Simultaneous analysis and the origin of eusociality in the Vespidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

By Urt M. Pickett, J. Carpenter. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2010

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A review of the literature concerning the phylogenetics of the Vespidae is presented. We also present a new phylogenetic analysis of the Vespidae based on what is by far the largest taxon sample to include molecular data, and the largest phenotypic character dataset ever compiled. Relationships among the subfamilies are Euparagiinae + (Masarinae + (Eumeninae + (Stenogastrinae + (Polistinae + Vespinae)))), with all the subfamilies monophyletic. A single origin of eusociality is thus supported. Our results empirically supersede all previous treatments and should be the preferred scaffold of the family for studies of social behavior.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Plant Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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2. F. Muller
3. Q. Rome
4. C. Villemant
5. Xin Zhou
6. John Heraty
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In Genetics

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2. Xin Zhou
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5. Bernhard Misof
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7. S. Klopfstein
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In Plant Science

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2. Bernhard Misof
3. M. Kenis
4. E. Brockerhoff
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6. R. Meier

Citations in the corpus

• Evolutionary History of the Hymenoptera. (2017, background): “The inferred phylogenetic relationships within Vespidae suggest two independent origins of eusociality, a previously fiercely contested hypothesis [21, 22].”
• Ecological effects and management of invasive alien Vespidae (2011, background): “Vespidae are a widespread, diverse family of wasps comprising over 5,000 species, including almost all species of eusocial wasps as well as many solitary species (Pickett and Carpenter 2010).”
• Endocrine Control of Insect Polyphenism (2012, background): “"ree of the subfamilies in the Vespidae, the Stenogastrinae, Polistinae, and Vespinae contain social species (Carpenter, 1991; Pickett and Carpenter, 2010) with the Polistinae being of special interest since they”