Ryan A. St Laurent, Paul Z. Goldstein, Scott E. Miller, Robert K. Robbins
We analyse anchored hybrid enrichment data from densely sampled tribes and subfamilies of Notodontidae (Prominent Moths). Notodontidae are monophyletic except for an assemblage of genera related to Thacona Walker (=Scrancia Holland), which had been recognized at either the tribal or subfamilial rank within Notodontidae. We elevate and re-describe Scranciidae stat. nov. as a family distinct from the six currently recognized noctuoid families (Noctuidae, Erebidae, Euteliidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae and Oenosandridae). Scranciidae include 22 genera comprising approximately 100 species—distributed in Africa, Asia and Australia. We re-interpret morphological synapomorphies previously proposed for Notodontidae (including Scranciidae) and for the trifid Noctuoidea more broadly. Deep-level relationships within Noctuoidea are not well resolved outside the clade comprising the four quadrifid families (Noctuidae, Erebidae, Euteliidae and Nolidae). The phylogenetic position of Scranciidae relative to Notodontidae, Oenosandridae and the quadrifids varied markedly depending on data type (amino acid vs. nucleotide) and analytical framework (maximum likelihood, multi-species coalescent and parsimony). We discuss the possible roles of missing data and short branch lengths in resolving the placement of Scranciidae. In the topology best supported by the most available data, Scranciidae are sister to the remaining Noctuoidea, highlighting their phylogenetic significance. We provide a provisional list of the genera included in Scranciidae.
{"title":"Hiding in plain sight: Phylogenomics reveals a new branch on the Noctuoidea tree of life","authors":"Ryan A. St Laurent, Paul Z. Goldstein, Scott E. Miller, Robert K. Robbins","doi":"10.1111/syen.12614","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12614","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We analyse anchored hybrid enrichment data from densely sampled tribes and subfamilies of Notodontidae (Prominent Moths). Notodontidae are monophyletic except for an assemblage of genera related to <i>Thacona</i> Walker (=<i>Scrancia</i> Holland), which had been recognized at either the tribal or subfamilial rank within Notodontidae. We elevate and re-describe Scranciidae <b>stat. nov.</b> as a family distinct from the six currently recognized noctuoid families (Noctuidae, Erebidae, Euteliidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae and Oenosandridae). Scranciidae include 22 genera comprising approximately 100 species—distributed in Africa, Asia and Australia. We re-interpret morphological synapomorphies previously proposed for Notodontidae (including Scranciidae) and for the trifid Noctuoidea more broadly. Deep-level relationships within Noctuoidea are not well resolved outside the clade comprising the four quadrifid families (Noctuidae, Erebidae, Euteliidae and Nolidae). The phylogenetic position of Scranciidae relative to Notodontidae, Oenosandridae and the quadrifids varied markedly depending on data type (amino acid vs. nucleotide) and analytical framework (maximum likelihood, multi-species coalescent and parsimony). We discuss the possible roles of missing data and short branch lengths in resolving the placement of Scranciidae. In the topology best supported by the most available data, Scranciidae are sister to the remaining Noctuoidea, highlighting their phylogenetic significance. We provide a provisional list of the genera included in Scranciidae.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 2","pages":"258-278"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/syen.12614","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135093361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Battal Çıplak, Özgül Yahyaoğlu, Onur Uluar, L. Lacey Knowles
The complex and dynamic history of the Anatolian Peninsula during the Pleistocene set the stage for species diversification. However, the evolutionary history of biodiversity in the region is shrouded by the challenges of studying species divergence in the recent, dynamic past. Here, we study the Poecilimon bosphoricus (PB) species group to understand how the bush crickets' diversification and the regions' complex history are coupled. Specifically, using sequences of two mitochondrial and two nuclear gene segments from over 500 individuals for a comprehensive set of taxa with extensive geographic sampling, we infer the phylogenetic and geographic setting of species divergence. In addition, we use the molecular data to examine hypothesized species boundaries that were defined morphologically. Our analyses of the timing of divergence confirm the recent origin of the PB complex, indicating its diversification coincided with the dynamic geology and climate of the Pleistocene. Moreover, the geography of divergence suggests a history of fragmentation followed by admixture of populations, suggestive of a ring species. However, the evolutionary history based on genetic divergence conflicts with morphologically defined species boundaries raising the prospects that incipient species divergences may be relatively ephemeral. As such, the morphological differences observed in the PB complex may not to be sufficient to have prevented homogenizing gene flow in the past. Alternatively, with the recent origin of the complex, the lack of time for lineage sorting may underlie the discord between morphological species boundaries and genetic differentiation. Under either hypothesis, geography—not taxonomy—is the best predictor of genetic divergence.
