Revision of Argoravinia Townsend (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Brazil with the description of two new species

Filho, Fernando Da Silva Carvalho; Espósito, Maria Cristina

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“…Evolution of sarcophagid life histories and male terminalia traits Since I was interested in the evolutionary trajectory of life histories and male terminalia in the subfamily Sarcophaginae, I inferred ancestral character states using the dated phylogeny. Biological data were compiled mostly from the literature (3,4,72,(162)(163)(164)(165)(166)(73)(74)(75)(76)(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)5,(82)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87)(88)(89)(90)(91)6,(92)(93)(94)(95)(96)(97)(98)(99)(100)(101)9,(102)(103)(104)(105)(106)(107)(108)(109)…”

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Museomics and protein-encoding ultraconserved elements illuminate the evolution of life history and phallic morphology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Buenaventura

2021

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Background: The common name of the Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) usually relates them with organisms feeding on decomposing organic matter, although the biology of one of the largest radiations among insects also includes predation, coprophagy, and even kleptoparasitism. The question of whether the ancestor of all sarcophagids was a predator or a decomposer, or in association to which host have sarcophagids evolved, has thus always piqued the curiosity of flesh fly specialists. Such curiosity has often been hindered by both the impossibility of having a well-supported phylogeny of Sarcophagidae and its sister group to trace live habits and the scarcity of information on the biology of the group. Using a phylogenomic dataset of ultraconserved elements from nearly all lineages of Sarcophagidae, a robust phylogenetic framework and timescale are generated to understand flesh fly systematics and the evolution of their life histories. Results: The evolutionary history for Sarcophagidae reconstructed here differs considerably from previous hypotheses. Within subfamily Sarcophaginae, a group of predatory flies, including genera Lepidodexia and Boettcheria, emerged as sister-group to the rest of Sarcophaginae. The genera Oxysarcodexia, Ravinia, and Tricharaea, long considered archaic and early-branching coprophagous and sarcosaprophagous lineages, were found nested well within the Sarcophaginae as sister-group to the sarcosaprophagous Microcerella. Predation on invertebrates is suggested as the ancestral and dominant strategy throughout the early evolution of flesh flies. Several switches from predation to sarcosaprophagy occur across the sarcophagid phylogenetic tree, in contrast with almost no switches from sarcosaprophagy or coprophagy to predatory habits. Regarding the morphological evolution of flesh flies, there might a concerted evolution of male genitalia traits, such as the phallotrema position and the juxta, or the vesica and the folding of the phallotrema. One diversification rate shift was inferred in the evolution of sarcophagids, which is associated with the genus Sarcophaga. Conclusions: This study has a significant impact on understanding sarcophagid evolution and highlights the importance of having a robust phylogenetic framework. I discuss the evolution of life histories of the family in relation to their hosts or substrates and outline how sarcosaprophagy, coprophagy, and kleptoparasitism behavior on various hosts may have evolved from predation on invertebrates. This study has established the framework for further physiological and comparative genomic work between predatory, sarcosaprophagous, coprophagous, and kleptoparasitic lineages, which could also have significant implications for the evolution of diverse life histories in other Diptera.

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Museomics and protein-encoding ultraconserved elements illuminate the evolution of life history and phallic morphology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Buenaventura

2021

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“…Fly specimens were identified to species level with identification keys and by comparison with identified specimens in the MPEG collection. For the identification of Mesembrinellidae, keys were used from Guimarães (1977), Bonatto (2001), and Kosmann et al (2013); for Neriidae the keys were by Carvalho-Filho & Esposito (2008) and Sepúlveda et al (2006a, b); for Ropalomeridae the keys were by Prado (1966) Lopes (1939Lopes ( , 1946Lopes ( , 1985Lopes ( , 1987, Lopes & Tibana (1987), Tibana & Xerez (1985), Carvalho & Mello-Patiu (2008), Carvalho-Filho & Esposito (2012), and Buenaventura & Pape (2013). Only male specimens of Sarcophagidae were identified at specific level, since identification is based mainly on features of male genitalia.…”

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Saprophytic flies in impacted areas of the Belo Monte Dam, Pará, Brazil (Diptera: Mesembrinellidae, Neriidae, Ropalomeridae, and Sarcophagidae): community composition, abundance, and species richness

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The present study aims to document the community composition, abundance, and species richness of saprophytic fly species (Mesembrinellidae, Neriidae, Ropalomeridae, and Sarcophagidae) of the Volta Grande region of the Xingu River, a poorly sampled area impacted by the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam. Five collecting trips were carried out between 2014 and 2016, when traps baited with fermenting bananas were used. A total of 154 specimens, three genera, and six species were collected of Mesembrinellidae; 196 specimens, three genera, and seven species of Neriidae; 272 specimens, three genera, and six species of Ropalomeridae; and 624 specimens, 22 species and 10 genera of Sarcophagidae. Species accumulation curves for all families except Sarcophagidae demonstrated a strong tendency towards stabilization, showing that sampling efforts were sufficient to record most of the targeted species. Laneela perisi (Mariluis, 1987) (Mesembrinellidae) is a new record for the state of Pará. Among Ropalomeridae, Apophorhynchus amazonensisPrado, 1966, is a new record for Pará. Among Sarcophagidae, Helicobia aurescens (Townsend, 1927) is newly recorded from the Brazilian Amazon, and Ravinia effrenata (Walker, 1861) and Titanogrypa larvicida (Lopes, 1935) are new records for Pará.

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“…As a result, 22 species of Sarcophaginae were identified, six of which are recorded for the first time for Colombia: Argoravinia catiaeCarvalho Filho & Esposito, 2012, Oxysarcodexia adunca Lopes, 1975, Oxysarcodexia carvalhoi Lopes, 1946 …”

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New records and distributional data of Sarcophaginae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Colombia

RAMÍREZ-MORA¹,

Yesica²,

GÓMEZ³

2022

Rev. Soc. Entomol. Arg.

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Sarcophagidae is one of the largest families of Oestroidea. The family is classified into three subfamilies, Miltogramminae, Paramacronychiinae, and Sarcophaginae. The number of species of Sarcophaginae occurring in Colombia, as well as their geographical distributions, are still poorly documented. Here, six species are recorded for the first time in the country: Argoravinia catiae Carvalho Filho & Esposito, Oxysarcodexia adunca Lopes, Oxysarcodexia carvalhoi Lopes, Oxysarcodexia eberti Lopes & Tibana, Peckia (Euboettcheria) epimelia (Lopes), and Peckia (Sarcodexia) chirotheca (Hall). The occurrence of 16 species previously registered in Colombia is expanded to the Departments of Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Magdalena, and Meta. As a result, the number of known Sarcophaginae species for Colombia is updated to 109.

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Revision of Argoravinia Townsend (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Brazil with the description of two new species

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Museomics and protein-encoding ultraconserved elements illuminate the evolution of life history and phallic morphology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Museomics and protein-encoding ultraconserved elements illuminate the evolution of life history and phallic morphology of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Saprophytic flies in impacted areas of the Belo Monte Dam, Pará, Brazil (Diptera: Mesembrinellidae, Neriidae, Ropalomeridae, and Sarcophagidae): community composition, abundance, and species richness

New records and distributional data of Sarcophaginae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) from Colombia

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