Tribal classification and phylogeny of Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) inferred from seven gene regions

Ban, Xiaoshuang; Jiang, Nan; Cheng, Rui; Xue, Dayong; Han, Hongxiang

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“…Oenochrominae and Desmobathrinae are considered the most controversial subfamilies in Geometridae. A close relationship of these subfamilies has been proposed both in morphological (Meyrick, 1889; Cook & Scoble, 1992; Holloway, 1996) and in molecular studies (Sihvonen et al, 2011; Ban et al, 2018). In early classifications, species of Desmobathrinae and Oenochrominae were classified in the family Monocteniadae (Meyrick, 1889), which is currently considered a junior synonym of Oenochrominae Guenée.…”

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“…Representative taxa of all subfamilies recognized in Geometridae were included, except for the small subfamily Orthostixinae for which most molecular markers could not be amplified successfully. A total of 93 tribes are represented in this study following recent phylogenetic hypotheses and classifications (Sihvonen et al, 2011; Wahlberg et al, 2010; Sihvonen, Staude & Mutanen, 2015; Õunap, Viidalepp & Truuverk, 2016; Ban et al, 2018). In addition, 14 non-geometrid species belonging to other families of Geometroidea were included as outgroups based on the hypothesis proposed by Regier et al (2009, 2013).…”

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“…Eight subfamilies are currently recognized in Geometridae (Sihvonen et al, 2011). Several recent molecular and morphological studies have attempted to confirm the monophyly or clarify the taxonomy of most of these groups, for instance: Sterrhinae (Holloway, 1997; Hausmann, 2004; Sihvonen & Kaila, 2004; Õunap, Viidalepp & Saarma, 2008), Larentiinae (Holloway, 1997; Mironov, 2003; Viidalepp, 2006, 2011; Hausmann & Viidalepp, 2012; Õunap, Viidalepp & Truuverk, 2016), Desmobathrinae (Holloway, 1996; Hausmann, 2001), Archiearinae (Hausmann, 2001; Young, 2006), Oenochrominae (Holloway, 1996; Scoble & Edwards, 1990; Cook & Scoble, 1992; Hausmann, 2001; Young, 2006), Geometrinae (Cook et al, 1994; Pitkin, 1996; Hausmann, 2001; Ban et al, 2018), Orthostixinae (Holloway, 1997) and Ennominae (Holloway, 1994; Pitkin, 2002; Beljaev, 2006; Young, 2006; Wahlberg et al, 2010; Õunap et al, 2011; Skou & Sihvonen, 2015; Sihvonen, Staude & Mutanen, 2015), but questions remain. An important shortcoming is that our understanding of geometrid systematics is biased towards the long-studied European fauna, whereas the highest diversity of this family is in the tropics, which are still largely unexplored (Brehm et al, 2016).…”

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“…Most recent molecular phylogenies have shown Oenochrominae and Desmobathrinae to be intermingled (Sihvonen et al, 2011; Ban et al, 2018), but previous taxon sampling was limited to eight and four species, respectively. The poor taxon sampling and unresolved relationships around the oenochromine and desmobathrine complex called for additional phylogenetic studies to clarify the relationships of these poorly known taxa within Geometridae.…”

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A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

Murillo‐Ramos

Brehm²,

Sihvonen

et al. 2019

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Our study aims to investigate the relationships of the major lineages within the moth family Geometridae, with a focus on the poorly studied Oenochrominae-Desmobathrinae complex, and to translate some of the results into a coherent subfamilial and tribal level classification for the family. We analyzed a molecular dataset of 1,206 Geometroidea terminal taxa from all biogeographical regions comprising up to 11 molecular markers that includes one mitochondrial (COI) and 10 protein-coding nuclear gene regions (wingless, ArgK, MDH, RpS5, GAPDH, IDH, Ca-ATPase, Nex9, EF-1alpha, CAD). The molecular data set was analyzed using maximum likelihood as implemented in IQ-TREE and RAxML. We found high support for the subfamilies Larentiinae, Geometrinae and Ennominae in their traditional scopes. Sterrhinae becomes monophyletic only if Ergavia Walker, Ametris Hübner and Macrotes Westwood, which are currently placed in Oenochrominae, are formally transferred to Sterrhinae. Desmobathrinae and Oenochrominae are found to be polyphyletic. The concepts of Oenochrominae and Desmobathrinae required major revision and, after appropriate rearrangements, these groups also form monophyletic subfamily-level entities. Oenochrominae s.str. as originally conceived by Guenée is phylogenetically distant from Epidesmia and its close relatives. The latter is hereby described as the subfamily Epidesmiinae Murillo-Ramos, Sihvonen & Brehm, subfam. nov. Epidesmiinae are a lineage of “slender-bodied Oenochrominae” that include the genera Ecphyas Turner, Systatica Turner, Adeixis Warren, Dichromodes Guenée, Phrixocomes Turner, Abraxaphantes Warren, Epidesmia Duncan & Westwood and Phrataria Walker. Archiearinae are monophyletic when Dirce and Acalyphes are formally transferred to Ennominae. We also found that many tribes were para- or polyphyletic and therefore propose tens of taxonomic changes at the tribe and subfamily levels. Archaeobalbini stat. rev. Viidalepp (Geometrinae) is raised from synonymy with Pseudoterpnini Warren to tribal rank. Chlorodontoperini Murillo-Ramos, Sihvonen & Brehm, trib. nov. and Drepanogynini Murillo-Ramos, Sihvonen & Brehm, trib. nov. are described as new tribes in Geometrinae and Ennominae, respectively.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

