Graphical abstract of: Phasing in and out of phytophagy - phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements

A new #RESSystematicEnt article presents the phylogeny & evolution of the family #Eurytomidae #(Hymenoptera: #Chalcidoidea) based on #UltraconservedElements

Secondary phytophagy evolved independently at least 7 times🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12682

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Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements We present the first global molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for the family Eurytomidae, a group of chalcidoid wasps with diverse biology, with a representative sampling (197 ingroups and 11 outgroup...

The #Eurytomidae UCE phylogeny that I've been working on in the past few years is now out as a preprint. By using museum samples at NMNH and CIRAD, we generated the first global phylogeny of this diverse but poorly studied #Chalcidoidea family. 🧪

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A left lateral view of a small, black, point-mounted wasp on a gray background. Short white setae, or hairs, are evenly spaced across the surface of the black body. The scutellum comes to a point, extending posteriorly over the propodeum. This species, Heimbra opaca, is the sole North American representative of the subfamily Heimbrinae in the family Eurytomidae.

Wow, it's great to see the influx of new followers!

I usually post images of insects. If it's not obvious from my handle and profile banner, I like sharing images of velvet-ants! 😀

I also post pictures of other insects, like this chalcidoid wasp.

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#Eurytomidae