A molecular phylogeny of the Cephinae (Hymenoptera, Cephidae) based on mtDNA COI gene: a test of traditional classification

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BUDAK M., KORKMAZ E. M., Basibuyuk H. H.

ZOOKEYS, vol.130, no.130, pp.363-378, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 130 Issue: 130
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3897/zookeys.130.1466
  • Journal Name: ZOOKEYS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.363-378
  • Keywords: Hymenoptera, phylogeny, Cephidae, COI, host shift, MITOCHONDRIAL GENES, KONOW HYMENOPTERA, JANUS HYMENOPTERA, BASAL LINEAGES, SYRISTA KONOW, OXIDASE-I, EVOLUTION, DNA, SPECIATION, INSECTS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Cephinae is traditionally divided into three tribes and about 24 genera based on morphology and host utilization. There has been no study testing the monophyly of taxa under a strict phylogenetic criterion. A molecular phylogeny of Cephinae based on a total of 68 sequences of mtIDNA COI gene, representing seven genera of Cephinae, is reconstructed to test the traditional limits and relationships of taxa. Monophyly of the traditional tribes is not supported. Monophyly of the genera are largely supported except for Pachycephus. A few host shift events are suggested based on phylogenetic relationships among taxa. These results indicate that a more robust phylogeny is required for a more plausible conclusion. We also report two species of Cephus for the first time from Turkey.