TY - JOUR
T1 - Entomologically famous, evolutionarily unexplored
T2 - The first phylogeny of the lanternfly family Fulgoridae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea)
AU - Urban, Julie M.
AU - Cryan, Jason R.
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We thank the following for valuable help with fieldwork and specimen collection: T. McCabe, M. Adams, K. Miller, G. Svenson, C. Bartlett, H. Romack, J. Robertson, F. Shockley, R. Colwell, J. Longino, and C. Godoy. We thank the following for generous specimen loans: K. Hill, D. Marshall, B. Moulds, M. Moulds, L. O’Brien, C. Simon, A. Wheeler, and M. Whiting. For assistance with laboratory work, we are grateful to T. Sanford, and for assistance with imaging, we thank R. Barber. For assistance with specimen identification, we are grateful to G. Goemans and L. O’Brien. We thank B. Normark, G. Robinson, C.B. Stewart, and I. Wang for their advice on this project. We are especially grateful to Lois O’Brien for sharing her extensive expertise on Fulgoridae throughout all phases of this research. We also thank three anonymous reviewers for their constructive critiques of this work. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. DEB-0342538 and DEB-0529679, and by New York State Museum. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the New York State Museum.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Lanternflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) are frequently used as examples of unusual morphological evolution, with some species (such as the peanut-headed bug, Fulgora laternaria Linnaeus) also ubiquitously cited as icons of tropical insect biodiversity. Despite that entomological notoriety, the phylogeny of this charismatic planthopper family has never before been studied. Presented here are the results of a phylogenetic investigation of Fulgoridae based on DNA nucleotide sequence data from five genetic loci (18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, histone 3, wingless, and cytochrome oxidase I). The resulting topologies are used to test the higher classification of Fulgoridae, which is based primarily on characters associated with the curious head morphology of many included species. Analyses include a taxonomic sample of 69 fulgorid species representing 46 (of 110) genera, 10 (of 11) tribes, and all 8 currently recognized subfamilies. Results of this study: (1) demonstrate the need for a revised classification of Fulgoridae, particularly at the higher taxonomic levels; (2) suggest that the genus Zanna is excluded from a monophyletic Fulgoridae; (3) indicate that there have been multiple losses of the extended head process across fulgorid evolution, with what appears to be convergence (in shape and/or loss) in distantly related lineages; and (4) suggest two alternative biogeographic hypotheses to explain the distribution of extant Fulgoridae, with either an Old World origin and a single subsequent colonization of the New World, or a contemporaneous diversification of Old and New World lineages.
AB - Lanternflies (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) are frequently used as examples of unusual morphological evolution, with some species (such as the peanut-headed bug, Fulgora laternaria Linnaeus) also ubiquitously cited as icons of tropical insect biodiversity. Despite that entomological notoriety, the phylogeny of this charismatic planthopper family has never before been studied. Presented here are the results of a phylogenetic investigation of Fulgoridae based on DNA nucleotide sequence data from five genetic loci (18S rDNA, 28S rDNA, histone 3, wingless, and cytochrome oxidase I). The resulting topologies are used to test the higher classification of Fulgoridae, which is based primarily on characters associated with the curious head morphology of many included species. Analyses include a taxonomic sample of 69 fulgorid species representing 46 (of 110) genera, 10 (of 11) tribes, and all 8 currently recognized subfamilies. Results of this study: (1) demonstrate the need for a revised classification of Fulgoridae, particularly at the higher taxonomic levels; (2) suggest that the genus Zanna is excluded from a monophyletic Fulgoridae; (3) indicate that there have been multiple losses of the extended head process across fulgorid evolution, with what appears to be convergence (in shape and/or loss) in distantly related lineages; and (4) suggest two alternative biogeographic hypotheses to explain the distribution of extant Fulgoridae, with either an Old World origin and a single subsequent colonization of the New World, or a contemporaneous diversification of Old and New World lineages.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.12.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 19118634
AN - SCOPUS:60349089030
SN - 1055-7903
VL - 50
SP - 471
EP - 484
JO - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
JF - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
IS - 3
ER -