UCE Phylogenomics of New World Cryptopone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Elucidates Genus Boundaries, Species Boundaries, and the Vicariant History of a
Author
Branstetter, Michael G.
U. S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pollinating Insects Research Unit, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA,
branstetter@usda.gov
Author
Longino, John T.
School of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA, and
branstetter@usda.gov
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Insect Systematics and Diversity
2022
2022-01-25
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab031
journal article
10.1093/isd/ixab031
2399-3421
Wadeura
Weber 1939
Revived Status
Type
species:
Wadeura guianensis
Weber, 1939:103
; by original designation.
See discussion of morphology under
Cryptopone
.
Wadeura
now contains four species:
W. guianensis
,
W. holmgreni
,
W. holmgrenita
sp. nov.
, and
W. pauli
. Phylogenetic information is available for three of the four known species, with
W. pauli
being sister to
W
.
holmgrenita
and
W
.
guianensis
.
Wadeura holmgreni
is very similar to
W. holmgrenita
and the two are likely sister species.