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Phylogeny of Apioceridae and Mydidae (Insecta: Diptera)
based on morphological characters of adult flies




Torsten Dikow
Biodiversity Synthesis Center
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA
. introduction                                            2

Yeates & Irwin 1996 – Apioceridae: cladistic reappraisal and biogeography
  › 6 Apioceridae exemplar species
  › 13 Mydidae exemplar species
  › 77 morphological characters
      Pre-1996 = non-monophyletic Apioceridae                      Post-1996 = monophyletic Apioceridae
                            Asilidae                                                      Asilidae
                            Apiocera (Pyrocera)                                           Apiocera (Pyrocera)
                            Apiocera (Ripidosyrma)   Apioceridae                          Apiocera (Ripidosyrma)
                            Apiocera (Anypenus)                                           Apiocera (Anypenus)
                            Apiocera (Apiocera)                                           Apiocera (Apiocera)
                            Rhaphiomidinae                                                Rhaphiomidinae
                            Megascelinae                                                  Megascelinae
                            Rhopaliinae                                                   Rhopaliinae
                            Cacatuopyginae
                            Leptomydinae
                                                      Mydidae                             Cacatuopyginae
                                                                                          Leptomydinae
                            Syllegomydinae                                                Syllegomydinae
                            Anomalomydinae                                                Anomalomydinae
                            Diochlistinae                                                 Diochlistinae
                            Ectyphinae                                                    Ectyphinae
                            Apiophorinae                                                  Apiophorinae
                            Mydinae                                                       Mydinae
. introduction                                          3

Yeates & Irwin 1996 – Exclusively southern connection taxa = Gondwanan
                                                    Apiocera (Pyrocera) western North America




                                                    Apiocera (Ripidosyrma)
                                                                                 South Africa
                                                    Tongamya

                      Apioceridae



                   Mydidae: Megascelinae            Apiocera (Anypenus)
                                                    Megascelus               Argentina + Chile
                                                    Mitrodetus
                                                    Apiophora, Midacritus

                           Mydidae: Diochlistinae

                           Mydidae: Apiophorinae    Apiocera (Apiocera)
                                                    Neorhaphiomidas
                                                    Diochlistus                      Australia
                                                    Miltinus
. introduction                                           4

Apioceridae – “flower-loving flies”
  ◊	 Adult flies flower-feeders

  ◊	 larvae possibly predatory

  ◊	 138 species and 1 genus (4 subgenera)

  ◊	 length = 15 – 30 mm

  ◊	 occur only in
                                                                   Apiocera (Apiocera) moerens © Peter Chew
  	   › Argentina and Chile – 4 species
  	   › Australia – 67 species
  	   › South Africa – 3 species
  	   › western North America (Canada, Mexico, USA) – 64 species



                                                                          Apiocera bilineata © Greg Ballmer
. introduction                                           5

Mydidae – “mydas flies”
  ◊	 Adult flies flower-feeders, some do not feed at all

  ◊	 Larvae possibly predatory

  ◊	 472 species and 66 genera world-wide

  ◊	 length = 9 – 60 mm (wing length up to 52 mm)

  ◊	 World-wide primarily in arid regions
                                                               Mydidae: Opomydas townsendi
  ◊	 Rarely collected – Afrotropical Region most speciose

  ◊	 Oldest definitive fossil † Cretomydas santanensis
  	 › Crato Formation, Brazil
  	 › Cretaceous: Aptian – Albian
  	 › ≈ 112 myo

                                                               Mydidae: Eremomidas arabicus
.. methods                                        6

Taxon Sampling
  ◊	 27 Apiocera species (= 19.6 %)

  ◊	 134 Mydidae species (= 28.4 %)
  	 › 46 genera (= 69.7 %)
  	 › 7 tribal taxa (= 87.5 %)
  	 › 11 subfamily taxa (= 100.0 %)
                                      Apioceridae
  ◊	 Outgroup taxa
  	 › 37 Asiloidea species
  	 › 3 Nemestrinoidea
  	 › 1 Tabanomorpha


                                      Mydidae

                                                        collecting localities of specimens included
.. methods                                                      7

Morphological Characters
  ◊	 211 discrete, parsimony informative characters

  ◊	 36 coded separately for female and male
  	 semaphoronts

   tagma       # characters   remarks
   Head        44
   Thorax      103
                    46        chaetotaxy, sclerites, etc.
                    24        wing
                    33        leg
   Abdomen     62
                    13        sclerite shapes, chaetotaxy, etc.
                    30        ? terminalia
                    19        / terminalia
.. methods                                    8

Phylogenetic Analysis
  ◊	 Data assembly and visualization
  	 › Mesquite (version 2.75)
  	 › FigTree (version 1.3.1)
  	 › TreeMap3 (version 3.0b)

  ◊	 Tree Search
  	 › TNT (version 1.1 June 2012)
                                                    Mydidae: Eremomidas arabicus © Drew Gardner
  	 › Ratchet, TreeDrifting
  	 › all multi-state characters non-additive
  	 › all characters equally weighted
  ◊	 Bremer Support
  	 › TNT (version 1.1 June 2012)


                                                     Mydidae: Heteromydas bicolor © Greg Ballmer
... new phylogenetic hypothesis                             9
                                                                                                                    Limata tenuicornis
                                                                                                                    Eulonchus sp Six Rivers
                                                                                                                    Neorhynchocephalus volaticus
                                                                                                                    Nemestrinus nigrovillosus




Results
                                                                                                                    Bombylius major
                                                                                                                    Dipalta serpentina
                                                                                                                    Toxophora maxima
                                                                                                                    Prorates sp Escalante
                                                                                                                    Apsilocephala longistyla
                                                                                                                    Hemigephyra atra
                                                                                                                    Phycus frommeri
                                                                                                                    Diogmites grossus
                                                                                                                    Pegesimallus laticornis
                                                                                                                    Dioctria hyalipennis
                                                                                                                    Leptogaster cylindrica
                                                                                                                    Euscelidia pulchra
                                                                                                                    Ospriocerus aeacus
                                                                                                                    Gonioscelis ventralis
                                                                                                                    Stichopogon punctum




