[Taxacom] Another blow to vicariance in ratite evolution

[Michael Heads]

Hi Ken,

On p. 74 of my 2014 book I cited the beetle family Chaetosomatidae, known
only from Madagascar (Malgassochaetus) and New Zealand (Chaetosoma,
Chaetosomodes). A similar pattern in plants occurs in the southern
hemisphere clade of Crossosomatales; it's in Madagascar (also the adjacent
coast of Africa and Cape Town) (Aphloia, Geissoloma) , New Zealand (Ixerba)
and New Caledonia (Strasburgeria). (Both examples are cited, with
references, in my 2014 book, p. 74).


On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Ken Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com> wrote:

> John,       I would be interested in examples of those taxa with a
> Madagascar-New Zealand relationship.                                -----Ken
> John wrote:
>  There are other taxa with a Madagascar (and or S Africa) - New Zealand
> relationships and they are perfectly concordant with geologically mediated
> origins. Perhaps instead of stupid I should just say ignorant.
>
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