Eur. J. Entomol. 102 (4): 617-624, 2005

Molecular and morphological phylogeny of the parasitic wasp genus Yelicones (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae)

Buntika AREEKUL1,3, Miharu MORI1,2, Alejandro ZALDIVAR-RIVERÓN1,2, Donald L.J. QUICKE*,1,2
1 Division of Biology, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK; e-mail: d.quicke@imperial.ac.uk
2 Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Phylogenetic relationships of the braconid wasp genus Yelicones Cameron are studied using the D2-D3 region of the nuclear 28S rRNA gene, both alone and simultaneously with morphology. The results support a morphology-based phylogeny, presented elsewhere, with Yelicones being divided into two major groups corresponding to the New and Old World faunas. The African and Asian species largely form separate clades except for Yelicones wui Chen & He from China which is associated with the Afrotropical species. Potential molecular synapomorphies are illustrated.

Keywords: Molecular phylogeny, Braconidae, Rogadinae, Yelicones, 28S rRNA, combined analysis, biogeography

Received: January 7, 2005; Revised: July 8, 2005; Accepted: July 8, 2005; Published: November 3, 2005  Show citation

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AREEKUL, B., MORI, M., ZALDIVAR-RIVERÓN, A., & QUICKE, D.L.J. (2005). Molecular and morphological phylogeny of the parasitic wasp genus Yelicones (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Rogadinae). EJE, 102(4), 617-624
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