Systematic Position of the Enigmatic Psocid Family Lesneiidae (Insecta: Psocodea: Psocomorpha), With Description of Two New Species

Abstract The systematic placement of an enigmatic psocid family restricted to Africa, Lesneiidae, was estimated by using a multiple gene data set. The candidates for its close relatives are now classified under two different infraorders, the family Archipsocidae of the infraorder Archipsocetae or the families Elipsocidae/Mesopsocidae of the infraorder Homilopsocidea. The maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses of the molecular data set strongly suggested that the Lesneiidae belongs to Homilopsocidea and forms a clade with Elipsocidae/Mesopsocidae/Eolachesillinae (Lachesillidae). However, the relationships among these (sub)families and Lesneiidae, including the monophyly of Elipsocidae and Mesopsocidae, were ambiguous or questionable, showing the necessity of further investigations for elucidating their relationships and validating the status of these families. Two species, L. johnsoni Yoshizawa & Lienhard, n. sp. and L. testudinata Yoshizawa & Lienhard, n. sp. (Psocodea: Lesneiidae), were described from South Africa. There appears to be a tight association between the reproductive biology and morphological specialization of this group.

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A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.7386 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. e7386 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Leidys Murillo-Ramos ◽

Gunnar Brehm ◽

Pasi Sihvonen ◽

Axel Hausmann ◽

Sille Holm ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nuclear Gene ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Data Set ◽

Protein Coding ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

The Family ◽

Taxonomic Changes ◽

Biogeographical Regions ◽

Molecular Dataset ◽

Close Relatives

Our study aims to investigate the relationships of the major lineages within the moth family Geometridae, with a focus on the poorly studied Oenochrominae-Desmobathrinae complex, and to translate some of the results into a coherent subfamilial and tribal level classification for the family. We analyzed a molecular dataset of 1,206 Geometroidea terminal taxa from all biogeographical regions comprising up to 11 molecular markers that includes one mitochondrial (COI) and 10 protein-coding nuclear gene regions (wingless, ArgK, MDH, RpS5, GAPDH, IDH, Ca-ATPase, Nex9, EF-1alpha, CAD). The molecular data set was analyzed using maximum likelihood as implemented in IQ-TREE and RAxML. We found high support for the subfamilies Larentiinae, Geometrinae and Ennominae in their traditional scopes. Sterrhinae becomes monophyletic only if Ergavia Walker, Ametris Hübner and Macrotes Westwood, which are currently placed in Oenochrominae, are formally transferred to Sterrhinae. Desmobathrinae and Oenochrominae are found to be polyphyletic. The concepts of Oenochrominae and Desmobathrinae required major revision and, after appropriate rearrangements, these groups also form monophyletic subfamily-level entities. Oenochrominae s.str. as originally conceived by Guenée is phylogenetically distant from Epidesmia and its close relatives. The latter is hereby described as the subfamily Epidesmiinae Murillo-Ramos, Sihvonen & Brehm, subfam. nov. Epidesmiinae are a lineage of “slender-bodied Oenochrominae” that include the genera Ecphyas Turner, Systatica Turner, Adeixis Warren, Dichromodes Guenée, Phrixocomes Turner, Abraxaphantes Warren, Epidesmia Duncan & Westwood and Phrataria Walker. Archiearinae are monophyletic when Dirce and Acalyphes are formally transferred to Ennominae. We also found that many tribes were para- or polyphyletic and therefore propose tens of taxonomic changes at the tribe and subfamily levels. Archaeobalbini stat. rev. Viidalepp (Geometrinae) is raised from synonymy with Pseudoterpnini Warren to tribal rank. Chlorodontoperini Murillo-Ramos, Sihvonen & Brehm, trib. nov. and Drepanogynini Murillo-Ramos, Sihvonen & Brehm, trib. nov. are described as new tribes in Geometrinae and Ennominae, respectively.

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The status of Myriangiaceae (Dothideomycetes)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.176.1.22 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 176 (1) ◽

pp. 219 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ASHA J. DISSANAYAKE ◽

RUVISHIKA S. JAYAWARDENA ◽

SARANYAPHAT BOONMEE ◽

KASUN M. THAMBUGALA ◽

QING TIAN ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sequence Data ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Molecular Sequence Data ◽

