of this luciferase showed slightly higher identity with the green emitting dorsal lantern luciferases of the Pyrophorus genus instead of the abdominal lanterns luciferases. This luciferase displays a blue-shifted spectrum (λ(Max) = 540 nm), which is pH-insensitive from pH 7.5 to 9.5 and undergoes a slight red shift and broadening above this pH; the lowest K(M) for luciferin among studied click-beetle luciferases, and the highest optimum pH (9.0) ever reported for a beetle luciferase. At pH 9.0, the K(M) for luciferin increases, showing a decrease of affinity for this substrate, despite the higher activity. The slow luminescence decay rate of F. bruchi luciferase in vitro reaction could be an adaptation of this luciferase for the long and sustained in vivo luminescence display of the click-beetle during the courtship, and could be useful for in vivo intracellular imaging.

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Análise filogenética e revisão taxonômica da tribo Pyrophorini Candèze, 1863 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Agrypninae)

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical bioluminescent beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in southern and central Brazil

Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical bioluminescent beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in southern and central Brazil

Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles

Luciferase from Fulgeochlizus bruchi (Coleoptera:Elateridae), a Brazilian click-beetle with a single abdominal lantern: molecular evolution, biological function and comparison with other click-beetle luciferases

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