A deeper phylogenetic understanding of ancient patterns of diversification would contribute
to solving many problems in evolutionary biology, yet many of these phylogenies remain …

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 …

Although nuclear protein-coding genes have proven broadly useful for phylogenetic
inference, relatively few such genes are regularly employed in studies of Coleoptera, the …

We analyzed a combined data set of two protein-coding nuclear genes (CAD and RNA
polymerase II) and a nuclear ribosomal gene (28S D2–D4 region) for 68 bee species and 11 …

The phylogeny of the large weevil subfamily Scolytinae has been difficult to resolve based
on a limited number of genetic markers. With more than 6000 nominal species in the …

An hypothesis of phylogenetic relationships of Asilidae and its constituent taxa is presented,
combining morphological and DNA sequence data in a total evidence framework. It is based …

In this paper we investigate the utility of the COI DNA barcoding region for species
identification and for revealing hidden diversity within the subgenus Trichodagmia and …

This revision recognises 19 species of Simuliidae as being present in the New Zealand
subregion, with all species assignable to Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) Tonnoir. Added …

Molecular data from the 28S D2 ribosomal nuclear gene fragment were utilised to construct
a phylogeny for the Australian Ennominae. Sequences were obtained from 68 geometrid …

Simulium is a very speciose genus of the black fly family Simuliidae that includes many
important pests of humans and animals. Cytotaxonomic and morphological studies have …