Molecular Sequence ◽

The Family ◽

The Status ◽

Sexual State ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

Asexual State ◽

Molecular Characters

The family Myriangiaceae is relatively poorly known amongst the Dothideomycetes and includes genera which are saprobic, epiphytic and parasitic on the bark, leaves and branches of various plants. The family has not undergone any recent revision, however, molecular data has shown it to be a well-resolved family closely linked to Elsinoaceae in Myriangiales. Both morphological and molecular characters indicate that Elsinoaceae differs from Myriangiaceae. In Elsinoaceae, small numbers of asci form in locules in light coloured pseudostromata, which form typical scab-like blemishes on leaf or fruit surfaces. The coelomycetous, “Sphaceloma”-like asexual state of Elsinoaceae, form more frequently than the sexual state; conidiogenesis is phialidic and conidia are 1-celled and hyaline. In Myriangiaceae, locules with single asci are scattered in a superficial, coriaceous to sub-carbonaceous, black ascostromata and do not form scab-like blemishes. No asexual state is known. In this study, we revisit the family Myriangiaceae, and accept ten genera, providing descriptions and discussion on the generic types of Anhellia, Ascostratum, Butleria, Dictyocyclus, Diplotheca, Eurytheca, Hemimyriangium, Micularia, Myriangium and Zukaliopsis. The genera of Myriangiaceae are compared and contrasted. Myriangium duriaei is the type species of the family, while Diplotheca is similar and may possibly be congeneric. The placement of Anhellia in Myriangiaceae is supported by morphological and molecular data. Because of similarities with Myriangium, Ascostratum (A. insigne), Butleria (B. inaghatahani), Dictyocyclus (D. hydrangea), Eurytheca (E. trinitensis), Hemimyriangium (H. betulae), Micularia (M. merremiae) and Zukaliopsis (Z. amazonica) are placed in Myriangiaceae. Molecular sequence data from fresh collections is required to confirm the relationships and placement of the genera in this family.

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Regarding the taxonomic status of Ophyra Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Muscidae): A molecular approach

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.712.1.1 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 712 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

GUILHERME SCHNELL E. SCHUEHLI ◽

CLAUDIO JOSÉ BARROS DE CARVALHO ◽

BRIAN M. WIEGMANN

Keyword(s):

Elongation Factor ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Mitochondrial Genes ◽

Phylogenetic Study ◽

Molecular Approach ◽

The Family ◽

The Subject ◽

Elongation Factor 1

The muscid genus Ophyra has long been the subject of debate over its placement within the family. However, a phylogenetic study has never been conducted that would clarify its systematic position. In the present paper, phylogenetic relationships are examined between Ophyra albuquerquei and related muscid genera. The mitochondrial genes Cytochrome Oxidase I and II and tRNA-Leu were used combined with the nuclear genes CAD and Elongation Factor 1 to compose a matrix with 2989 characters (716 parsimonyinformative). These characters were analyzed under parsimony resulting in a single most parsimonious tree. Contrary to some recent classifications, our molecular data suggest the placement of Ophyra albuquerquei within the Muscinae in a separate position from the azeliine genus Hydrotaea.

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Morphology, molecular characterisation and systematic position of the genus Cynura Cobb, 1920 (Nematoda: Plectida)

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00002706 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 611-627 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Oleksandr Holovachov ◽

Sven Boström ◽

Irma Tandingan De Ley ◽

Cymphonee Robinson ◽

Manuel Mundo-Ocampo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Marine Environment ◽

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Small Subunit ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Molecular Characterisation ◽

Bayesian Analyses ◽

Sem Micrographs ◽

Rrna Sequences

Descriptions of three known species of Cynura, i.e., C. cerambus, C. klunderi and C. papillata, are given, including SEM micrographs of C. cerambus and a tabular compendium for all species of the genus. The phylogenetic relationships of C. klunderi are inferred from molecular data. Bayesian analyses of small subunit (SSU) of rRNA sequences support a position nested among the Plectidae suggesting the secondary simplification in the morphology of pharyngeal valvular apparatus in Cynura and the ‘return’ from a terrestrial to a marine environment in this genus.

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Multiple, independent colonizations of the Hawaiian Archipelago by the family Dolichopodidae (Diptera)

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.2704 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. e2704 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kari Roesch Goodman ◽

Neal Evenhuis ◽

Pavla Bartošová-Sojková ◽

Patrick Michael O’Grady

Keyword(s):

