Proceedings from the 2016 International Weevil Meeting: morphological and molecular perspectives on the phylogeny, evolution and classification of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)

Authors: MCKENNA, DUANE - University Of Memphis; CLARKE, DAVE - University Of Memphis; ANDERSON, ROBERT - Canadian National Collection Of Insects & Ottawa Plant Laboratory, Entomology; ASTRIN, JONAS - University Of Bonn; BROWN, SAMUEL - Lincoln University - New Zealand; Chamorro, Maria

Submitted to: Diversity
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/13/2018
Publication Date: 7/18/2018
Citation: Mckenna, D.D., Clarke, D.J., Anderson, R.S., Astrin, J.J., Brown, S., Chamorro, M.L. 2018. Proceedings from the 2016 International Weevil Meeting: morphological and molecular perspectives on the phylogeny, evolution and classification of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Diversity. 10(3):64.

Interpretive Summary: Overview of 46 invited and contributed lectures, discussion sessions, and remarks by 23 speakers in honor of Guillermo "Willy" Kuschel. This publication provides an up-to-date overview of weevil research and, in some cases, the only published record of some of the presentations given at the meeting.

Technical Abstract: The 2016 International Weevil Meeting was held immediately after the International Congress of Entomology (ICE). It built on the topics and content of the 2016 ICE weevil symposium Phylogeny and Evolution of Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea): A Symposium in Honor of Dr. Guillermo "Willy” Kuschel. Beyond catalyzing research and collaboration, the meeting was intended to serve as a forum for identifying priorities and goals for those who study weevils. The meeting consisted of 46 invited and contributed lectures, discussion sessions and introductory remarks presented by 23 speakers, along with eight contributed research posters. These were organized into three convened sessions, each lasting one day: (1) weevil morphology, (2) weevil fossils, biogeography and host/habitat associations and (3) molecular phylogenetics and classification of weevils. Some of the topics covered included the 1K Weevils Project, major morphological character systems of adult and larval weevils, weevil morphological terminology, prospects for future morphological character discovery, phylogenetic analysis of morphological character data, the current status of weevil molecular phylogenetics and evolution, resources available for phylogenetic and comparative genomic studies of weevils, the weevil fossil record, weevil biogeography and evolution, weevil host plants, evolutionary development of the weevil rostrum, resources available for weevil identification and current status and challenges in weevil classification.