{"title":"Understudied regions and messy taxonomy: Geography, not taxonomy, is the best predictor for genetic divergence of the Poecilimon bosphoricus species group","authors":"Battal Çıplak, Özgül Yahyaoğlu, Onur Uluar, L. Lacey Knowles","doi":"10.1111/syen.12615","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12615","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The complex and dynamic history of the Anatolian Peninsula during the Pleistocene set the stage for species diversification. However, the evolutionary history of biodiversity in the region is shrouded by the challenges of studying species divergence in the recent, dynamic past. Here, we study the <i>Poecilimon bosphoricus</i> (PB) species group to understand how the bush crickets' diversification and the regions' complex history are coupled. Specifically, using sequences of two mitochondrial and two nuclear gene segments from over 500 individuals for a comprehensive set of taxa with extensive geographic sampling, we infer the phylogenetic and geographic setting of species divergence. In addition, we use the molecular data to examine hypothesized species boundaries that were defined morphologically. Our analyses of the timing of divergence confirm the recent origin of the PB complex, indicating its diversification coincided with the dynamic geology and climate of the Pleistocene. Moreover, the geography of divergence suggests a history of fragmentation followed by admixture of populations, suggestive of a ring species. However, the evolutionary history based on genetic divergence conflicts with morphologically defined species boundaries raising the prospects that incipient species divergences may be relatively ephemeral. As such, the morphological differences observed in the PB complex may not to be sufficient to have prevented homogenizing gene flow in the past. Alternatively, with the recent origin of the complex, the lack of time for lineage sorting may underlie the discord between morphological species boundaries and genetic differentiation. Under either hypothesis, geography—not taxonomy—is the best predictor of genetic divergence.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 2","pages":"221-236"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/syen.12615","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135093119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark Stukel, Alexandra E. Porczak, Eric R. L. Gordon, Jason Vailionis, Diler Haji, Thomas R. Buckley, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Chris Simon
Rapid species radiations present difficulties for phylogenetic reconstruction due to lack of phylogenetic information and processes such as deep coalescence/incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization. Phylogenomic data can overcome some of these difficulties. In this study, we use anchored hybrid enrichment (AHE) nuclear phylogenomic data and mitochondrial genomes recovered from AHE bycatch with several concatenated and coalescent approaches to reconstruct the poorly resolved radiation of the New Zealand cicada species in the genera Kikihia Dugdale and Maoricicada Dugdale. Compared with previous studies using only three to five Sanger-sequenced genes, we find increased resolution across our phylogenies, but several branches remain unresolved due to topological conflict among genes. Some nodes that are strongly supported by traditional support measures like bootstraps and posterior probabilities still show significant gene and site concordance conflict. In addition, we find strong mito-nuclear discordance; likely the result of interspecific hybridization events in the evolutionary history of Kikihia and Maoricicada.
{"title":"Phylogenomics improves the phylogenetic resolution and provides strong evidence of mito-nuclear discordance in two genera of a New Zealand cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) species radiation","authors":"Mark Stukel, Alexandra E. Porczak, Eric R. L. Gordon, Jason Vailionis, Diler Haji, Thomas R. Buckley, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Chris Simon","doi":"10.1111/syen.12613","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12613","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rapid species radiations present difficulties for phylogenetic reconstruction due to lack of phylogenetic information and processes such as deep coalescence/incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization. Phylogenomic data can overcome some of these difficulties. In this study, we use anchored hybrid enrichment (AHE) nuclear phylogenomic data and mitochondrial genomes recovered from AHE bycatch with several concatenated and coalescent approaches to reconstruct the poorly resolved radiation of the New Zealand cicada species in the genera <i>Kikihia</i> Dugdale and <i>Maoricicada</i> Dugdale. Compared with previous studies using only three to five Sanger-sequenced genes, we find increased resolution across our phylogenies, but several branches remain unresolved due to topological conflict among genes. Some nodes that are strongly supported by traditional support measures like bootstraps and posterior probabilities still show significant gene and site concordance conflict. In addition, we find strong mito-nuclear discordance; likely the result of interspecific hybridization events in the evolutionary history of <i>Kikihia</i> and <i>Maoricicada</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 2","pages":"237-257"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135242992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dongming Wang, Christopher H. Dietrich, Yalin Zhang
The genus Chanohirata Hayashi & Machida, including the herein synonymized monotypic genus Reticuluma Cheng & Li, is the second most speciose genus in the tribe Penthimiini after Penthimia Germar and is almost exclusively endemic to China. This study presents the first phylogeny of Chanohirata based on three mitochondrial markers (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and II and 16S ribosomal RNA) and one nuclear fragment (28S ribosomal RNA). Reticulumasyn. n. is recovered nested within Chanohirata with strong support. Reticuluma is, therefore, proposed as a junior synonym of Chanohirata, and a new combination is proposed: Chanohirata citrana (Cheng & Li) comb. n. Molecular species delimitation analyses were conducted by combining six molecular delimitation methods with morphological evidence. The results of the species delimitation analyses confirm the status of eight described species of Chanohirata and support the recognition of three new species: Chanohirata cornicula Wang & Zhang sp. n., Chanohirata elongata Wang & Zhang sp. n. and Chanohirata serrata Wang & Zhang sp. n. Molecular dating and biogeographic analyses suggest that Chanohirata likely originated during the late Eocene in southern China. During the late Miocene to early Pleistocene, the uplift of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau and climatic oscillations probably triggered several dispersal and vicariance events in Chanohirata lineages, leading to most speciation events.
