Evolution of the Antenna in the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)1

Jorgensen, Newel M.; James, Maurice T.

doi:10.1093/aesa/61.4.870

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“…I found that the antennal morphology of H. illucens was similar to other members of the Hermetiinae (Jorgensen & James, 1968;Rozkosný, 1983), comprised of three parts, the scape, pedicel and an annulated flagellum made up of eight flagellomeres. A single shallow bowl was present across the medial faces of flagellomeres four to six which contained densely packed trichoid sensilla.…”

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confidence: 78%

Sensory morphology, investment and plasticity in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Birrell¹

2019

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The importance of sensory traits, such as the development of the antennae and compound eyes, can be seen in the wide range of reproductive life history strategies employed by insects. Despite this, few studies have investigated the scaling relationships of sensory traits and body size which may give insight into the selective pressures driving this diversity. The commercially important species Hermetia illucens, or black soldier fly, was used to investigate the following: (1) the ultrastructural morphology of the antennae in H. illucens through the use of scanning electron microscopy; (2) the allometry of sensory traits and a dispersal trait (wing size) in the black soldier fly and a comparison of the allometries of the sexes and between two separate populations, (3) the effects of larval density on developmental phenotypic plasticity of sensory traits. I discovered a wide range of allometries that shed light on potential strategies utilised by the species to improve fitness. Some traits also showed sexual dimorphism and were explained by the unusual lek-like mating behaviour exhibited by adult males. Finally, I found that lower larval densities resulted in larger antennae suggesting that this species predicts future environmental conditions based on larval rearing conditions and adapt their adult morphology to maximise fitness.

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Section: Antennal Morphologymentioning

confidence: 78%

Sensory morphology, investment and plasticity in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Birrell¹

2019

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“…Relationships of taxa are resolved well enough to invalidate the hypothesis of Jorgensen & James (1968) concerning the evolution of antennal structure within Stratiomyidae. Taxa with eight equal flagellomeres do not necessarily form the earliest branching lineages, while taxa with aristate antennae are not all highly derived.…”

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“…2003). Stratiomyidae seem to be intermediate between lower and higher Diptera in that they exhibit morphological features of both lower dipteran (nematoceran) infraorders and Brachycera (Jorgensen & James 1968).…”

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“…Most subsequent systematic work has consisted of species descriptions, and until recently, few attempts were made to explore higher level relationships. Early studies were limited in scope (of both taxa and characters) and by methodologies available at the time (McFadden 1967; Jorgensen & James 1968). One major conclusion of a previous study was that eight, nearly equal‐sized flagellomeres are primitive, whereas aristate‐like antennae are more derived (Jorgensen & James 1968).…”

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“…Current classification assigns 39 genera and 244 species to this subfamily (Woodley 2001). However, the taxonomic history of Clitellariinae has been unstable since its inception (Brauer 1882), and, at times, it included genera of Stratiomyinae (Jorgensen & James 1968) and Nemotelinae (Lindner 1928, 1929, 1936, 1943; James 1941, 1950, 1962, 1969; Jorgensen & James 1968; Rozkosny 1983). The Clitellariinae, in fact, is defined solely by plesiomorphies; these are eight antennal flagellomeres and (frequently) two scutellar spines (Woodley 2001).…”

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Morphological phylogeny of the variable fly family Stratiomyidae (Insecta, Diptera)

Brammer¹,

Dohlen²

2010

Zoologica Scripta

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Brammer, C. A. & von Dohlen, C. D. (2010). Morphological phylogeny of the variable fly family Stratiomyidae (Insecta, Diptera). —Zoologica Scripta, 39, 363–377. Stratiomyidae is a dipteran family distributed worldwide and containing 2800 species classified into 12 subfamilies. Previous phylogenetic work on the Stratiomyidae consisted of a 20‐character morphological analysis of the subfamilies [World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insect: Diptera). Leiden: Backhuys Publishers, 2001], and a molecular study using 69 taxa and two gene regions [Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43, 2007, 660]. In this study, we present an expanded morphological cladistic analysis using 92 characters and 80 taxa, representing 36 of 39 described genera and all 12 Stratiomyidae subfamilies, as well as Xylomyidae and Pantophthalmidae outgroups. Data are analysed under maximum parsimony with all characters unordered and weighted equally; nodal support is assessed with the bootstrap and Bremer index. The strict consensus of all shortest trees is well resolved, and many of the deeper nodes are supported, although the root is ambiguous. Antissinae, Stratiomyinae, Sarginae and the diverse Clitellariinae are not monophyletic. Clitellariinae are positioned across several lineages, with most species grouped into a single, unsupported clade. Many of the well‐supported relationships are consistent with several aspects of the previous studies. The position of Exodontha remains elusive. Character support for subfamilies and other major clades is discussed.

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First soldier fly from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)

Liu

Cai

Huang

2017

Cretaceous Research

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Evolution of the Antenna in the Stratiomyidae (Diptera)1

Cited by 6 publications

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Sensory morphology, investment and plasticity in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Sensory morphology, investment and plasticity in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Morphological phylogeny of the variable fly family Stratiomyidae (Insecta, Diptera)

First soldier fly from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Diptera, Stratiomyidae)

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