Abstract Long-horned bees (Apidae, Eucerini) are found in different biomes worldwide and
include some important crop pollinators. In the Western Hemisphere, Eucerini received …

Brood parasites (also known as cleptoparasites) represent a substantial fraction of global
bee diversity. Rather than constructing their own nests, these species instead invade those …

Many groups of animals have evolved social behaviours in different forms, from intimate
familial associations to the complex eusocial colonies of some insects. The subfamily …

The increasing availability of large molecular phylogenies has provided new opportunities to
study the evolution of species traits, their origins and diversification, and biogeography; yet …

Uncovering the evolutionary history of the subfamilies Ectatomminae and Heteroponerinae,
or ectaheteromorphs, is key to understanding a major branch of the ant tree of life. Despite …

The recent advances in sequencing technologies, phylogenomics and divergence dating
methods call for an integrative review of the current state of Hymenoptera systematics. We …

Aim An antitropical pattern is characterized by the occurrence of closely related taxa south
and north of the tropics but absent or uncommonly represented closer to the equator, in …

Adephaga is the second largest suborder of Coleoptera and contains aquatic and terrestrial
groups that are sometimes classified as Hydradephaga and Geadephaga, respectively. The …

Abstract The genus Nomada Scopoli (Hymenoptera: Apidae) is the largest genus of brood
parasitic bees with nearly 800 species found across the globe and in nearly all …

Despite recent advances in phylogenomics, the early evolution of the largest bee family,
Apidae, remains uncertain, hindering efforts to understand the history of Apidae and …