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Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

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SysEB: Phylogenetics On-Demand Presentations

Ultraconserved Elements vs. a taxonomic nightmare: A case study in Eurytomidae phylogenomics (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eurytomidae)

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    Presenting Author(s)

  • Miles Zhang

    Postdoc
    USDA-ARS, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
    Washington, District of Columbia

    • Co-Author(s)

  • MG

    Michael Gates

    USDA-ARS
    Washington, District of Columbia

  • Bonnie B. Blaimer

    Research Scientist
    Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
    Berlin, Berlin, Germany

  • GD

    Gerard Delvare

    INRA - CIRAD
    Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

  • JR

    Jean Yves Rasplus

    INRAE
    Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

  • AC

    Astrid Cruaud

    INRAE
    Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

  • SB

    Seán G. Brady

    Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History
    Washington, District of Columbia

Eurytomidae is associated with a wide variety of plants and can often be found within galls or seeds feeding as an herbivore, parasitoid of phytophagous insects, or both. Because of their diverse biology, some members are important agricultural pests such as Almond Seed Wasp and Citrus Gall Wasp, while others such as Arundo Gall Wasp are used as biocontrol agents. Despite their diversity, eurytomid taxonomy is poorly understood due to their small size and being morphologically conserved. These challenges results in many para- or even polyphyletic genera, greatly hampering our understanding of their biology and evolution, as well as their economic impacts.
With the rapid development and increased availability of tools designed to capture genomic DNA, there has been an increase in the use such methods to unveil the complex evolutionary relationships of taxonomically challenging groups. Here we present a deep level phylogenomic study across the family, and the upcoming taxonomic changes to multiple genera.