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Both new recent morphological analysis:
Reid, C.A.M., 1995. A cladistic analysis of subfamilial relationships in the Chrysomelidae sensu lato (Chrysomeloidea). In: J. Pakaluk, S.A. Slipiński (eds.), Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson, Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN, Warszawa, 559-631.
and molecular analysis:
Farrell, B. D. & Sequeira A. S. (2004): Evolutionary rates in the adaptive radiation of beetles on plants. – Evolution 58:1984-2001.
placed Bruchinae as sister group to Sagrinae.
If Sagrinae was not analysed then Bruchinae are placed as sister group to the clade Donaciinae+Criocerinae (but the clade is sister to the Sagrinae+Bruchinae clade):
Duckett, C. N., Gillespie, J. J. & Kjer, K. M. (2004): Relationships among the subfamilies of Chrysomelidae inferred from small subunit ribosomal DNA and morphology, with special emphasis on the relationship among the flea beetles and the Galerucinae. In P. Jolivet, J.A. Santiago-Blay, M. Schmitt (eds.) New Developments in the Biology of Chrysomelidae, SPB Academic Publishing, Hague, pp. 3-18.
Thus, it is no doubt that bruchids are paraphyletic group within Chrysomelidae tree.

Thanks a lot Lech!!!

But the red an blue are two works? I can not find it!

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It is a single book with a number of various articles:
"In P. Jolivet, J.A. Santiago-Blay, M. Schmitt (editors) New Developments in the Biology of Chrysomelidae, SPB Academic Publishing, Hague, 803 pp + CD"
The paper by Duckett et al. is the first in the first chapter: 1. Phylogeny, Molecular Biology.

Ok Lech

now everything is clear!

Thanks

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