Chanohirata Hayashi & Machida属,包括在此同义的单型属Reticuluma Cheng & Li,是仅次于Penthimia Germar的Penthimiini族中物种第二多的属,几乎完全为中国特有。本研究基于三个线粒体标记(细胞色素 c 氧化酶亚单位 I 和 II 以及 16S 核糖体 RNA)和一个核片段(28S 核糖体 RNA),首次提出了 Chanohirata 的系统发生。Reticuluma syn. n. 在 Chanohirata 中的嵌套得到了有力的支持。因此,建议将 Reticuluma 作为 Chanohirata 的低级异名,并提出一个新的组合:结合六种分子定界方法和形态学证据,进行了分子物种定界分析。物种定界分析的结果确认了 8 个已描述的 Chanohirata 种的地位,并支持确认 3 个新种:分子年代学和生物地理学分析表明,Chanohirata 很可能起源于中国南方的始新世晚期。在中新世晚期至更新世早期,喜马拉雅山和青藏高原的隆起以及气候振荡可能引发了Chanohirata种系的多次扩散和沧海桑田事件,导致了大多数物种的分化。
{"title":"Phylogenetics, historical biogeography and molecular species delimitation of Chanohirata (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Penthimiini)","authors":"Dongming Wang, Christopher H. Dietrich, Yalin Zhang","doi":"10.1111/syen.12612","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12612","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The genus <i>Chanohirata</i> Hayashi & Machida, including the herein synonymized monotypic genus <i>Reticuluma</i> Cheng & Li, is the second most speciose genus in the tribe Penthimiini after <i>Penthimia</i> Germar and is almost exclusively endemic to China. This study presents the first phylogeny of <i>Chanohirata</i> based on three mitochondrial markers (cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit I and II and 16S ribosomal RNA) and one nuclear fragment (28S ribosomal RNA). <i>Reticuluma</i> <b>syn. n.</b> is recovered nested within <i>Chanohirata</i> with strong support. <i>Reticuluma</i> is, therefore, proposed as a junior synonym of <i>Chanohirata</i>, and a new combination is proposed: <i>Chanohirata citrana</i> (Cheng & Li) <b>comb. n.</b> Molecular species delimitation analyses were conducted by combining six molecular delimitation methods with morphological evidence. The results of the species delimitation analyses confirm the status of eight described species of <i>Chanohirata</i> and support the recognition of three new species: <i>Chanohirata cornicula</i> Wang & Zhang <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>Chanohirata elongata</i> Wang & Zhang <b>sp. n.</b> and <i>Chanohirata serrata</i> Wang & Zhang <b>sp. n.</b> Molecular dating and biogeographic analyses suggest that <i>Chanohirata</i> likely originated during the late Eocene in southern China. During the late Miocene to early Pleistocene, the uplift of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau and climatic oscillations probably triggered several dispersal and vicariance events in <i>Chanohirata</i> lineages, leading to most speciation events.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"173-192"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136262721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Han, Lu Qiu, Jiawei Zhang, Zongqing Wang, Yanli Che
Representatives of the cockroach superfamily Corydioidea are less sampled than members of the two other cockroach superfamilies (Blaberoidea and Blattoidea) due to the difficulty of collecting them in the field, accentuated by a general lack of knowledge on their biology. Their evolutionary relationships have not yet been investigated with a relevant sampling and are therefore poorly known. Here, we assess the phylogenetic relationships of 35 Corydioidea species with mitochondrial genomes and two nuclear gene fragments. Our sampling for Corydiidae comprises Corydiinae and Euthyrrhaphinae representatives, whereas our sampling for the remaining Corydioidea includes species belonging to genera Beybienkonus Qiu, Wang and Che, Compsodes Hebard, Ctenoneura Hanitsch and Nocticola Bolívar. We further infer their divergence times with molecular dating analyses relying on five fossil calibrations. We also carry out reconstructions of ancestral character states for 11 phenotypic and one biological traits. Our results recover two major Corydioidea clades, one consisting solely of Corydiidae (except Latindiinae) and the other of all remaining Corydioidea taxa. Based on the results of phylogenetic analyses, an updated classification of extant Corydioidea is proposed, where Latindiinae Handlirsch stat.rev. and Ctenoneurinae Qiu and Che, subfam.nov. are assigned to the family Nocticolidae Bolívar sensu nov. A new genus Pseudoeupolyphaga Qiu and Che, gen.nov. is also established within Corydiinae. Both the origin of crown Corydioidea and the divergence of the two major lineages are estimated to have occurred during the Triassic–Jurassic boundary. Ancestral character state reconstruction analyses also suggest an adaptive relationship between phenotypic characteristics and habitat preferences.
