Mitochondrial Phylogenomics of Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinoidea) Supports the Monophyly of Eriocampinae stat. nov.

ABSTRACT: Tenthredinidae (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinoidea), the most species-rich sawfly family, features a controversial subfamily classification, particularly regarding Eriocampa Hartig, 1837, Conaspidia Konow, 1898, and their relatives. In this study, we sequenced and characterized 15 complete mitochondrial genomes from Eriocampa, Eriocampopsis Takeuchi, 1952, and Conaspidia, and reconstructed the phylogeny of Tenthredinidae using a mitogenomic dataset including 69 species from 16 subfamilies. The mitochondrial genomes of these genera exhibited genus-specific tRNA rearrangements within the IQM and ARNS1EF clusters. Phylogenetic analyses using both Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian Inference consistently recovered (Eriocampa + Eriocampopsis + Conaspid

SUBMITTER: Wan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12837920 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature