Evolving perspectives in Hymenoptera systematics: Bridging fossils and genomes across time

YM Zhang, S Bossert, T Spasojevic - Systematic Entomology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recent advances in sequencing technologies, phylogenomics and divergence dating
methods call for an integrative review of the current state of Hymenoptera systematics. We …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomics and biogeography of sawflies and woodwasps (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)

S Wutke, SM Blank, JL Boevé, BC Faircloth… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phylogenomic approaches have recently helped elucidate various insect relationships, but
large-scale comprehensive analyses on relationships within sawflies and woodwasps are …

Insect–flower interactions, ecosystem functions, and restoration ecology in the northern Sahel: current knowledge and perspectives

N Medina‐Serrano, M Hossaert‐McKey… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Actions for ecological restoration under the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative in the northern
Sahel have been plant focused, paying scant attention to plant–animal interactions that are …

Orthoptera-specific target enrichment (OR-TE) probes resolve relationships over broad phylogenetic scales

S Shin, AJ Baker, J Enk, DD McKenna, B Foquet… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Phylogenomic data are revolutionizing the field of insect phylogenetics. One of the most
tenable and cost-effective methods of generating phylogenomic data is target enrichment …

Redefining Ormyridae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with establishment of subfamilies and description of new genera

S van Noort, MD Mitroiu, R Burks… - Systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The circumscription of the family Ormyridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) is revised after
phylogenetic analysis based on ultra‐conserved elements (UCEs) and comparative …

Helenus and Ajax, Two Groups of Non-Autonomous LTR Retrotransposons, Represent a New Type of Small RNA Gene-Derived Mobile Elements

KK Kojima - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons and non-LTR
retrotransposons are two major repetitive components of eukaryotic genomes. Short …

[HTML][HTML] Parasitoid speciation and diversification

PA Hambäck, N Janz, MP Braga - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Host race formation is common in hymenopteran parasitoids.•Key innovations
have not yet been connected to radiation events in hymenopteran parasitoids.•Dynamic host …

New genera of Afrotropical Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera: Cerocephalidae, Epichrysomallidae, Pirenidae and Pteromalidae)

MD Mitroiu, JY Rasplus, S van Noort - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
As a preliminary step towards the development of a key to genera of several families of
Afrotropical Chalcidoidea, seven new genera in four families are described: Cerocephalidae …

Discordance between mitochondrial, nuclear, and symbiont genomes in aphid phylogenetics: who is telling the truth?

E Jousselin, A Coeur d'acier… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aphids (Aphididae) are intensively studied due to their significance as pests and their
captivating biological traits. Despite this interest, the evolutionary history of this insect family …

[图书][B] Parasitoid Wasps of South East Asia

BA Butcher - 2023 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The huge and diverse family Braconidae is described and various specific morphological
terms used in their description are illustrated. A simplified identification key to most of the …