{"title":"Phylogenetic reconstruction of Corydioidea (Dictyoptera: Blattodea) provides new insights on the placement of Latindiinae and supports the proposal of the new subfamily Ctenoneurinae","authors":"Wei Han, Lu Qiu, Jiawei Zhang, Zongqing Wang, Yanli Che","doi":"10.1111/syen.12610","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12610","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Representatives of the cockroach superfamily Corydioidea are less sampled than members of the two other cockroach superfamilies (Blaberoidea and Blattoidea) due to the difficulty of collecting them in the field, accentuated by a general lack of knowledge on their biology. Their evolutionary relationships have not yet been investigated with a relevant sampling and are therefore poorly known. Here, we assess the phylogenetic relationships of 35 Corydioidea species with mitochondrial genomes and two nuclear gene fragments. Our sampling for Corydiidae comprises Corydiinae and Euthyrrhaphinae representatives, whereas our sampling for the remaining Corydioidea includes species belonging to genera <i>Beybienkonus</i> Qiu, Wang and Che, <i>Compsodes</i> Hebard, <i>Ctenoneura</i> Hanitsch and <i>Nocticola</i> Bolívar. We further infer their divergence times with molecular dating analyses relying on five fossil calibrations. We also carry out reconstructions of ancestral character states for 11 phenotypic and one biological traits. Our results recover two major Corydioidea clades, one consisting solely of Corydiidae (except Latindiinae) and the other of all remaining Corydioidea taxa. Based on the results of phylogenetic analyses, an updated classification of extant Corydioidea is proposed, where Latindiinae Handlirsch <b>stat.rev.</b> and Ctenoneurinae Qiu and Che, <b>subfam.nov.</b> are assigned to the family Nocticolidae Bolívar <b>sensu nov</b>. A new genus <i>Pseudoeupolyphaga</i> Qiu and Che, <b>gen.nov.</b> is also established within Corydiinae. Both the origin of crown Corydioidea and the divergence of the two major lineages are estimated to have occurred during the Triassic–Jurassic boundary. Ancestral character state reconstruction analyses also suggest an adaptive relationship between phenotypic characteristics and habitat preferences.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"156-172"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135993533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nikolas P. Johnston, Thomas Pape, Marcin Piwczyński, James F. Wallman, Brian M. Wiegmann, Brian K. Cassel, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Krzysztof Szpila
The Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) includes ~600 species across >40 genera, which constitute ~20% of global Sarcophagidae. While molecular phylogenetic hypotheses have been produced for this group, critical problems persist, including the presence of paraphyletic genera, uncertain relationships between genera, a bias of sampling towards Palaearctic taxa, and low support for many branches. The present study remedies these issues through the application of Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE) to a sample including ~60% of the currently recognised genera (16% of known species) representing all biogeographic regions except the Neotropical. An alignment of 1,281 concatenated loci was analysed with maximum likelihood (RAxML, IQ-TREE), Bayesian inference (ExaBayes) and coalescent-based approaches (ASTRAL, SVDquartets), which resulted in highly supported and concordant topologies, providing unprecedented insight into the relationships of this subfamily of flesh flies, allowing a major update to miltogrammine classification. The AHE phylogenetic hypothesis supports the monophyly of a large proportion of genera. The monophyly of Metopia Meigen is restored by synonymy with Aenigmetopia Malloch, syn.n. To achieve monophyly of Miltogramma Meigen, eight species are transferred from Pterella Robineau-Desvoidy. The genus Pterella is shown to be paraphyletic in its current circumscription, and to restore generic monophyly Pterella is restricted to contain only Pt. grisea (Meigen). Erioprocta Enderlein, stat.rev., is resurrected. The genus Senotainia Macquart is reconstructed as paraphyletic. The monotypic genus Metopodia Brauer & Bergenstamm is synonymised with Taxigramma Macquart, syn.n. In light of our phylogenetic hypotheses, a new Miltogramminae tribal classification is proposed, composed of six tribes.
