Title |
Evolution of the parasitic wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Braconidae): phylogeny and evolution of lepidopteran host ranges and mummy characteristics
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Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, December 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2148-8-329 |
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Authors |
Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón, Mark R Shaw, Alberto G Sáez, Miharu Mori, Sergey A Belokoblylskij, Scott R Shaw, Donald LJ Quicke |
Abstract |
The braconid subfamily Rogadinae is a large, cosmopolitan group of endoparasitoid wasps characterised by 'mummifying' their lepidopteran host larvae, from which the adult subsequently emerges. Rogadines attack a variety of both macro- and microlepidopteran taxa, although the speciose genus Aleiodes almost exclusively attacks macrolepidopterans. Here, we investigate the phylogenetic history of the Rogadinae, revise their higher-level classification and assess the evolution of their host ranges and mummy types. We also assess the divergence times within the subfamily and discuss the reasons for the extraordinary evolutionary diversification of Aleiodes. |
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