  ◊	 1040 most parsimonious trees
                                                                                                                    Lasiopogon cinctus
                                                                                                                    Damalis monochaetes
                                                                                                                    Holcocephala calva
                                                                                                                    Hoplistomerus nobilis
                                                                                                                    Pilica formidolosa
                                                                                                                    Laphria aktis
                                                                                                                    Emphysomera pallidapex
                                                                                                                    Ommatius tibialis


                                                                                                                •
                                                                                                                    Neolophonotus bimaculatus
                                                                                                                    Machimus occidentalis


                                                                                                                •
                                                                                                                    Philonicus albiceps
                                                                                                                    Apiocera R alastor M
                                                                                                                    Apiocera R braunsi


                                                                                                       •
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P bilineata


                                                                                                   •
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P mexicana M
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P barri
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P martinorum




  ◊	 1845 steps
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P parahydra
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P haruspex


                                                                                                                •                                     Apioceridae
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P aldrichi
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P painteri
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P arena
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P parkeri
                                                                                                                    Apiocera P sp Colnett M
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap imminuta
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap tonnoiri
                                                                                                                    Apiocera An obscura
                                                                                                                    Apiocera An philippii


                                                                       •
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap asilica
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap brevicornis
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap hardyi


                                                                                                           •• •
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap pica




  ◊	 strict consensus
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap similis
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap maritima


                                                                                                              •
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap minor
                                                                                                                    Apiocera Ap newmani
                                                                                                                    Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki
                                                                                                                    Rhaphiomidas maehleri


                                                                                                           • •
                                                                                                                    Rhaphiomidas parkeri


                                                                           •
                                                                                                                    Tongamya miranda
                                                                                                                    Megascelus albovillosus


                                                                                                            ••
                                                                                                                    Megascelus melanoproctus
                                                                                                                    Megascelus nigricornis




  	 › several polytomies
                                                                                                                    Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M
                                                                                                                    Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep


                                                                               •                           •• •
                                                                                                                    Neorhaphiomidas hardyi
                                                                                                                    Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah
                                                                                                                    Cretomydas santanensis


                                                                                                              •
                                                                                                                    Diochlistus auripennis M
                                                                                                                    Diochlistus gracilis
                                                                                                                    Diochlistus melleipennis


                                                                                   •
                                                                                                                    Anomalomydas mackerrasi
                                                                                                                    Anomalomydas australicus F
                                                                                                                    Midacritus stuardoanus M


                                                                                                              •
                                                                                                                    Midacritus wagenknechti
                                                                                                                    Ectyphus armipes




  	 › not well-resolved in derived ingroup                                                                    •
                                                                                                                    Parectyphus namibiensis
                                                                                                                    Apiophora paulseni


                                                                                       •                      •
                                                                                                                    Apiophora quadricinctata
                                                                                                                    Ectyphus amboseli M
                                                                                                                    Ectyphus pinguis


                                                                                                           • •
                                                                                                                    Heteromydas bicolor
                                                                                                                    Opomydas townsendi
                                                                                                                    Miltinus stenogaster
                                                                                                                    Miltinus viduatus


                                                                                                              •
                                                                                                                    Miltinus maculipennis
                                                                                                                    Miltinus minutus
                                                                                                                    Paramydas igniticornis
                                                                                                                    Cacatuopyga basifascia
                                                                                                                    Cacatuopyga ruficornis M
                                                                                                                    Stratiomydas lividus
                                                                                                                    Mydas clavatus
                                                                                                                    Mydas tricinctus


                                                                                                                •
                                                                                                                    Mydas xanthopterus


                                                                                                                •
                                                                                                                    Dolichogaster brevicornis
                                                                                                                    Phyllomydas bruesii
                                                                                                                    Phyllomydas parvulus
                                                                                                                    Plyomydas peruviensis M
                                                                                                                    Plyomydas sp nov Tandil
                                                                                                                    Messiasia californica M


                                                                                                            •
                                                                                                                    Messiasia painteri
                                                                                                                    Pseudorhopalia mirandai
                                                                                                                    Rhopalia annulata


                                                                                                                •
                                                                                                                    Rhopalia cincta


                                                                                           •                                                          Mydidae
                                                                                                                    Rhopalia olivieri
                                                                                                                    Perissocerus dumonti F


                                                                                                                •
                                                                                                                    Perissocerus transcaspicus
                                                                                                                    Hessemydas parkeri M
                                                                                                                    Hessemydas daugeroni
                                                                                                                    Hessemydas seyrigi
                                                                                                                    Nemomydas melanopogon


                                                                                               •
                                                                                                                    Leptomydas notos
                                                                                                                    Nemomydas pantherinus
                                                                                                                    Nemomydas brachyrhynchus
                                                                                                                    Nemomydas venosus
                                                                                                                    Leptomydas lusitanicus
                                                                                                                    Eremomidas bek
                                                                                                                    Leptomydas rapti M
                                                                                                                    Leptomydas turcicus
                                                                                                                    Leptomydas corsicanus
                                                                                                                    Nemomydas gruenbergi M


                                                                                                   •
                                                                                                                    Leptomydas sardous


                                                                                                             •
                                                                                                                    Nemomydas lamia
                                                                                                                    Pseudonomoneura bajaensis
                                                                                                                    Pseudonomoneura hirta
                                                                                                                    Pseudonomoneura micheneri


                                                                                                             •
                                                                                                                    Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F