Field Studies ◽

Data Set ◽

Hawaiian Archipelago ◽

Evolutionary Diversification ◽

Isolating Mechanisms ◽

The Family ◽

History Of ◽

Phylogenetic Perspective ◽

Evolutionary Radiations ◽

Gene Data

The family Dolichopodidae forms two of the four largest evolutionary radiations in the Hawaiian Islands across all flies:Campsicnemus(183 spp) and theEurynogastercomplex (66 spp). They also include a small radiation ofConchopus(6 spp). A handful of other dolichopodid species are native to the islands in singleton lineages or small radiations. This study provides a phylogenetic perspective on the colonization history of the dolichopodid fauna in the islands. We generated a multi-gene data set including representatives from 11 of the 14 endemic Hawaiian dolichopodid genera to examine the history of colonization to the islands, and analyzed it using Bayesian and maximum likelihood phylogenetic methods. We used a subset of the data that includedConchopusand the eight genera comprising theEurynogastercomplex to estimate the first phylogenetic hypothesis for these endemic groups, then used Beast to estimate their age of arrival to the archipelago. TheEurynogastercomplex, CampsicnemusandConchopusare clearly the result of independent colonizations.The results strongly support theEurynogastercomplex as a monophyletic group, and also supports the monophyly of 4 of the 8 described genera within the complex (Adachia, Arciellia, UropachysandEurynogaster). Members of the family Dolichopodidae have been dispersing over vast distances to colonize the Hawaiian Archipelago for millions of years, leading to multiple independent evolutionary diversification events. TheEurynogastercomplex arrived in the Hawaiian Archipelago 11.8 Ma, well before the arrival ofCampsicnemus(4.5 Ma), and the even more recentConchopus(1.8 Ma). Data presented here demonstrate that the Hawaiian Dolichopodidae both disperse and diversify easily, a rare combination that lays the groundwork for field studies on the reproductive isolating mechanisms and ecological partitioning of this group.

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The phylogenetic relationships between Amphinomidae, Archinomidae and Euphrosinidae (Amphinomida: Aciculata: Polychaeta), inferred from molecular data

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315408000982 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 88 (3) ◽

pp. 509-513 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Helena Wiklund ◽

Arne Nygren ◽

Fredrik Pleijel ◽

Per Sundberg

Keyword(s):

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Hydrothermal Vent ◽

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

18S Rdna ◽

Single Species ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

28S Rdna ◽

Bayesian Analyses ◽

The Family

Amphinomida is an ‘isolated’ clade within the polychaete group Aciculata and traditionally includes the families Amphinomidae, Archinomidae and Euphrosinidae. Archinomidae were erected for a single species, the hydrothermal vent polychaete Archinome rosacea. Originally, A. rosacea was assigned to Euphrosinidae although it shares more morphological similarities with Amphinomidae. In this study we assess the position of Archinome, Euphrosinidae and Amphinomidae by using molecular data from nuclear 18S rDNA and 28S rDNA. Parsimony, maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses are performed on the nucleotide datasets covering in total 19 terminals from Amphinomidae, Euphrosinidae, Archinomidae and outgroups. Our results conclusively show that Euphrosinidae and Amphinomidae are sister taxa and that Archinome is sister to Chloeia within Amphinomidae. Based on these results the family name Archinomidae is treated as a junior synonym of Amphinomidae.

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Heterocyphelium leucampyx (Arthoniales, Ascomycota): another orphaned mazaediate lichen finds its way home

The Lichenologist ◽

10.1017/s0024282917000275 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 333-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Dries VAN DEN BROECK ◽

Robert LÜCKING ◽

Ester GAYA ◽

José Luis CHAVES ◽

Julius B. LEJJU ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rna Polymerase Ii ◽

Ribosomal Rna ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Parallel Evolution ◽

Single Species ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Small Subunit ◽

Systematic Position ◽

The Past ◽

The Family

AbstractHeterocyphelium is a mazaediate genus containing a single species, H. leucampyx. The species was originally described from Cuba within the genus Trachylia (Arthoniales, Arthoniaceae) and later placed in various genera of the collective order Caliciales s. lat. For the past three decades, Heterocyphelium was considered an orphaned genus (incertae sedis) within the Ascomycota, since morphology alone could not resolve its systematic position. In this study, we added molecular data with the aim of resolving this uncertainty. Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of newly generated sequence data from the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA small subunit (mtSSU) and the RNA polymerase II second largest subunit gene (RPB2) provide clear evidence that Heterocyphelium leucampyx is nested within the order Arthoniales, in the family Lecanographaceae, sister to the genus Alyxoria. Heterocyphelium is a further example of parallel evolution of passive spore dispersal, prototunicate asci and the occurrence of a mazaedium in the Ascomycota, and another calicioid genus whose systematic placement could be eventually clarified by means of molecular data. Heterocyphelium is the fourth mazaediate genus in Arthoniales, in addition to Sporostigma, Tylophorella and Tylophoron.

