Evolutionary History of Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera): the Molecular Phylogeny of a Diverse Family of Flies.
From: Department of Biology, 5305 Old Main Hill, Utah State University, UMC 5305, Logan, UT 84322-5305, USA. colin.a.brammer@aphis.usda.gov
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- Publish Date: May 2007
- ISSN: 1055-7903
- Volume: 43
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 660-73
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Brammer Colin A, von Dohlen Carol D, et al. Evolutionary History of Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera): the Molecular Phylogeny of a Diverse Family of Flies.. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. May 2007;43:660-73
Abstract
Stratiomyidae is a cosmopolitan family of Brachycera (Diptera) that contains over 2800 species. This study focused on the relationships of members of the subfamily Clitellariinae, which has had a complicated taxonomic history. To investigate the monophyly of the Clitellariinae, the relationships of its genera, and the ages of Stratiomyidae lineages, representatives for all 12 subfamilies of Stratiomyidae, totaling 68 taxa, were included in a phylogenetic reconstruction. A Xylomyidae representative, Solva sp., was used as an outgroup. Sequences of EF-1alpha and 28S rRNA genes were analyzed under maximum parsimony with bootstrapping, and Bayesian methods to recover the best estimate of phylogeny. A chronogram with estimated dates for all nodes in the phylogeny was generated with the program, r8s, and divergence dates and confidence intervals were further explored with the program, multidivtime. All subfamilies of Stratiomyidae with more than one representative were found to be monophyletic, except for Stratiomyinae and Clitellariinae. Clitellariinae were distributed among five separate clades in the phylogeny, and Raphiocerinae were nested within Stratiomyinae. Dating analysis suggested an early Cretaceous origin for the common ancestor of extant Stratiomyidae, and a radiation of several major Stratiomyidae lineages in the Late Cretaceous.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, DNA, Ribosomal, Diptera, Genes, Insect, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 28S
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