                                                                                                            ••
                                                                                                                    Nothomydas picketti
                                                                                                                    Namibimydas psamminos
                                                                                                                    Namibimydas stuckenbergi
                                                                                                                    Cephalocera imitata M
                                                                                                                    Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein
                                                                                                                    Cephalocera longirostris
                                                                                                                    Cephalocera sp Papendorp
                                                                                                                    Cephalocera sp Sors Sors
                                                                                                                    Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M


                                                                                                              •
                                                                                                                    Nomoneura caffra
                                                                                                                    Nomoneura paradoxa
                                                                                                                    Nomoneuroides natalensis
                                                                                                                    Namadytes sp Gobabeb M


                                                                                                            ••
   Limata tenuicornis
   Eulonchus sp Six Rivers
   Neorhynchocephalus volaticus                                                                                     Namadytes vansoni
                                                                                                                    Neolaparopsis puncturatus
   Nemestrinus nigrovillosus
   Bombylius major
   Dipalta serpentina




                                                                                                            ••
                                                                                                                    Haplomydas crassipes
   Toxophora maxima
   Prorates sp Escalante
   Apsilocephala longistyla
   Hemigephyra atra

                                                                                                                    Eremohaplomydas desertorum
   Phycus frommeri
   Diogmites grossus
   Pegesimallus laticornis




                                                                                                              •
   Dioctria hyalipennis

                                                                                                                    Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M
   Leptogaster cylindrica
   Euscelidia pulchra
   Ospriocerus aeacus
   Gonioscelis ventralis

                                                                                                                    Mydaselpis sp nov Daan
   Stichopogon punctum
   Lasiopogon cinctus
   Damalis monochaetes

                                                                                                                    Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M
   Holcocephala calva
   Hoplistomerus nobilis
   Pilica formidolosa
   Laphria aktis

                                                                                                                    Vespiodes leopolditertii
   Emphysomera pallidapex
   Ommatius tibialis




                                                                                                              •
   Neolophonotus bimaculatus
   Machimus occidentalis

                                                                                                                    Vespiodes phaios
   Philonicus albiceps
   Apiocera R alastor M
   Apiocera R braunsi

                                                                                                                    Mydaselpis ngurumani
   Apiocera P bilineata
   Apiocera P mexicana M
   Apiocera P barri
   Apiocera P martinorum

                                                                                                                    Arenomydas caerulescens
   Apiocera P parahydra
   Apiocera P haruspex
   Apiocera P aldrichi
   Apiocera P painteri

                                                                                                                    Arenomydas callosus
   Apiocera P arena
   Apiocera P parkeri
   Apiocera P sp Colnett M


                                                                                                                    Arenomydas namaquensis M
   Apiocera Ap imminuta
   Apiocera Ap tonnoiri
   Apiocera An obscura
   Apiocera An philippii




                                                                                                            •
                                                                                                                    Arenomydas partitus
   Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga
   Apiocera Ap asilica
   Apiocera Ap brevicornis
   Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M

                                                                                                                    Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb
   Apiocera Ap hardyi
   Apiocera Ap pica
   Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd
   Apiocera Ap similis

                                                                                                                    Notosyllegomydas brincki
   Apiocera Ap maritima
   Apiocera Ap minor
   Apiocera Ap newmani

                                                                                                                    Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M
   Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki
   Rhaphiomidas maehleri
   Rhaphiomidas parkeri
   Tongamya miranda

                                                                                                                    Eremomidas arabicus
   Megascelus albovillosus
   Megascelus melanoproctus
   Megascelus nigricornis
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M

                                                                                                                    Halterorchis karooensis F
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep
   Neorhaphiomidas hardyi
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A inhacae
   Cretomydas santanensis
   Diochlistus auripennis M
   Diochlistus gracilis
   Diochlistus melleipennis

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A paganus
   Anomalomydas mackerrasi
   Anomalomydas australicus F
   Midacritus stuardoanus M
   Midacritus wagenknechti

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis
   Ectyphus armipes
   Parectyphus namibiensis
   Apiophora paulseni
   Apiophora quadricinctata

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb
   Ectyphus amboseli M
   Ectyphus pinguis
   Heteromydas bicolor

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana
   Opomydas townsendi
   Miltinus stenogaster
   Miltinus viduatus




                                                                                                                •
   Miltinus maculipennis

                                                                                                                    Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M
   Miltinus minutus
   Paramydas igniticornis
   Cacatuopyga basifascia
   Cacatuopyga ruficornis M

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis
   Stratiomydas lividus
   Mydas clavatus
   Mydas tricinctus

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus
   Mydas xanthopterus
   Dolichogaster brevicornis
   Phyllomydas bruesii
   Phyllomydas parvulus

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas C mauricei
   Plyomydas peruviensis M
   Plyomydas sp nov Tandil
   Messiasia californica M
   Messiasia painteri

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet
   Pseudorhopalia mirandai
   Rhopalia annulata
   Rhopalia cincta

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam
   Rhopalia olivieri
   Perissocerus dumonti F
   Perissocerus transcaspicus
   Hessemydas parkeri M

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A sp Obib
   Hessemydas daugeroni
   Hessemydas seyrigi
   Nemomydas melanopogon
   Leptomydas notos

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab
   Nemomydas pantherinus
   Nemomydas brachyrhynchus
   Nemomydas venosus
   Leptomydas lusitanicus

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A omeri
   Eremomidas bek
   Leptomydas rapti M
   Leptomydas turcicus

                                                                                                                    Afroleptomydas A rufithorax
   Leptomydas corsicanus
   Nemomydas gruenbergi M
   Leptomydas sardous
   Nemomydas lamia

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas S lineatus
   Pseudonomoneura bajaensis
   Pseudonomoneura hirta
   Pseudonomoneura micheneri
   Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F

                                                                                                                    Hispanomydas hispanicus
   Nothomydas picketti
   Namibimydas psamminos
   Namibimydas stuckenbergi

