Phylogenomics of Tetraopes longhorn beetles unravels their evolutionary history and biogeographic origins.

ABSTRACT: Tetraopes longhorn beetles are known for their resistance to milkweed plant toxins and their coevolutionary dynamics with milkweed plants (Asclepias). This association is considered a textbook example of coevolution, in which each species of Tetraopes is specialized to feed on one or a few species of Asclepias. A major challenge to investigating coevolutionary hypotheses and conducting molecular ecology studies lies in the limited understanding of the evolutionary history and biogeographical patterns of Tetraopes. By integrating genomic, morphological, paleontological, and geographical data, we present a robust phylogeny of Tetraopes and their relatives, using three inference methods with varying subsets of data, encompassing 2-12 thousand UCE loci. We elucidate the diversification pattern

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Trejo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10973435 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature