[HTML][HTML] Phylogeny and systematics of Diptera: two decades of progress and prospects

DK Yeates, BM Wiegmann, GW Courtney, R Meier… - Zootaxa, 2007 - mapress.com
The Diptera, or true flies (mosquitoes, gnats, and house flies) comprise 12-15% of animal
species, and are the most ecologically diverse order of insects, spanning ecological roles …

Evolution, epidemiology, and population genetics of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae)

PH Adler, RA Cheke, RJ Post - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
More than 2000 species of black flies feed on vertebrate blood; 1.5% of all species are
vectors of pathogens that cause human diseases. Of nine simuliid-borne animal diseases …

How do insect nuclear and mitochondrial gene substitution patterns differ? Insights from Bayesian analyses of combined datasets

CP Lin, BN Danforth - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2004 - Elsevier
We analyzed 12 combined mitochondrial and nuclear gene datasets in seven orders of
insects using both equal weights parsimony (to evaluate phylogenetic utility) and Bayesian …

An integrated phylogenetic reassessment of the parasitoid superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) results in a revised familial classification

H Chen, Z Lahey, EJ Talamas, AA Valerio… - Systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera: Proctotrupomorpha) is a diverse
group of parasitoid wasps that are parasitoids of nine orders of insects as well as spiders …

Evaluating nuclear protein-coding genes for phylogenetic utility in beetles

AL Wild, DR Maddison - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2008 - Elsevier
Although nuclear protein-coding genes have proven broadly useful for phylogenetic
inference, relatively few such genes are regularly employed in studies of Coleoptera, the …

Phylogenetics and temporal diversification of the earliest true flies (Insecta: Diptera) based on multiple nuclear genes

MA Bertone, GW Courtney… - Systematic …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Relationships among families of the lower Diptera (formerly suborder 'Nematocera') have
been exceptionally difficult to resolve. Multiple hypotheses based on morphology have been …

A dated molecular phylogeny for the Chironomidae (Diptera)

PS Cranston, NB Hardy, GE Morse - Systematic Entomology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We provide the first highly sampled phylogeny estimate for the dipteran family Chironomidae
using molecular data from fragments of two ribosomal genes (18S and 28S), one nuclear …

Molecular phylogenetics of Vespoidea indicate paraphyly of the superfamily and novel relationships of its component families and subfamilies

EM Pilgrim, CD Von Dohlen, JP Pitts - Zoologica Scripta, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The 24 000+ described species of Vespoidea include many well‐known stinging wasps,
such as paper wasps and hornets (Vespidae), velvet ants (Mutillidae), spider wasps …

Exploring the diversity of flies (Diptera)

JH Skevington, PT Dang - Biodiversity, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Flies (Diptera) are an important but underappreciated part of our planet's biodiversity. With
over 124,000 described species, and countless more awaiting discovery, they are one of the …

Global diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in freshwater

DC Currie, PH Adler - Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment, 2008 - Springer
Black flies are a worldwide family of nematocerous Diptera whose immature stages are
confined to running waters. They are key organisms in both aquatic and terrestrial …