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas S algiricus
   Cephalocera imitata M
   Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein
   Cephalocera longirostris
   Cephalocera sp Papendorp

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas S elachys
   Cephalocera sp Sors Sors
   Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M
   Nomoneura caffra
   Nomoneura paradoxa

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas S palestinensis
   Nomoneuroides natalensis




                                            Bremer 3 – 9
   Namadytes sp Gobabeb M
   Namadytes vansoni


                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas S proximus
   Neolaparopsis puncturatus
   Haplomydas crassipes
   Eremohaplomydas desertorum
   Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas S vittatus
   Mydaselpis sp nov Daan
   Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M
   Vespiodes leopolditertii




                                                                                                          •
   Vespiodes phaios

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas N astrictus
   Mydaselpis ngurumani
   Arenomydas caerulescens
   Arenomydas callosus
   Arenomydas namaquensis M

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas N heothinos
   Arenomydas partitus
   Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb
   Notosyllegomydas brincki

                                                                                                                    Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F
   Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M




                                                                                                       ••
   Eremomidas arabicus
   Halterorchis karooensis F
   Afroleptomydas A inhacae

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas N arnoldi M
   Afroleptomydas A paganus
   Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis
   Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb
   Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana

                                                                                                                    Syllegomydas N dispar
   Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M
   Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis
   Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus

                                                                                                                    Diochlistinae Argentina F
   Afroleptomydas C mauricei




                                                                                                          •
   Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet




                                            Bremer ≥ 10    strict consensus of 1040 trees
   Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam
   Afroleptomydas A sp Obib

                                                                                                                    Mitrodetus nanoglossa M
   Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab
   Afroleptomydas A omeri
   Afroleptomydas A rufithorax
   Syllegomydas S lineatus

                                                                                                                    Mitrodetus microglossa
   Hispanomydas hispanicus
   Syllegomydas S algiricus
   Syllegomydas S elachys


                                                                                                                    Mitrodetus dentitarsis
   Syllegomydas S palestinensis
   Syllegomydas S proximus
   Syllegomydas S vittatus
   Syllegomydas N astrictus

                                                                                                                    Mitrodetus dimidiatus
   Syllegomydas N heothinos
   Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F
   Syllegomydas N arnoldi M
   Syllegomydas N dispar
   Diochlistinae Argentina F
   Mitrodetus nanoglossa M
   Mitrodetus microglossa
   Mitrodetus dentitarsis
   Mitrodetus dimidiatus
... new phylogenetic hypothesis                                                             10
                                                                                                                                  Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki
                                                                                                                                  Rhaphiomidas maehleri
                                                                                                                                  Rhaphiomidas parkeri




Placement of † Cretomydas santanensis
                                                                                                                                  Tongamya miranda
                                                                                                                                  Megascelus albovillosus
                                                                                                                                  Megascelus melanoproctus
                                                                                                                                  Megascelus nigricornis
                                                                                                                                  Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M


                                                                                                                      ≈ 112 myo
                                                                                                                                  Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep
                                                                                                                                  Neorhaphiomidas hardyi
                                                                                                                                  Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah
                                                                                                                                  Cretomydas santanensis
                                                                                                                                  Diochlistus auripennis M
                                                                                                                                  Diochlistus gracilis
                                                                                                                                  Diochlistus melleipennis
                                                                                                                                                                       Australia
                                                                                                                                  Anomalomydas mackerrasi
                                                                                                                                  Anomalomydas australicus F
                                                                                                                                  Midacritus stuardoanus M
                                                                                                                                  Midacritus wagenknechti
                                                                                                                                  Ectyphus armipes
                                                                                                                                  Parectyphus namibiensis
                                                                                                                                  Apiophora paulseni
                                                                                                                                  Apiophora quadricinctata
                                                                                                                                  Ectyphus amboseli M
                                                                                                                                  Ectyphus pinguis
                                                                                                                                  Heteromydas bicolor
                                                                                                                                  Opomydas townsendi
                                                                                                                                  Miltinus stenogaster
                                                                                                                                  Miltinus viduatus
                                                                                                                                  Miltinus maculipennis
                                                                                                                                  Miltinus minutus
                                                                                                                                  Paramydas igniticornis
                                                                                                                                  Cacatuopyga basifascia
                                                                                                                                  Cacatuopyga ruficornis M
                                                                                                                                  Stratiomydas lividus
                                                                                                                                  Mydas clavatus
                                                                                                                                  Mydas tricinctus
                                                                                                                                  Mydas xanthopterus
                                                                                                                                  Dolichogaster brevicornis
                                                                                                                                  Phyllomydas bruesii
                                                                                                                                  Phyllomydas parvulus
                                                                                                                                  Plyomydas peruviensis M
                                                                                                                                  Plyomydas sp nov Tandil
                                                                                                                                  Messiasia californica M
                                                                                                                                  Messiasia painteri
                                                                                                                                  Pseudorhopalia mirandai
                                                                                                                                  Rhopalia annulata
                                                                                                                                  Rhopalia cincta
                                                                                                                                  Rhopalia olivieri
                                                                                                                                  Perissocerus dumonti F
                                                                                                                                  Perissocerus transcaspicus
                                                                                                                                  Hessemydas parkeri M
                                                                                                                                  Hessemydas daugeroni
                                                                                                                                  Hessemydas seyrigi
                                                                                                                                  Nemomydas melanopogon
                                                                                                                                  Leptomydas notos
                                                                                                                                  Nemomydas pantherinus
                                                                                                                                  Nemomydas brachyrhynchus
                                                                                                                                  Nemomydas venosus
                                                                                                                                  Leptomydas lusitanicus
                                                                                                                                  Eremomidas bek
                                                                                                                                  Leptomydas rapti M
                                                                                                                                  Leptomydas turcicus
                                                                                                                                  Leptomydas corsicanus
                                                                                                                                  Nemomydas gruenbergi M
                                                                                                                                  Leptomydas sardous
                                                                                                                                  Nemomydas lamia

