Phylogeny of Mesitiinae (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): assessing their classification, character evolution and diversification

We present the first phylogenetic hypothesis for Mesitiinae based on 112 morpho-structural characters and 61 species. The results did not support Argaman’s tribal classification for Mesitiinae, since no tribes were found to be monophyletic. Anaylax was found to be paraphyletic, and Gerbekas, Heteroc...

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Main Authors: Diego N. Barbosa, Marcel Gustavo Hermes, Anderson Lepeco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung 2022-11-01
Series:Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny
Online Access:https://arthropod-systematics.arphahub.com/article/86666/download/pdf/