{"title":"Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)","authors":"Nikolas P. Johnston, Thomas Pape, Marcin Piwczyński, James F. Wallman, Brian M. Wiegmann, Brian K. Cassel, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Krzysztof Szpila","doi":"10.1111/syen.12609","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12609","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) includes ~600 species across >40 genera, which constitute ~20% of global Sarcophagidae. While molecular phylogenetic hypotheses have been produced for this group, critical problems persist, including the presence of paraphyletic genera, uncertain relationships between genera, a bias of sampling towards Palaearctic taxa, and low support for many branches. The present study remedies these issues through the application of Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE) to a sample including ~60% of the currently recognised genera (16% of known species) representing all biogeographic regions except the Neotropical. An alignment of 1,281 concatenated loci was analysed with maximum likelihood (RAxML, IQ-TREE), Bayesian inference (ExaBayes) and coalescent-based approaches (ASTRAL, SVDquartets), which resulted in highly supported and concordant topologies, providing unprecedented insight into the relationships of this subfamily of flesh flies, allowing a major update to miltogrammine classification. The AHE phylogenetic hypothesis supports the monophyly of a large proportion of genera. The monophyly of <i>Metopia</i> Meigen is restored by synonymy with <i>Aenigmetopia</i> Malloch, <b>syn.n.</b> To achieve monophyly of <i>Miltogramma</i> Meigen, eight species are transferred from <i>Pterella</i> Robineau-Desvoidy. The genus <i>Pterella</i> is shown to be paraphyletic in its current circumscription, and to restore generic monophyly <i>Pterella</i> is restricted to contain only <i>Pt. grisea</i> (Meigen). <i>Erioprocta</i> Enderlein, <b>stat.rev.</b>, is resurrected. The genus <i>Senotainia</i> Macquart is reconstructed as paraphyletic. The monotypic genus <i>Metopodia</i> Brauer & Bergenstamm is synonymised with <i>Taxigramma</i> Macquart, <b>syn.n.</b> In light of our phylogenetic hypotheses, a new Miltogramminae tribal classification is proposed, composed of six tribes.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"138-155"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/syen.12609","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136359829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jack Hearn, Erik Gobbo, José Luis Nieves-Aldrey, Antoine Branca, James A. Nicholls, Georgios Koutsovoulos, Nicolas Lartillot, Graham N. Stone, Fredrik Ronquist
Gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) comprise 13 distinct tribes whose interrelationships remain incompletely understood. Recent analyses of ultra-conserved elements (UCEs) represent the first attempt at resolving these relationships using phylogenomics. Here, we present the first analysis based on protein-coding sequences from genome and transcriptome assemblies. Unlike UCEs, these data allow more sophisticated substitution models, which can potentially resolve issues with long-branch attraction. We include data for 37 cynipoid species, including two tribes missing in the UCE analysis: Aylacini (s. str.) and Qwaqwaiini. Our results confirm the UCE result that Cynipidae are not monophyletic. Specifically, the Paraulacini and Diplolepidini + Pediaspidini fall outside a core clade (Cynipidae s. str.), which is more closely related to the insect-parasitic Figitidae, and this result is robust to the exclusion of long-branch taxa that could mislead the analysis. Given this, we here divide the Cynipidae into three families: the Paraulacidae stat. prom., Diplolepididae stat. prom. and Cynipidae (s. str.). Our results suggest that the Eschatocerini are the sister group of the remaining Cynipidae (s. str.). Within the Cynipidae (s. str.), the Aylacini (s. str.) are more closely related to oak gall wasps (Cynipini) and some of their inquilines (Ceroptresini) than to other herb gallers (Aulacideini and Phanacidini), and the Qwaqwaiini likely form a clade together with Synergini (s. str.) and Rhoophilini. Several alternative scenarios for the evolution of cynipid life histories are compatible with the relationships suggested by our analysis, but all are complex and require multiple shifts among parasitoids, inquilines and gall inducers.