                                                          † Cretomydas santanensis, Brazil                                        Pseudonomoneura bajaensis
                                                                                                                                  Pseudonomoneura hirta
                                                                                                                                  Pseudonomoneura micheneri
                                                                                                                                  Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F




Non-monophyly of Diochlistinae
                                                                                                                                  Nothomydas picketti
                                                                                                                                  Namibimydas psamminos
                                                                                                                                  Namibimydas stuckenbergi
                                                                                                                                  Cephalocera imitata M
                                                                                                                                  Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein
                                                                                                                                  Cephalocera longirostris
                                                                                                                                  Cephalocera sp Papendorp
                                                                                                                                  Cephalocera sp Sors Sors
                                                                                                                                  Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M
                                                                                                                                  Nomoneura caffra
                                                                                                                                  Nomoneura paradoxa
                                                                                                                                  Nomoneuroides natalensis
                                                                                                                                  Namadytes sp Gobabeb M
                                                                                                                                  Namadytes vansoni
                                                                                                                                  Neolaparopsis puncturatus
                                                                                                                                  Haplomydas crassipes
                                                                                                                                  Eremohaplomydas desertorum
                                                                                                                                  Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M
                                                                                                                                  Mydaselpis sp nov Daan
                                                                                                                                  Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M
                                                                                                                                  Vespiodes leopolditertii
                                                                                                                                  Vespiodes phaios
                                                                                                                                  Mydaselpis ngurumani
                                                                                                                                  Arenomydas caerulescens
                                                                                                                                  Arenomydas callosus
                                                                                                                                  Arenomydas namaquensis M
                                                                                                                                  Arenomydas partitus
                                                                                                                                  Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb
                                                                                                                                  Notosyllegomydas brincki
   Limata tenuicornis
   Eulonchus sp Six Rivers
   Neorhynchocephalus volaticus
   Nemestrinus nigrovillosus
   Bombylius major



                                                                                                                                  Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M
   Dipalta serpentina
   Toxophora maxima
   Prorates sp Escalante
   Apsilocephala longistyla
   Hemigephyra atra
   Phycus frommeri


                                                                                                                                  Eremomidas arabicus
   Diogmites grossus
   Pegesimallus laticornis
   Dioctria hyalipennis
   Leptogaster cylindrica
   Euscelidia pulchra


                                                                                                                                  Halterorchis karooensis F
   Ospriocerus aeacus
   Gonioscelis ventralis
   Stichopogon punctum
   Lasiopogon cinctus
   Damalis monochaetes



                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A inhacae
   Holcocephala calva
   Hoplistomerus nobilis
   Pilica formidolosa
   Laphria aktis
   Emphysomera pallidapex
   Ommatius tibialis


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A paganus
   Neolophonotus bimaculatus
   Machimus occidentalis
   Philonicus albiceps
   Apiocera R alastor M
   Apiocera R braunsi


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis
   Apiocera P bilineata
   Apiocera P mexicana M
   Apiocera P barri
   Apiocera P martinorum
   Apiocera P parahydra



                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb
   Apiocera P haruspex
   Apiocera P aldrichi
   Apiocera P painteri
   Apiocera P arena
   Apiocera P parkeri



                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana
   Apiocera P sp Colnett M
   Apiocera Ap imminuta
   Apiocera Ap tonnoiri
   Apiocera An obscura
   Apiocera An philippii
   Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga


                                                                                                                                  Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M
   Apiocera Ap asilica
   Apiocera Ap brevicornis
   Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M
   Apiocera Ap hardyi
   Apiocera Ap pica


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis
   Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd
   Apiocera Ap similis
   Apiocera Ap maritima
   Apiocera Ap minor
   Apiocera Ap newmani



                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus
   Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki
   Rhaphiomidas maehleri
   Rhaphiomidas parkeri
   Tongamya miranda
   Megascelus albovillosus
   Megascelus melanoproctus


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas C mauricei
   Megascelus nigricornis
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep
   Neorhaphiomidas hardyi
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet
   Cretomydas santanensis
   Diochlistus auripennis M
   Diochlistus gracilis
   Diochlistus melleipennis
   Anomalomydas mackerrasi



                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam
   Anomalomydas australicus F
   Midacritus stuardoanus M
   Midacritus wagenknechti
   Ectyphus armipes
   Parectyphus namibiensis



                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A sp Obib
   Apiophora paulseni
   Apiophora quadricinctata
   Ectyphus amboseli M
   Ectyphus pinguis
   Heteromydas bicolor
   Opomydas townsendi


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab
   Miltinus stenogaster
   Miltinus viduatus
   Miltinus maculipennis
   Miltinus minutus
   Paramydas igniticornis


                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A omeri
   Cacatuopyga basifascia
   Cacatuopyga ruficornis M
   Stratiomydas lividus
   Mydas clavatus
   Mydas tricinctus



                                                                                                                                  Afroleptomydas A rufithorax
   Mydas xanthopterus
   Dolichogaster brevicornis
   Phyllomydas bruesii
   Phyllomydas parvulus
   Plyomydas peruviensis M
   Plyomydas sp nov Tandil


                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas S lineatus
   Messiasia californica M
   Messiasia painteri
   Pseudorhopalia mirandai
   Rhopalia annulata
   Rhopalia cincta


                                                                                                                                  Hispanomydas hispanicus
   Rhopalia olivieri
   Perissocerus dumonti F
   Perissocerus transcaspicus
   Hessemydas parkeri M
   Hessemydas daugeroni



                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas S algiricus
   Hessemydas seyrigi
   Nemomydas melanopogon
   Leptomydas notos
   Nemomydas pantherinus
   Nemomydas brachyrhynchus



                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas S elachys
   Nemomydas venosus
   Leptomydas lusitanicus
   Eremomidas bek
   Leptomydas rapti M
   Leptomydas turcicus
   Leptomydas corsicanus


                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas S palestinensis
   Nemomydas gruenbergi M
   Leptomydas sardous
   Nemomydas lamia
   Pseudonomoneura bajaensis
   Pseudonomoneura hirta


                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas S proximus
   Pseudonomoneura micheneri
   Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F
   Nothomydas picketti
   Namibimydas psamminos
   Namibimydas stuckenbergi



                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas S vittatus
   Cephalocera imitata M
   Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein
   Cephalocera longirostris
   Cephalocera sp Papendorp
   Cephalocera sp Sors Sors
   Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M


                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas N astrictus
   Nomoneura caffra
   Nomoneura paradoxa
   Nomoneuroides natalensis
   Namadytes sp Gobabeb M
   Namadytes vansoni


                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas N heothinos
   Neolaparopsis puncturatus
   Haplomydas crassipes
   Eremohaplomydas desertorum
   Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M
   Mydaselpis sp nov Daan



                                                                                                                                  Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F
   Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M
   Vespiodes leopolditertii
   Vespiodes phaios
   Mydaselpis ngurumani
   Arenomydas caerulescens



                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas N arnoldi M
   Arenomydas callosus
   Arenomydas namaquensis M
   Arenomydas partitus
   Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb
   Notosyllegomydas brincki
   Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M


                                                                                                                                  Syllegomydas N dispar
   Eremomidas arabicus
   Halterorchis karooensis F
   Afroleptomydas A inhacae
   Afroleptomydas A paganus
   Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis


                                                                                                                                  Diochlistinae Argentina F
   Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb
   Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana
   Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M
   Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis




                                                                                                                                                                       Argentina + Chile
   Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus



                                                                                                                                  Mitrodetus nanoglossa M
   Afroleptomydas C mauricei
   Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet




                                                                                             strict consensus of 1040 trees
   Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam
   Afroleptomydas A sp Obib
   Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab
   Afroleptomydas A omeri


                                                                                                                                  Mitrodetus microglossa
   Afroleptomydas A rufithorax
   Syllegomydas S lineatus
   Hispanomydas hispanicus
   Syllegomydas S algiricus
   Syllegomydas S elachys


                                                                                                                                  Mitrodetus dentitarsis
   Syllegomydas S palestinensis
   Syllegomydas S proximus
   Syllegomydas S vittatus
   Syllegomydas N astrictus
   Syllegomydas N heothinos




                                            Diochlistus auripennis, Australia © Peter Chew
                                                                                                                                  Mitrodetus dimidiatus
   Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F
   Syllegomydas N arnoldi M
   Syllegomydas N dispar
   Diochlistinae Argentina F
   Mitrodetus nanoglossa M
   Mitrodetus microglossa
   Mitrodetus dentitarsis
   Mitrodetus dimidiatus
... new phylogenetic hypothesis                                                        11
                                                                                                                         Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki
                                                                                                                         Rhaphiomidas maehleri
                                                                                                                         Rhaphiomidas parkeri
                                                                                                                                                           Rhaphiomidinae

Monophyly of subfamily taxa
                                                                                                                         Tongamya miranda
                                                                                                                         Megascelus albovillosus

                                                                                                                                                           Megascelinae
                                                                                                                         Megascelus melanoproctus
                                                                                                                         Megascelus nigricornis
                                                                                                                         Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M
                                                                                                                         Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep
                                                                                                                         Neorhaphiomidas hardyi
                                                                                                                         Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah
                                                                                                                         Cretomydas santanensis
                                                                                                                         Diochlistus auripennis M
                                                                                                                         Diochlistus gracilis

                                                                                                                                                           Anomalomydinae
                                                                                                                         Diochlistus melleipennis
                                                                                                                         Anomalomydas mackerrasi
                                                                                                                         Anomalomydas australicus F
                                                                                                                         Midacritus stuardoanus M
                                                                                                                         Midacritus wagenknechti
                                                                                                                         Ectyphus armipes
                                                                                                                         Parectyphus namibiensis
                                                                                                                         Apiophora paulseni
                                                                                                                         Apiophora quadricinctata
                                                                                                                         Ectyphus amboseli M
                                                                                                                         Ectyphus pinguis
                                                                                                                         Heteromydas bicolor
                                                                                                                         Opomydas townsendi
                                                                                                                         Miltinus stenogaster
                                                                                                                         Miltinus viduatus
                                                                                                                         Miltinus maculipennis
                                                                                                                         Miltinus minutus

                                                                                                                                                           Cacatuopyginae
                                                                                                                         Paramydas igniticornis
                                                                                                                         Cacatuopyga basifascia
                                                                                                                         Cacatuopyga ruficornis M
                                                                                                                         Stratiomydas lividus
                                                                                                                         Mydas clavatus
                                                                                                                         Mydas tricinctus
                                                                                                                         Mydas xanthopterus
                                                                                                                         Dolichogaster brevicornis
                                                                                                                         Phyllomydas bruesii
                                                                                                                         Phyllomydas parvulus
                                                                                                                         Plyomydas peruviensis M
                                                                                                                                                           Mydinae
                                                                                                                         Plyomydas sp nov Tandil
                                                                                                                         Messiasia californica M
                                                                                                                         Messiasia painteri
                                                                                                                         Pseudorhopalia mirandai
                                                                                                                         Rhopalia annulata
                                                                                                                         Rhopalia cincta
                                                                                                                         Rhopalia olivieri
                                                                                                                         Perissocerus dumonti F
                                                                                                                         Perissocerus transcaspicus
                                                                                                                         Hessemydas parkeri M
                                                                                                                         Hessemydas daugeroni
                                                                                                                         Hessemydas seyrigi
                                                                                                                         Nemomydas melanopogon
                                                                                                                         Leptomydas notos
                                                                                                                         Nemomydas pantherinus
                                                                                                                         Nemomydas brachyrhynchus
                                                                                                                         Nemomydas venosus
                                                                                                                         Leptomydas lusitanicus
                                                                                                                         Eremomidas bek
                                                                                                                         Leptomydas rapti M
                                                                                                                         Leptomydas turcicus
                                                                                                                         Leptomydas corsicanus
                                                                                                                         Nemomydas gruenbergi M
                                                                                                                         Leptomydas sardous
                                                                                                                         Nemomydas lamia


                                            Syllegomydinae: Cephalocera imitata
                                                                                                                         Pseudonomoneura bajaensis
                                                                                                                         Pseudonomoneura hirta
                                                                                                                         Pseudonomoneura micheneri
                                                                                                                         Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F
                                                                                                                         Nothomydas picketti
                                                                                                                         Namibimydas psamminos
                                                                                                                         Namibimydas stuckenbergi
                                                                                                                         Cephalocera imitata M
                                                                                                                         Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein
                                                                                                                         Cephalocera longirostris
                                                                                                                         Cephalocera sp Papendorp
                                                                                                                         Cephalocera sp Sors Sors
                                                                                                                         Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M
                                                                                                                         Nomoneura caffra
                                                                                                                         Nomoneura paradoxa
                                                                                                                         Nomoneuroides natalensis
                                                                                                                         Namadytes sp Gobabeb M
                                                                                                                         Namadytes vansoni
                                                                                                                         Neolaparopsis puncturatus
                                                                                                                         Haplomydas crassipes
                                                                                                                         Eremohaplomydas desertorum
                                                                                                                         Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M
                                                                                                                         Mydaselpis sp nov Daan
                                                                                                                         Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M
                                                                                                                         Vespiodes leopolditertii
                                                                                                                         Vespiodes phaios
                                                                                                                         Mydaselpis ngurumani
                                                                                                                         Arenomydas caerulescens
                                                                                                                         Arenomydas callosus
                                                                                                                         Arenomydas namaquensis M
                                                                                                                         Arenomydas partitus
                                                                                                                         Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb
                                                                                                                         Notosyllegomydas brincki
   Limata tenuicornis
   Eulonchus sp Six Rivers
   Neorhynchocephalus volaticus
   Nemestrinus nigrovillosus
   Bombylius major



                                                                                                                         Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M
   Dipalta serpentina
   Toxophora maxima
   Prorates sp Escalante
   Apsilocephala longistyla
   Hemigephyra atra
   Phycus frommeri


                                                                                                                         Eremomidas arabicus
   Diogmites grossus
   Pegesimallus laticornis
   Dioctria hyalipennis
   Leptogaster cylindrica
   Euscelidia pulchra


                                                                                                                         Halterorchis karooensis F
   Ospriocerus aeacus
   Gonioscelis ventralis
   Stichopogon punctum
   Lasiopogon cinctus
   Damalis monochaetes



                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A inhacae
   Holcocephala calva
   Hoplistomerus nobilis
   Pilica formidolosa
   Laphria aktis
   Emphysomera pallidapex
   Ommatius tibialis


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A paganus
   Neolophonotus bimaculatus
   Machimus occidentalis
   Philonicus albiceps
   Apiocera R alastor M
   Apiocera R braunsi


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis
   Apiocera P bilineata
   Apiocera P mexicana M
   Apiocera P barri
   Apiocera P martinorum
   Apiocera P parahydra



                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb
   Apiocera P haruspex
   Apiocera P aldrichi
   Apiocera P painteri
   Apiocera P arena
   Apiocera P parkeri



                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana
   Apiocera P sp Colnett M
   Apiocera Ap imminuta
   Apiocera Ap tonnoiri
   Apiocera An obscura
   Apiocera An philippii
   Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga


                                                                                                                         Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M
   Apiocera Ap asilica
   Apiocera Ap brevicornis
   Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M
   Apiocera Ap hardyi
   Apiocera Ap pica


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis
   Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd
   Apiocera Ap similis
   Apiocera Ap maritima
   Apiocera Ap minor
   Apiocera Ap newmani



                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus
   Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki
   Rhaphiomidas maehleri
   Rhaphiomidas parkeri
   Tongamya miranda
   Megascelus albovillosus
   Megascelus melanoproctus


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas C mauricei
   Megascelus nigricornis
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep
   Neorhaphiomidas hardyi
   Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet
   Cretomydas santanensis
   Diochlistus auripennis M
   Diochlistus gracilis
   Diochlistus melleipennis
   Anomalomydas mackerrasi



                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam
   Anomalomydas australicus F
   Midacritus stuardoanus M
   Midacritus wagenknechti
   Ectyphus armipes
   Parectyphus namibiensis



                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A sp Obib
   Apiophora paulseni
   Apiophora quadricinctata
   Ectyphus amboseli M
   Ectyphus pinguis
   Heteromydas bicolor
   Opomydas townsendi


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab
   Miltinus stenogaster
   Miltinus viduatus
   Miltinus maculipennis
   Miltinus minutus
   Paramydas igniticornis


                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A omeri
   Cacatuopyga basifascia
   Cacatuopyga ruficornis M
   Stratiomydas lividus
   Mydas clavatus
   Mydas tricinctus



                                                                                                                         Afroleptomydas A rufithorax
   Mydas xanthopterus
   Dolichogaster brevicornis
   Phyllomydas bruesii
   Phyllomydas parvulus
   Plyomydas peruviensis M
   Plyomydas sp nov Tandil


                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas S lineatus
   Messiasia californica M
   Messiasia painteri
   Pseudorhopalia mirandai
   Rhopalia annulata
   Rhopalia cincta


                                                                                                                         Hispanomydas hispanicus
   Rhopalia olivieri
   Perissocerus dumonti F
   Perissocerus transcaspicus
   Hessemydas parkeri M
   Hessemydas daugeroni