Murillo‐Ramos

Brehm²,

Sihvonen

et al. 2019

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“…Finally, aligned sequences were uploaded to VoSeq (Peña & Malm, 2012) and then assembled in a dataset comprising 1206 taxa. After cleaning, the final dataset included at least three genes per taxon (see Murillo-Ramos et al, 2019) except for nine samples analysed by Young (2006) and Ban et al (2018), in which only two genes were sequenced. The final dataset had a concatenated length of 7665 bp.…”

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Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification

Sihvonen

Murillo‐Ramos

Brehm

et al. 2020

Systematic Entomology

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A multigene phylogenetic study was carried out to test current, mostly morphology-based hypotheses on Sterrhinae phylogeny with additional material included from further geographical areas and morphologically different lineages. A maximum likelihood analysis (11 molecular markers and 7665 bp) was conducted on 76 species and 41 genera using iq-tree software. The resulting phylogenetic hypothesis is well resolved and branches have high support values. Results generally agree with earlier hypotheses at tribal levels and support the hypothesis that Sterrhinae comprises two major lineages. Based on the molecular phylogeny and extensive morphological examination, nine tribes are considered valid and the following taxonomic changes are introduced to recognize monophyletic groups: Mecoceratini Guenée, 1858 (= Ametridini Prout, 1910) is transferred from Desmobathrinae to Sterrhinae, and it is considered valid at tribal level new classification; Haemaleini Sihvonen & Brehm is described as a new tribe and deemed sister to Scopulini + Lissoblemmini; Lissoblemmini Sihvonen & Staude is described as a new tribe and sister to Scopulini; Lythriini Herbulot, 1962 is now a junior synonym of Rhodometrini Agenjo, 1952 syn.n.; and Rhodostrophiini Prout, 1935 is now a junior synonym of Cyllopodini Kirby, 1892 syn.n. In addition, 48 taxa are transferred from other geometrid subfamilies to Sterrhinae, or within Sterrhinae from one tribe to another, or they are classified into a tribe for the first time, or a new genus classification is proposed. The results demonstrate the limited explanatory power of earlier classifications, particularly at the tribal level. This is probably a result of earlier classifications being based on superficial characters and biased towards the European and North American fauna. The species richness and distribution of Sterrhinae and its constituent tribes are reviewed, showing that the globally distributed Sterrhinae are most diverse in the Neotropics (31% of global fauna). They are species-rich in the Palaearctic (22%), Afrotropics (19%) and Indo-Malay (16%) regions, whereas they are almost absent in Oceania (1%). In terms of the described fauna, the most species-rich tribes are Scopulini (928 species), Sterrhini (876 species) and Cosymbiini (553 species), all of which have a cosmopolitan distribution. Mecoceratiini and Haemaleini are almost entirely Neotropical. Timandrini and Lissoblemmini, by contrast, are absent in the Neotropics. We present a revised classification of the global Sterrhinae fauna, which includes about 3000 putatively valid species, classified into nine tribes and 97 genera. Four genera are of uncertain position within Sterrhinae. Our results highlight Correspondence: Pasi Sihvonen, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13,

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Shennongjia–Wushan Mountains—One cryptic glacial refugium introduced by the phylogeographical study of the Geometridae moth Ourapteryx szechuana Wehrli

Cheng

Han

Xue

et al. 2021

Ecology and Evolution

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During the Quaternary Period, climatic fluctuations during glacial-interglacial cycles may be the most dominant paleoclimatic events, which have greatly influenced species distribution, genetic diversification, and demography (Hewitt, 1996(Hewitt, , 2000.Studies of European and North American taxa found that species were generally restricted to southern refugia during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 0.021-0.018 million years ago, Ma) and expanded northwards as the climate warmed up. Compared with detailed research conducted in Europe, relatively few investigations have been focusing on other parts of the world, such as East

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Tribal classification and phylogeny of Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) inferred from seven gene regions

Cited by 18 publications

References 46 publications

A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) with a focus on enigmatic small subfamilies

Molecular phylogeny of Sterrhinae moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): towards a global classification

Shennongjia–Wushan Mountains—One cryptic glacial refugium introduced by the phylogeographical study of the Geometridae moth Ourapteryx szechuana Wehrli

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