An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini)
Phenotypic characters are traditionally the main information for species discrimination in taxonomic studies of invertebrates. However, the presence of inter- and intraspecific polymorphism makes it difficult to identify species in many groups such as Neotropical social wasps. Herein, we examined di...
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| author | Alexandre Somavilla Paulo C. S. Barroso Marcos Aragão Sidnei Mateus Rodolpho S. T. Menezes |
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| description | Phenotypic characters are traditionally the main information for species discrimination in taxonomic studies of invertebrates. However, the presence of inter- and intraspecific polymorphism makes it difficult to identify species in many groups such as Neotropical social wasps. Herein, we examined different sources of biological information such as adult morphology, male genitalia, nest architecture, and genetic data applying an integrative taxonomic approach to study pinned museum specimens belonging to the social wasp genus Pseudopolybia de Saussure, 1863. Based on multiple independent lines of evidence, we described a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. Moreover, we proposed a phylogenetic hypothesis for Pseudopolybia including this new species. Our taxonomic findings applying an integrative approach reinforce that the social wasp diversity in the Neotropics may be underestimated due to morphological similarity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d003107b2f734d33bf0337e618e18c912024-08-03T02:26:16ZengSenckenberg Gesellschaft für NaturforschungArthropod Systematics & Phylogeny1864-83122021-04-0179253510.3897/asp.79.e6430464304An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini)Alexandre Somavilla0Paulo C. S. Barroso1Marcos Aragão2Sidnei Mateus3Rodolpho S. T. Menezes4Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade Estadual de Santa CruzPhenotypic characters are traditionally the main information for species discrimination in taxonomic studies of invertebrates. However, the presence of inter- and intraspecific polymorphism makes it difficult to identify species in many groups such as Neotropical social wasps. Herein, we examined different sources of biological information such as adult morphology, male genitalia, nest architecture, and genetic data applying an integrative taxonomic approach to study pinned museum specimens belonging to the social wasp genus Pseudopolybia de Saussure, 1863. Based on multiple independent lines of evidence, we described a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. Moreover, we proposed a phylogenetic hypothesis for Pseudopolybia including this new species. Our taxonomic findings applying an integrative approach reinforce that the social wasp diversity in the Neotropics may be underestimated due to morphological similarity.https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/64304/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Alexandre Somavilla Paulo C. S. Barroso Marcos Aragão Sidnei Mateus Rodolpho S. T. Menezes An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny |
| title | An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) |
| title_full | An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) |
| title_fullStr | An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) |
| title_full_unstemmed | An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) |
| title_short | An integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new Neotropical swarm-founding social wasp, Pseudopolybia cryptica sp. n. (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) |
| title_sort | integrative taxonomic and phylogenetic approach reveals a new neotropical swarm founding social wasp pseudopolybia cryptica sp n vespidae polistinae epiponini |
| url | https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/64304/download/pdf/ |
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