Fig. 3

One of the most parsimonious trees based on morphological data (tree length = 184, C.I. = 0.45, R.I. = 0.87). Homoplasious and non-homoplasious character states are indicated with black and empty squares, respectively. Capital letters refer to clades as determined by morphological cladistic analysis (see Results and Discussion); the present-day subgeneric classification is superimposed on the C (Odonthogethes) and A + B (Meligethes s.str.) clades. Reconstruction is based on 74 morphological and ecological characters (169 states) for 63 members of Meligethes, + Brassicogethes aeneus, B. salvan, B. coracinus, Meligethinus pallidulus, M. peringueyi, M. dolosus, Pria dulcamarae, Restiopria biondii, Tarchonanthogethes fasciatus, Chromogethes splendidulus, and Thymogethes egenus (outgroups) (see Additional files Tables 3 and 4, for character list and matrix)