Wing base structural data support the sister relationship of megaloptera and neuroptera (insecta: neuropterida)

The phylogenetic status and the monophyly of the holometabolous insect order Megaloptera has been an often disputed and long unresolved problem. The present study attempts to infer phylogenetic relationships among three orders, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, and Raphidioptera, within the superorder Neurop...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e114695-e114695
Main Authors: Zhao, Chenjing, Liu, Xingyue, Yang, Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Animals
Aquatic insects
Biology and Life Sciences
Cladistic analysis
Data processing
Datasets
Evolution
Evolution, Molecular
Female
Insecta - anatomy & histology
Insects
Male
Morphology
Phylogenetics
Phylogeny
Wings, Animal - anatomy & histology
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Summary:The phylogenetic status and the monophyly of the holometabolous insect order Megaloptera has been an often disputed and long unresolved problem. The present study attempts to infer phylogenetic relationships among three orders, Megaloptera, Neuroptera, and Raphidioptera, within the superorder Neuropterida, based on wing base structure. Cladistic analyses were carried out based on morphological data from both the fore- and hindwing base. A sister relationship between Megaloptera and Neuroptera was recovered, and the monophyly of Megaloptera was corroborated. The division of the order Megaloptera, the traditional higher classification, into Corydalidae (Corydalinae + Chauliodinae) and Sialidae, was also supported by our wing base data analyses.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0114695