Morphometric measurements ofBryodaemon (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): contribution to phylogeny

The aim of this study was to find patterns in morphometric diversity of three Carpathian Bryodaemon Podlussany, 1998 species and to distinguish characters that may be useful in further analyses. Research was conducted on 6 populations of 3 species (2 populations per species). 17 morphometric measurements were taken. Traits best corresponding to the distinction of species and populations were distinguished by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and General Linear Model (GLM) analysis of the PCA results. Traits explaining most of variability between populations were those connected with body segments. Surprisingly, measurements connected with genitalia did not constitute important part of variation. GLM analysis suggested distinction of B. rozneri males but did not show any significant diversity among females. Distinction of B. rozneri males is partially congruent with results of a prior molecular analysis.