Advances in the understanding of Blattodea evolution: Insights from phylotranscriptomics and spermathecae

Liu, Jinlin; Zhang, Jiawei; Han, Wei; Wang, Yishu; He, Shulin; Wang, Zong-qing

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107753

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“…Although Eupolyphaga and Pseudoeupolyphaga gen.nov. share similarity in their general appearance, they are recovered phylogenetically distant in our study, which echoes a recent transcriptome‐based finding (Liu et al, 2023). Females of Polyphagini ( Eupolyphaga and Pseudoeupolyphaga gen.nov.…”

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“…Our study inferred a first split in Corydioidea ca. 202.3 Ma, a result which is also consistent with the age estimates of Bourguignon et al (2018) (median age of 212 Ma), Li and Huang (2020) (median age of 204 Ma) and Wang et al (2017) (median age of 201 Ma), older than the age estimates of Evangelista et al (2019) (median age of 167 Ma) and Liu et al (2023) (median age of 159 Ma) and younger than the age estimate of Djernæs et al (2015) (median age of 238 Ma).…”

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“…The origin and divergence times of Corydioidea have not yet been definitely estimated. Owing to differences in terms of fossil calibrations and taxon sampling, the estimated age of Corydioidea varies considerably between studies, from late Permian (Djernæs et al, 2015) to early Jurassic (Liu et al, 2023). In addition, Corydioidea were under‐sampled in previous studies, especially the Nocticolidae and Latindiinae (Bourguignon et al, 2018; Djernæs et al, 2015; Evangelista et al, 2019; Legendre et al, 2015; Li, 2022; Li & Huang, 2020; Liu et al, 2023; Wang et al, 2017).…”

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“…At a higher taxonomic level, Inward et al (2007) proposed a sister group relationship between Nocticolidae and Polyphagidae sensu Saussure (= Corydiidae), based on the analysis of five gene fragments, a hypothesis also corroborated by several subsequent studies (Djernæs et al, 2012, 2020; Murienne, 2009). Thanks to the addition of Latindiinae representatives, a clade consisting of ((Latindiinae + Nocticolidae) + (Corydiinae + Euthyrrhaphinae)) was further recovered in distinct studies (Djernæs et al, 2015; Legendre et al, 2015; Li & Huang, 2020; Liu et al, 2023; Wang et al, 2017), which suggests that either Latindiinae can be elevated to Latindiidae or that Nocticolidae can be downgraded to Nocticolinae. In this context, the recent discovery of a mid‐Cretaceous cockroach († Crenocticola burmanica Li & Huang), considered as a stem Nocticolidae lineage, is also of particular interest because its plesiomorphic morphology makes it a transitional form with the Latindiinae (Li & Huang, 2020).…”

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Phylogenetic reconstruction of Corydioidea (Dictyoptera: Blattodea) provides new insights on the placement of Latindiinae and supports the proposal of the new subfamily Ctenoneurinae

Han,

Qiu,

Zhang

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Systematic Entomology

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Representatives of the cockroach superfamily Corydioidea are less sampled than members of the two other cockroach superfamilies (Blaberoidea and Blattoidea) due to the difficulty of collecting them in the field, accentuated by a general lack of knowledge on their biology. Their evolutionary relationships have not yet been investigated with a relevant sampling and are therefore poorly known. Here, we assess the phylogenetic relationships of 35 Corydioidea species with mitochondrial genomes and two nuclear gene fragments. Our sampling for Corydiidae comprises Corydiinae and Euthyrrhaphinae representatives, whereas our sampling for the remaining Corydioidea includes species belonging to genera Beybienkonus Qiu, Wang and Che, Compsodes Hebard, Ctenoneura Hanitsch and Nocticola Bolívar. We further infer their divergence times with molecular dating analyses relying on five fossil calibrations. We also carry out reconstructions of ancestral character states for 11 phenotypic and one biological traits. Our results recover two major Corydioidea clades, one consisting solely of Corydiidae (except Latindiinae) and the other of all remaining Corydioidea taxa. Based on the results of phylogenetic analyses, an updated classification of extant Corydioidea is proposed, where Latindiinae Handlirsch stat.rev. and Ctenoneurinae Qiu and Che, subfam.nov. are assigned to the family Nocticolidae Bolívar sensu nov. A new genus Pseudoeupolyphaga Qiu and Che, gen.nov. is also established within Corydiinae. Both the origin of crown Corydioidea and the divergence of the two major lineages are estimated to have occurred during the Triassic–Jurassic boundary. Ancestral character state reconstruction analyses also suggest an adaptive relationship between phenotypic characteristics and habitat preferences.

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Phylogenetic reconstruction of Corydioidea (Dictyoptera: Blattodea) provides new insights on the placement of Latindiinae and supports the proposal of the new subfamily Ctenoneurinae

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Qiu,

Zhang

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Systematic Entomology

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“…However, the alternative topologies recovered in both studies mentioned above and our MP analyses were all rejected in the AU test (Table S2, Appendix S1). Further, the spermatheca of Malaccina is similar to those of Pseudophyllodromiinae (one pair of secondary spermathecae and each with one ampulla; Liu et al., 2023: Fig. 4), but distinctly different from those of other non‐blaberid Blaberoidea.…”

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Phylogenetic analysis of Blaberoidea reveals non‐monophyly of taxa and supports the creation of multiple new subfamilies

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2023

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The superfamily Blaberoidea is a highly species‐rich group of cockroaches. High‐level blaberoidean phylogenetics are still under debate owing to variable taxon sampling and incongruence between mitochondrial and nuclear evolution, as well as different methods used in various phylogenetic studies. We here present a phylogenetic analysis of Blaberoidea based on a dataset combining the mitochondrial genome with two nuclear markers from representatives of all recognized families within the superfamily. Our results support the monophyly of Blaberiodea, which includes Ectobiidae s.s. (=Ectobiinae), Pseudophyllodromiidae, Nyctiboridae, Blattellidae s.s. (=Blattellinae) and Blaberidae. Ectobiidae s.s. was recovered as sister to the remaining Blaberoidea in all inferences. Pseudophyllodromiidae was paraphyletic with respect to Anaplectoidea + Malaccina. Blattellidae s.s. excluding Anaplectoidea + Malaccina formed a monophyletic group that was sister to Blaberidae. Based on our results, we propose a revised classification for Blaberoidea: Anaplectoidinae subfam.nov. and Episorineuchora gen.nov., and two new combinations at species level within Pseudophyllodromiidae; Rhabdoblattellinae subfam.nov., Calolamprodinae subfam.nov., Acutirhabdoblatta gen.nov., as well as new combinations for three species within Blaberidae. Ancestral state reconstructions based on four morphological characters allow us to infer that the common ancestor of blaberoid cockroaches is likely to be a species with characteristics similar to those found in Ectobiidae, that is, front femur Type B, arolium present, abdomen with a visible gland and male genital hook on the left side.

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Role of epigenetic molecular mechanisms in insect evolutionary innovations

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2024

On Epigenetics and Evolution

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Advances in the understanding of Blattodea evolution: Insights from phylotranscriptomics and spermathecae

Cited by 8 publications

References 99 publications

Phylogenetic reconstruction of Corydioidea (Dictyoptera: Blattodea) provides new insights on the placement of Latindiinae and supports the proposal of the new subfamily Ctenoneurinae

Phylogenetic reconstruction of Corydioidea (Dictyoptera: Blattodea) provides new insights on the placement of Latindiinae and supports the proposal of the new subfamily Ctenoneurinae

Phylogenetic analysis of Blaberoidea reveals non‐monophyly of taxa and supports the creation of multiple new subfamilies

Role of epigenetic molecular mechanisms in insect evolutionary innovations

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