Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Nomada (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using ultraconserved elements

Odanaka, Katherine A.; Branstetter, Michael G.; Tobin, Kerrigan B.; Rehan, Sandra M.

doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107453

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“…Odanaka and colleagues recently conducted the first densely-sampled molecular phylogenetic investigation of Nomada using UCE phylogenomic data with 16 species-groups, and their investigation suggested that the odontophora species-group is sister to the rest 45 , contrasting with our results that suggested the roberjeotiana species-group was sister to the rest. Notably, however, we did not include a sample of the odontophora species-group and consequently, here and elsewhere, it seems likely that the differences are due to taxon sampling.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, difficulties in assigning species-group membership correctly are well known for this genus 40 , such that this could explain some disagreements between our two studies. For example, they recovered the superba and ruficornis species-groups as paraphyletic, while our study found that the armata species-group is paraphyletic, and ruficornis species-group is polyphyletic 45 . Our multi-gene phylogeny supports the designation of N. ginran as a member of the armata species-group as suggested by 42 .…”

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confidence: 47%

“…Again, differences in results between our study and the most recent investigation may be due to differences in taxon sampling, since we primarily focused on species with valid host information. In addition, Odanaka et al examined Nomada phylogeny at a deeper level by using the UCE phylogenomic data with a much denser sampling pool 45 . Given that the phylogenomic approach is possible to provide dept and resolution to the data, the incongruencies between the latest study and the present work are presumably due to the different research methodologies.…”

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“…Two species, N. aswensis , and N. kaguya , which belong to the ruficornis species-group but show similar biology with the furva species-group, were also included in this study. We included two type species, N. ruficornis from ruficornis species-group and Nomada armata from armata species-group, to fully investigate the composition of these species-group concepts by Alexander 40 , although greater sampling is necessary to fully define the species-groups 45 . The study used DNA samples of Finnish Nomada species from the Genomic Resources collection ( https://laji.fi/en/theme/luomusgrc/instructions ) of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus ( https://www.luomus.fi/en ), and the HTTP-URIs of the DNA samples are listed in Table S1 .…”

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“…However, he mentioned that one of the species-groups, the ruficornis species-group may be a paraphyletic due to the lack of distinct apomorphic characteristics. Recently, the incongruencies between the morphological study and molecular analysis was proposed by Won, and Odanaka et al 44 , 45 . Yet, given its high species diversity in this tribe, it is crucial to reveal the hidden patterns of the phylogenetic relationships.…”

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Harrison’s rule corroborated for the body size of cleptoparasitic cuckoo bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae) and their hosts

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Harrison’s rule, that body size is positively correlated between parasites and hosts, has been reported in a range of taxa, but whether the rule is applicable to cleptoparasitic insects is poorly understood. Subfamily Nomadinae, the largest group of cleptoparasitic bees, usurp the nests of a variety of host bees. Within the subfamily, Nomada exploits the most diverse hosts, using at least ten genera from five families. Here, we reassess the phylogeny of Nomadinae, including the expanded sampling of the genus Nomada, to explore host shift fluctuations throughout their evolutionary history and test the applicability of Harrison’s rule for the subfamily. Our phylogenetic results are mostly congruent with previous investigations, but we infer the tribe Hexepeolini as a sister taxon to the tribe Nomadini. Additionally, the results reveal discrepancies with the traditional classifications of Nomada. Ancestral state reconstruction of host use indicates that, early in their evolution, parasites used closer relatives, before attacking less related groups later. Lastly, we confirm Harrison’s rule in Nomadinae, supporting that body size dynamics influence the host shifts of cleptoparasitic bees.

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