{"title":"Phylogenomic analysis of protein-coding genes resolves complex gall wasp relationships","authors":"Jack Hearn, Erik Gobbo, José Luis Nieves-Aldrey, Antoine Branca, James A. Nicholls, Georgios Koutsovoulos, Nicolas Lartillot, Graham N. Stone, Fredrik Ronquist","doi":"10.1111/syen.12611","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12611","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) comprise 13 distinct tribes whose interrelationships remain incompletely understood. Recent analyses of ultra-conserved elements (UCEs) represent the first attempt at resolving these relationships using phylogenomics. Here, we present the first analysis based on protein-coding sequences from genome and transcriptome assemblies. Unlike UCEs, these data allow more sophisticated substitution models, which can potentially resolve issues with long-branch attraction. We include data for 37 cynipoid species, including two tribes missing in the UCE analysis: Aylacini (s. str.) and Qwaqwaiini. Our results confirm the UCE result that Cynipidae are not monophyletic. Specifically, the Paraulacini and Diplolepidini + Pediaspidini fall outside a core clade (Cynipidae s. str.), which is more closely related to the insect-parasitic Figitidae, and this result is robust to the exclusion of long-branch taxa that could mislead the analysis. Given this, we here divide the Cynipidae into three families: the Paraulacidae stat. prom., Diplolepididae stat. prom. and Cynipidae (s. str.). Our results suggest that the Eschatocerini are the sister group of the remaining Cynipidae (s. str.). Within the Cynipidae (s. str.), the Aylacini (s. str.) are more closely related to oak gall wasps (Cynipini) and some of their inquilines (Ceroptresini) than to other herb gallers (Aulacideini and Phanacidini), and the Qwaqwaiini likely form a clade together with Synergini (s. str.) and Rhoophilini. Several alternative scenarios for the evolution of cynipid life histories are compatible with the relationships suggested by our analysis, but all are complex and require multiple shifts among parasitoids, inquilines and gall inducers.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"110-137"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/syen.12611","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135648606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Donald L. J. Quicke, Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez, A. P. Ranjith, Michael J. Sharkey, Ramya Manjunath, Suresh Naik, Paul D. N. Hebert, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan, Jessa Thurman, Buntika A. Butcher
Generic relationships within the parasitoid wasp subfamily Braconinae are assessed based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis of four gene fragments: mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, 16S rDNA, nuclear 28S D2-D3 rDNA and elongation factor 1-alpha. Our results support the recognition of Aphrastobraconini, Braconini and Coeloidini plus three new tribes: Compsobraconini tribus nov., Tropobraconini tribus nov. and Virgulibraconini tribus nov. The first of these new tribes is restricted to the New World; the second includes the Old World genera Tropobracon Cameron, Trispinaria Quicke and Grangerbracon Samartsev and Belokobylskij and possibly others, whereas the third comprises the Australian genus Virgulibracon Quicke, plus several other described and undescribed Australian genera. Consistent placement of Amyosoma Viereck with members of the Virgulibraconini tribus nov. is discussed, whereas Amyosoma is left currently unplaced. A preliminary key to tribes is presented, and the characters used to differentiate between Aphrastobraconini and Braconini are revised. Megacoeloides Quicke was never recovered with Coeloides, the type genus of Coeloidini, so it is treated as Braconinae incertae sedis. By combining molecular and morphological traits, nearly all valid genera are assigned to tribes, and the possible relationships of the remainder are discussed. Alienoclypeus Shenefelt, 1978 is synonymised with Atanycolus Förster, 1862 (Atanycolus insolitus (Shenefelt) comb. nov.). Several new genera have been revealed and will be described elsewhere.
{"title":"Phylogeny of the Braconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): A new tribal order!","authors":"Donald L. J. Quicke, Jovana M. Jasso-Martínez, A. P. Ranjith, Michael J. Sharkey, Ramya Manjunath, Suresh Naik, Paul D. N. Hebert, Dharma Rajan Priyadarsanan, Jessa Thurman, Buntika A. Butcher","doi":"10.1111/syen.12608","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12608","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Generic relationships within the parasitoid wasp subfamily Braconinae are assessed based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis of four gene fragments: mitochondrial cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit I, 16S rDNA, nuclear 28S D2-D3 rDNA and elongation factor 1-alpha. Our results support the recognition of Aphrastobraconini, Braconini and Coeloidini plus three new tribes: Compsobraconini <b>tribus nov</b>., Tropobraconini <b>tribus nov</b>. and Virgulibraconini <b>tribus nov</b>. The first of these new tribes is restricted to the New World; the second includes the Old World genera <i>Tropobracon</i> Cameron, <i>Trispinaria</i> Quicke and <i>Grangerbracon</i> Samartsev and Belokobylskij and possibly others, whereas the third comprises the Australian genus <i>Virgulibracon</i> Quicke, plus several other described and undescribed Australian genera. Consistent placement of <i>Amyosoma</i> Viereck with members of the Virgulibraconini <b>tribus nov</b>. is discussed, whereas <i>Amyosoma</i> is left currently unplaced. A preliminary key to tribes is presented, and the characters used to differentiate between Aphrastobraconini and Braconini are revised. <i>Megacoeloides</i> Quicke was never recovered with <i>Coeloides</i>, the type genus of Coeloidini, so it is treated as Braconinae <i>incertae sedis</i>. By combining molecular and morphological traits, nearly all valid genera are assigned to tribes, and the possible relationships of the remainder are discussed. <i>Alienoclypeus</i> Shenefelt, 1978 is synonymised with <i>Atanycolus</i> Förster, 1862 (<i>Atanycolus insolitus</i> (Shenefelt) <b>comb. nov</b>.). Several new genera have been revealed and will be described elsewhere.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"84-109"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135885119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Johanna Romero Arias, Simon Hellemans, Esra Kaymak, Pierre D. Akama, Thomas Bourguignon, Yves Roisin, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jan Šobotník
While new species of termites are described every year, the description of species distant from every known termite species is rare. In this paper, we describe one such species, Engelitermes zambosp.n., an African Termitidae belonging to an entirely new lineage of termites for which we create a new subfamily, Engelitermitinae subfam.n. The subfamily status of Engelitermitinae was supported by termite phylogenetic trees, including sequences from the four existing samples of E. zambosp.n., which, albeit with low bootstrap supports, placed Engelitermesgen.n. on a long branch sister to Forficulitermes, the two of which formed the sister group of a clade comprising Cubitermitinae, Nasutitermitinae, Syntermitinae and all other Termitinae. The sister relationship between Engelitermesgen.n. and Forficulitermes is further supported by the similar gut structure of their workers. In contrast, the soldiers of Engelitermesgen.n. resemble those of Cephalotermes. Our phylogenetic analyses, including all clades of Termitinae, call for a global taxonomic revision of the Termitinae subfamily names. Finally, our study highlights that new unique termite lineages are still awaiting to be described.
