The phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Hexapoda)

Pohl, Hans; Beutel, Rolf G.

doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2005.00074.x

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“…The morphological character reconstructions used in BI approach are summarized over the MIT1+2 phylogeny in Figure 2, details of the character state reconstructions that were recovered at each node can be found in Table S3. These corroborate the reconstruction of morphological evolution from a previous phylogeny using parsimony [34]. Both closely mirror the pattern of molecular rate depicted in Figure 2.…”

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The First Molecular Phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Insecta) Reveals an Early Burst of Molecular Evolution Correlated with the Transition to Endoparasitism

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A comprehensive model of evolution requires an understanding of the relationship between selection at the molecular and phenotypic level. We investigate this in Strepsiptera, an order of endoparasitic insects whose evolutionary biology is poorly studied. We present the first molecular phylogeny of Strepsiptera, and use this as a framework to investigate the association between parasitism and molecular evolution. We find evidence of a significant burst in the rate of molecular evolution in the early history of Strepsiptera. The evolution of morphological traits linked to parasitism is significantly correlated with the pattern in molecular rate. The correlated burst in genotypic-phenotypic evolution precedes the main phase of strepsipteran diversification, which is characterised by the return to a low and even molecular rate, and a period of relative morphological stability. These findings suggest that the transition to endoparasitism led to relaxation of selective constraint in the strepsipteran genome. Our results indicate that a parasitic lifestyle can affect the rate of molecular evolution, although other causal life-history traits correlated with parasitism may also play an important role.

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The First Molecular Phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Insecta) Reveals an Early Burst of Molecular Evolution Correlated with the Transition to Endoparasitism

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“…Strepsiptera are an enigmatic order of minute entomophagous parasitoids whose phylogenetic affinities remain unclear, although they are probably related to beetles [31]. They are exceedingly rare in the fossil record, with Cenozoic fossils only in Eocene Baltic amber, Messel oil shale from Germany, and Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic [32]. Fushun amber also preserves diverse parasitoid wasps, including Ichneumonidae, Braconidae, and Mymarommatidae ( Figures 3F and S4F).…”

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A Diverse Paleobiota in Early Eocene Fushun Amber from China

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Paleogene arthropod biotas have proved important for tracing the faunal turnover and intercontinental faunal interchange driven by climatic warming and geodynamic events [1-5]. Despite the large number of Paleogene fossil arthropods in Europe and North America [5-8], little is known about the typical Asian (Laurasia-originated) arthropod biota. Here, we report a unique amber biota (50-53 million years ago) from the Lower Eocene of Fushun in northeastern China, which fills a large biogeographic gap in Eurasia. Fushun amber is derived from cupressaceous trees, as determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and paleobotanical observations. Twenty-two orders and more than 80 families of arthropods have been reported so far, making it among the most diverse amber biotas. Our results reveal that an apparent radiation of ecological keystone insects, including eusocial, phytophagous, and parasitoid lineages, occurred at least during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. Some insect taxa have close phylogenetic affinities to those from coeval European ambers, showing a biotic interchange between the eastern and western margins of the Eurasian landmass during the Early Paleogene.

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“…Thus, a greater discover and taxonomic effort is needed. Pohl and Beutel (2005) show that the genus is almost certainly paraphyletic and the association of the New World species with Old World species is currently unknown. Additionally, there is still no knowledge of host associations, females, or larvae of the New World species.…”

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The First Central American Species Described in the GenusStichotremaHofeneder (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae)

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2016

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

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The phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Hexapoda)

Cited by 80 publications

References 47 publications

The First Molecular Phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Insecta) Reveals an Early Burst of Molecular Evolution Correlated with the Transition to Endoparasitism

The First Molecular Phylogeny of Strepsiptera (Insecta) Reveals an Early Burst of Molecular Evolution Correlated with the Transition to Endoparasitism

A Diverse Paleobiota in Early Eocene Fushun Amber from China

The First Central American Species Described in the GenusStichotremaHofeneder (Strepsiptera: Myrmecolacidae)

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