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Some thecate hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from off New Caledonia collected during KANACONO and KANADEEP expeditions of the French Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos Program

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2019.562 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Horia R. Galea ◽

Peter Schuchert

Keyword(s):

Deep Water ◽

Deep Sea ◽

New Genus ◽

New Records ◽

New Caledonia ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Male And Female ◽

The Family ◽

First Time

Thirty-six species of various thecate hydroids occur in two recent, deep-water collections from off New Caledonia. Of these, nine are new, namely Solenoscyphus subtilis Galea, sp. nov., Hincksella immersa Galea, sp. nov., Synthecium rectangulatum Galea, sp. nov., Diphasia alternata Galea, sp. nov., Dynamena opposita Galea, sp. nov., Hydrallmania clavaformis Galea, sp. nov., Symplectoscyphus acutustriatus Galea, sp. nov., Symplectoscyphus elongatulus Galea, sp. nov. and Zygophylax niger Galea, sp. nov. The male and female gonothecae of Caledoniana decussata Galea, 2015, the female gonothecae of Caledoniana microgona Galea, 2015, as well as the gonothecae of both sexes of Solenoscyphus striatus Galea, 2015 are described for the first time. The systematic position of the genera Solenoscyphus Galea, 2015 and Caledoniana Galea, 2015 is discussed on both morphological and molecular grounds, and both are confidently placed within the family Staurothecidae Maronna et al., 2016. In light of the molecular data, the genera Billardia Totton, 1930 and Dictyocladium Allman, 1888 are assigned to the families Syntheciidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890 and Symplectoscyphidae Maronna et al. , 2016, respectively. The previously undescribed gonothecae of Hincksella neocaledonica Galea, 2015, and the male gonothecae of Sertularella tronconica Galea, 2016, were found. Thyroscyphus scorpioides Vervoort, 1993, a peculiar hydroid with putative stem nematothecae, is redescribed and assigned to the new genus Tuberocaulus Galea, gen. nov. Noteworthy new records from the study area are: Tasmanaria edentula (Bale, 1924), Hincksella sibogae Billard, 1918, Dictyocladium reticulatum (Kirchenpauer, 1884), Salacia sinuosa (Bale, 1888) and Billardia hyalina Vervoort & Watson, 2003. Most species are illustrated to facilitate their identification, and the morphology of the new ones is compared to that of their related congeners.

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Designation of a new family group name, Tonzidae fam. nov., for the genus Tonza (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea), based on immature stages of Tonza citrorrhoa

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2018.443 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shigeki Kobayashi ◽

Haruka Matsuoka ◽

Masaaki Kimura ◽

Jae-Cheon Sohn ◽

Yutaka Yoshiyasu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Dna Barcode ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Family Group ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Dna Barcodes ◽

New Family ◽

The Family ◽

Family Level ◽

First Time

The systematic position of Tonza Walker, 1864 is re-evaluated, based on the characteristics of immature stages and DNA barcodes. Larvae and pupae of Tonza citrorrhoa Meyrick, 1905 are described and illustrated for the first time. Larvae of this species form a loose web among the leaves and branches of the host plant, Putranjiva matsumurae Koidz. (Putranjivaceae Endl.). The immature stages of Tonza exhibit four unique apomorphies including: in the larva, the prolegs on A5 and A6 absent, and the seta L2 on the A1–A8 very small; in the pupa, four minute knobs are positioned in the middle portion on abdominal segments V and VI; while its caudal processes possess a W-shaped spine with numerous minute spines. These characteristics clearly distinguish Tonza from other yponomeutoid families and hence, we propose a new family group name, Tonzidae Kobayashi & Sohn fam. nov., for the genus Tonza. Existing DNA barcode data suggest a relationship with Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854. The family level status of Tonzidae fam. nov. provides a hypothesis that needs to be tested with larger molecular data.

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The status of the staphylinid genera Derops Sharp and Rimulincola Sanderson (Coleoptera)

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/187631283x00263 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 269-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

A. Smetana

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

Distribution Pattern ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Published Data ◽

Southern Illinois ◽

The Family ◽

The Status ◽

New Tribe ◽

Nearctic Region

AbstractThe systematic position of the genus Derops Sharp, 1889 (several species in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions) within the family Staphylinidae and its relationship to the genus Rimulincola Sanderson, 1947 (one species in the eastern Nearctic region) are discussed. The genus Derops is shown to be congeneric with Rimulincola, which becomes a junior synonym of Derops. — The genus Derops is removed from the subfamily Phloecharinae and reassigned to the subfamily Tachyporinae as a separate new tribe Deropsini. A key to the tribes of Tachyporinae is given. — Derops kasugaensis (Sawada, 1956) is placed in synonymy with Derops longicornis Sharp, 1889. The published data on the ecology of species of Derops are summarized and detailed ecological observations by the author on D. divalis (southern Illinois) andD. longicornis (Japan, Honshu) are given and compared. The disjunct (eastern and/or midwestern North America-southeastern Asia) type of geographical distribution of Derops is discussed and compared with similar distributions of the syrphid genus Pterallastes Loew (Diptera and some plant genera). This distribution pattern is considered to be unique within the order Coleoptera.

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