Molecular Analysis of Parasitoid Flies Tachinidae
- Authors: Arafa E.E.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
- Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research center
- Issue: Vol 17, No 1 (2022)
- Pages: 48-61
- Section: Plant protection
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2312-797X/article/view/315650
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-797X-2022-17-1-48-61
- ID: 315650
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The parasitoids from Tachinidae family have important role in biological control; nevertheless, the phylogenetic relationships of supra genera groups are poorly studied. Here, we present phylogenetic analyses of the family based on molecular data. 73 species of parasitoid flies belonging to 30 tachinid genera, including the four currently recognized subfamilies (Dexiinae, Exoristinae, Phasiinae, Tachininae) and 20 tribes were analyzed in the molecular study. The Tachinidae are reconstructed as a monophyletic assemblage based on morphological data and with four nonhomoplasious apomorphies (synapomorphies). Monophyly is well supported by a bootstrap value. Our morphological analysis generally supports the subfamily grouping Dexiinae + Phasiinae, while Tachininae + Exoristinae is not supported as one group, and with only the Exoristinae and the Phasiinae reconstructed as monophyletic assemblages. The Dexiinae, which were previously considered a wellestablished monophyletic assemblage (except for few studies), are reconstructed as polyparaphyletic with respect to the Phasiinae. The Tachininae are reconstructed as a paraphyletic grade, while monophyly of Exoristinae was recovered except genus Admontia Brauer & Bergenstamm, which arose within subfamily Tachininae. In contrast to molecular analysis, all subfamilies are polyparaphyletic groups in which they interact with each other, with the exception of Phasiinae, which includes most of its taxa in a monophyletic group.
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El-Sayed El-Hashash Arafa
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research center
Author for correspondence.
Email: Arafa.elhashash@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5210-5515
postgraduate student
8/2, Miklukho-Maklaya st., Moscow, 117198, Russian FederationReferences
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