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Phylogeny
With
an estimated 150,000 described species, the insect order Diptera
(true flies), is one of the most diverse branches on the Tree
of Life. Although
the family Therevidae occupies only a relatively small portion of
that tree, our study of the family combines revisionary taxonomic
work with morphological and molecular phylogenetic data collection
to assess relationships within the family, and among its closest
relatives.
Find
out what phylogeny
is and something about the world of phylogenetic
systematics.
Dipteran
Supertree
Tree
of Life's Diptera Pages &
Therevidae ToL
Relevant Publications:
- Irwin,
M.E. and Wiegmann, B.M. (2001). A review of the southern African
genus Tongamya (Diptera: Asiloidea: Mydidae: Megascelinae), with
a molecular assessment of the phylogenetic placement of Tongamya
and the Megascelinae. African Invert. 42:225-253.
- Wiegmann,
B.M., Tsaur, S.C., Webb, D.W., Yeates, D.K. and Cassel, B.K. (2000).
Monophyly and relationships of the Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)
based on 28S ribosomal gene sequences. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am.
93: 1031-1038.
- Winterton,
S.L., Yang, L., Wiegmann, B.M. and Yeates, D.K. (2001) Phylogenetic
revision of the Agapophytinae subfam. n. (Diptera: Therevidae)
based on molecular and morphological evidence. Syst. Entomol.
26: 173-211.
- Yang,
L., Wiegmann, B.M., Yeates, D.K. and Irwin, M.E. (2000). Higher-level
phylogenetic reconstruction of the Therevidae based on nucleotide
sequence data. Mol. Phyl. Evol. 15: 440-451.
- Yeates,
D.K. (2002). Relationships of extant lower brachycera (Diptera):
a quantitative synthesis of morphological characters. Zool. Scripta
31: 105-121.
- Yeates,
D.K. and Wiegmann, B.M. (1999). Congruence and controversy: toward
a higher-level phylogeny of the Diptera. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 44:
397-428.
Identifications
of Therevids
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