[HTML][HTML] Old World and New World Phasmatodea: phylogenomics resolve the evolutionary history of stick and leaf insects
Phasmatodea comprises over 3,000 extant species and stands out as one of the last
remaining insect orders for which a robust, higher-level phylogenetic hypothesis is lacking …
remaining insect orders for which a robust, higher-level phylogenetic hypothesis is lacking …
Putting the genome in insect phylogenomics
KP Johnson - Current opinion in insect science, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Next-generation sequencing has greatly increased the size of phylogenetic
datasets.•Genome reduction approaches are economical, but have limitations.•Full genome …
datasets.•Genome reduction approaches are economical, but have limitations.•Full genome …
Phylogenomic analysis of Calyptratae: resolving the phylogenetic relationships within a major radiation of Diptera
The Calyptratae, one of the most species‐rich fly clades, only originated and diversified after
the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event and yet exhibit high species diversity and a …
the Cretaceous–Palaeogene extinction event and yet exhibit high species diversity and a …
The phylogeny and evolutionary ecology of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) inferred from mitochondrial genomes
D Wong, H Norman, TJ Creedy, K Jordaens… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are a diverse group of pollinators and a major
research focus in ecology, but their phylogenetic relationships remain incompletely known …
research focus in ecology, but their phylogenetic relationships remain incompletely known …
[HTML][HTML] Beyond Drosophila: resolving the rapid radiation of schizophoran flies with phylotranscriptomics
Background The most species-rich radiation of animal life in the 66 million years following
the Cretaceous extinction event is that of schizophoran flies: a third of fly diversity including …
the Cretaceous extinction event is that of schizophoran flies: a third of fly diversity including …
Systematics and evolution of predatory flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on exon‐capture sequencing
Abstract Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are one of the most species‐rich dipteran families
and provide important ecosystem services such as pollination, biological control of pests …
and provide important ecosystem services such as pollination, biological control of pests …
Anchored hybrid enrichment challenges the traditional classification of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
E Buenaventura, K Szpila, BK Cassel… - Systematic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcophagidae is one of the most species‐rich families within the superfamily Oestroidea.
This diversity is usually represented by three lineages: Miltogramminae …
This diversity is usually represented by three lineages: Miltogramminae …
[HTML][HTML] Diptera of Canada
Abstract The Canadian Diptera fauna is updated. Numbers of species currently known from
Canada, total Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), and estimated numbers of undescribed or …
Canada, total Barcode Index Numbers (BINs), and estimated numbers of undescribed or …
Do Nearctic hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) engage in long‐distance migration? An assessment of evidence and mechanisms
Long‐distance insect migration is poorly understood despite its tremendous ecological and
economic importance. As a group, Nearctic hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphinae) …
economic importance. As a group, Nearctic hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae: Syrphinae) …
Towards a new classification of Muscidae (Diptera): a comparison of hypotheses based on multiple molecular phylogenetic approaches
Muscidae are a megadiverse dipteran family that exhibits extraordinary diversity in
morphology and life history as both immatures and adults. The classification of Muscidae …
morphology and life history as both immatures and adults. The classification of Muscidae …