{"title":"Mitochondrial phylogenetics position a new Afrotropical termite species into its own subfamily, the Engelitermitinae (Blattodea: Termitidae)","authors":"Johanna Romero Arias, Simon Hellemans, Esra Kaymak, Pierre D. Akama, Thomas Bourguignon, Yves Roisin, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Jan Šobotník","doi":"10.1111/syen.12607","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12607","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While new species of termites are described every year, the description of species distant from every known termite species is rare. In this paper, we describe one such species, <i>Engelitermes zambo</i> <b>sp.n.</b>, an African Termitidae belonging to an entirely new lineage of termites for which we create a new subfamily, Engelitermitinae <b>subfam.n.</b> The subfamily status of Engelitermitinae was supported by termite phylogenetic trees, including sequences from the four existing samples of <i>E. zambo</i> <b>sp.n.</b>, which, albeit with low bootstrap supports, placed <i>Engelitermes</i> <b>gen.n.</b> on a long branch sister to <i>Forficulitermes</i>, the two of which formed the sister group of a clade comprising Cubitermitinae, Nasutitermitinae, Syntermitinae and all other Termitinae. The sister relationship between <i>Engelitermes</i> <b>gen.n.</b> and <i>Forficulitermes</i> is further supported by the similar gut structure of their workers. In contrast, the soldiers of <i>Engelitermes</i> <b>gen.n.</b> resemble those of <i>Cephalotermes</i>. Our phylogenetic analyses, including all clades of Termitinae, call for a global taxonomic revision of the Termitinae subfamily names. Finally, our study highlights that new unique termite lineages are still awaiting to be described.</p>","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"72-83"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46587221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomáš Lackner, Yuanmeng Miles Zhang, Carolin Kindler, Michal Motyka, Michael Balke
<p>With 74 genera and subgenera and approximately 740 species, Saprininae represent one of the largest subfamilies of Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Here, we present a phylogenetic hypothesis for Saprininae based on comprehensive taxonomic sampling. This is the first phylogenetic study combining molecular and morphological approaches (cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit 1, 18S ribosomal RNA and 93 morphological characters). As a result, we propose a new classification; five new tribes are erected: <b>Myrmetini</b> Portevin <b>stat. and sens. nov.</b>; <b>Euspilotini</b> Lackner, <b>trib. nov.</b>; <b>Eremosaprinini</b> Lackner, <b>trib. nov.</b>; <b>Saprinini</b> Blanchard, <b>sens. nov.</b>; and <b>Hypocaccini</b> Lackner, <b>trib. nov</b>. Additional nomenclatural acts are as follows: <i>Chelyoxenus</i> Hubbard is downgraded to a subgenus of <i>Geomysaprinus</i> Ross, thus <i>Geomysaprinus</i> (<i>Chelyoxenus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Nessus</i> Reichardt is transferred from a subgenus of <i>Hypocaccus</i> C. Thomson to a subgenus of <i>Hypocacculus</i> Bickhardt, thus <i>Hypocacculus</i> (<i>Nessus</i>) <b>stat. rest.</b> The following taxa <i>Paraphilothis</i> Vienna, <i>Styphrus</i> Motschulsky, <i>Xerosaprinus</i> Wenzel, <i>Lophobregmus</i> Wenzel, <i>Vastosaprinus</i> Wenzel, <i>Auchmosaprinus</i> Wenzel, <i>Hemisaprinus</i> Kryzhanovskij & Reichardt, <i>Reichardtia</i> Wenzel and <i>Australopachylopus</i> Lackner & Leschen are all downgraded into subgenera of <i>Saprinus</i> Erichson. Thus, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Paraphilothis</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Styphrus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Xerosaprinus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Vastosaprinus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Auchmosaprinus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Lophobregmus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Hemisaprinus</i>) <b>stat. rest.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Reichardtia</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Australopachylopus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b> A new genus, <i>Paraxenus</i> Lackner <b>gen. nov.,</b> is proposed for the former South African and Namibian members of the genus <i>Pholioxenus</i> Reichardt, with the following new combinations: <i>Paraxenus diasi</i> (Vienna) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus eremicola</i> (Thérond) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus namibiensis</i> (Vienna) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus oleolus</i> (Thérond) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus therondi</i> (Olexa) <b>comb. nov.</b>; and <i>Paraxenus uhligi</i> (Mazur) <b>comb. nov.</b> Additionally, based on the analysis of the dispersal patterns, <b>Myrmetini</b> appear to be a bipolar (amphitropical) clade, while <b>Eremosaprinini</b> appear to be exclusive to the Western Hemisphere. <b>Euspilotini</b> are strongly represented in the Western Hemisphere, with only a handful of species known from the Palaearctic/Oriental regions. <b>Saprinini</b> and <b>Hypocaccini</b> are spread worldwide but ar
{"title":"Saprininae: Phylogeny, biogeography and a new classification of the subfamily (Coleoptera: Histeridae)","authors":"Tomáš Lackner, Yuanmeng Miles Zhang, Carolin Kindler, Michal Motyka, Michael Balke","doi":"10.1111/syen.12606","DOIUrl":"10.1111/syen.12606","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With 74 genera and subgenera and approximately 740 species, Saprininae represent one of the largest subfamilies of Histeridae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea). Here, we present a phylogenetic hypothesis for Saprininae based on comprehensive taxonomic sampling. This is the first phylogenetic study combining molecular and morphological approaches (cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit 1, 18S ribosomal RNA and 93 morphological characters). As a result, we propose a new classification; five new tribes are erected: <b>Myrmetini</b> Portevin <b>stat. and sens. nov.</b>; <b>Euspilotini</b> Lackner, <b>trib. nov.</b>; <b>Eremosaprinini</b> Lackner, <b>trib. nov.</b>; <b>Saprinini</b> Blanchard, <b>sens. nov.</b>; and <b>Hypocaccini</b> Lackner, <b>trib. nov</b>. Additional nomenclatural acts are as follows: <i>Chelyoxenus</i> Hubbard is downgraded to a subgenus of <i>Geomysaprinus</i> Ross, thus <i>Geomysaprinus</i> (<i>Chelyoxenus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Nessus</i> Reichardt is transferred from a subgenus of <i>Hypocaccus</i> C. Thomson to a subgenus of <i>Hypocacculus</i> Bickhardt, thus <i>Hypocacculus</i> (<i>Nessus</i>) <b>stat. rest.</b> The following taxa <i>Paraphilothis</i> Vienna, <i>Styphrus</i> Motschulsky, <i>Xerosaprinus</i> Wenzel, <i>Lophobregmus</i> Wenzel, <i>Vastosaprinus</i> Wenzel, <i>Auchmosaprinus</i> Wenzel, <i>Hemisaprinus</i> Kryzhanovskij & Reichardt, <i>Reichardtia</i> Wenzel and <i>Australopachylopus</i> Lackner & Leschen are all downgraded into subgenera of <i>Saprinus</i> Erichson. Thus, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Paraphilothis</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Styphrus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Xerosaprinus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Vastosaprinus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Auchmosaprinus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Lophobregmus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Hemisaprinus</i>) <b>stat. rest.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Reichardtia</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b>, <i>Saprinus</i> (<i>Australopachylopus</i>) <b>stat. nov.</b> A new genus, <i>Paraxenus</i> Lackner <b>gen. nov.,</b> is proposed for the former South African and Namibian members of the genus <i>Pholioxenus</i> Reichardt, with the following new combinations: <i>Paraxenus diasi</i> (Vienna) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus eremicola</i> (Thérond) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus namibiensis</i> (Vienna) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus oleolus</i> (Thérond) <b>comb. nov.</b>; <i>Paraxenus therondi</i> (Olexa) <b>comb. nov.</b>; and <i>Paraxenus uhligi</i> (Mazur) <b>comb. nov.</b> Additionally, based on the analysis of the dispersal patterns, <b>Myrmetini</b> appear to be a bipolar (amphitropical) clade, while <b>Eremosaprinini</b> appear to be exclusive to the Western Hemisphere. <b>Euspilotini</b> are strongly represented in the Western Hemisphere, with only a handful of species known from the Palaearctic/Oriental regions. <b>Saprinini</b> and <b>Hypocaccini</b> are spread worldwide but ar","PeriodicalId":22126,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Entomology","volume":"49 1","pages":"48-71"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47143396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}