                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas S algiricus
   Hessemydas seyrigi
   Nemomydas melanopogon
   Leptomydas notos
   Nemomydas pantherinus
   Nemomydas brachyrhynchus



                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas S elachys
   Nemomydas venosus
   Leptomydas lusitanicus
   Eremomidas bek
   Leptomydas rapti M
   Leptomydas turcicus
   Leptomydas corsicanus


                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas S palestinensis
   Nemomydas gruenbergi M
   Leptomydas sardous
   Nemomydas lamia
   Pseudonomoneura bajaensis
   Pseudonomoneura hirta


                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas S proximus
   Pseudonomoneura micheneri
   Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F
   Nothomydas picketti
   Namibimydas psamminos
   Namibimydas stuckenbergi



                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas S vittatus
   Cephalocera imitata M
   Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein
   Cephalocera longirostris
   Cephalocera sp Papendorp
   Cephalocera sp Sors Sors
   Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M


                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas N astrictus

                                              monophyletic
   Nomoneura caffra
   Nomoneura paradoxa
   Nomoneuroides natalensis
   Namadytes sp Gobabeb M
   Namadytes vansoni


                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas N heothinos
   Neolaparopsis puncturatus
   Haplomydas crassipes
   Eremohaplomydas desertorum
   Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M
   Mydaselpis sp nov Daan



                                                                                                                         Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F
   Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M
   Vespiodes leopolditertii
   Vespiodes phaios
   Mydaselpis ngurumani
   Arenomydas caerulescens



                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas N arnoldi M
   Arenomydas callosus
   Arenomydas namaquensis M
   Arenomydas partitus
   Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb
   Notosyllegomydas brincki
   Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M


                                                                                                                         Syllegomydas N dispar
   Eremomidas arabicus
   Halterorchis karooensis F
   Afroleptomydas A inhacae
   Afroleptomydas A paganus
   Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis


                                                                                                                         Diochlistinae Argentina F
   Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb
   Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana
   Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M
   Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis
   Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus



                                                                                                                         Mitrodetus nanoglossa M
   Afroleptomydas C mauricei
   Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet




                                              Syllegomydinae (43 % species diversity)   strict consensus of 1040 trees
   Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam
   Afroleptomydas A sp Obib
   Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab
   Afroleptomydas A omeri


                                                                                                                         Mitrodetus microglossa
   Afroleptomydas A rufithorax
   Syllegomydas S lineatus
   Hispanomydas hispanicus
   Syllegomydas S algiricus
   Syllegomydas S elachys


                                                                                                                         Mitrodetus dentitarsis
   Syllegomydas S palestinensis
   Syllegomydas S proximus
   Syllegomydas S vittatus
   Syllegomydas N astrictus
   Syllegomydas N heothinos



                                                                                                                         Mitrodetus dimidiatus
   Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F
   Syllegomydas N arnoldi M
   Syllegomydas N dispar
   Diochlistinae Argentina F
   Mitrodetus nanoglossa M
   Mitrodetus microglossa
   Mitrodetus dentitarsis
   Mitrodetus dimidiatus
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TDikow Mydidae morphological phylogeny Hennig 2012

  • 1. 1 Phylogeny of Apioceridae and Mydidae (Insecta: Diptera) based on morphological characters of adult flies Torsten Dikow Biodiversity Synthesis Center Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA
  • 2. . introduction 2 Yeates & Irwin 1996 – Apioceridae: cladistic reappraisal and biogeography › 6 Apioceridae exemplar species › 13 Mydidae exemplar species › 77 morphological characters Pre-1996 = non-monophyletic Apioceridae Post-1996 = monophyletic Apioceridae Asilidae Asilidae Apiocera (Pyrocera) Apiocera (Pyrocera) Apiocera (Ripidosyrma) Apioceridae Apiocera (Ripidosyrma) Apiocera (Anypenus) Apiocera (Anypenus) Apiocera (Apiocera) Apiocera (Apiocera) Rhaphiomidinae Rhaphiomidinae Megascelinae Megascelinae Rhopaliinae Rhopaliinae Cacatuopyginae Leptomydinae Mydidae Cacatuopyginae Leptomydinae Syllegomydinae Syllegomydinae Anomalomydinae Anomalomydinae Diochlistinae Diochlistinae Ectyphinae Ectyphinae Apiophorinae Apiophorinae Mydinae Mydinae
  • 3. . introduction 3 Yeates & Irwin 1996 – Exclusively southern connection taxa = Gondwanan Apiocera (Pyrocera) western North America Apiocera (Ripidosyrma) South Africa Tongamya Apioceridae Mydidae: Megascelinae Apiocera (Anypenus) Megascelus Argentina + Chile Mitrodetus Apiophora, Midacritus Mydidae: Diochlistinae Mydidae: Apiophorinae Apiocera (Apiocera) Neorhaphiomidas Diochlistus Australia Miltinus
  • 4. . introduction 4 Apioceridae – “flower-loving flies” ◊ Adult flies flower-feeders ◊ larvae possibly predatory ◊ 138 species and 1 genus (4 subgenera) ◊ length = 15 – 30 mm ◊ occur only in Apiocera (Apiocera) moerens © Peter Chew › Argentina and Chile – 4 species › Australia – 67 species › South Africa – 3 species › western North America (Canada, Mexico, USA) – 64 species Apiocera bilineata © Greg Ballmer
  • 5. . introduction 5 Mydidae – “mydas flies” ◊ Adult flies flower-feeders, some do not feed at all ◊ Larvae possibly predatory ◊ 472 species and 66 genera world-wide ◊ length = 9 – 60 mm (wing length up to 52 mm) ◊ World-wide primarily in arid regions Mydidae: Opomydas townsendi ◊ Rarely collected – Afrotropical Region most speciose ◊ Oldest definitive fossil † Cretomydas santanensis › Crato Formation, Brazil › Cretaceous: Aptian – Albian › ≈ 112 myo Mydidae: Eremomidas arabicus
  • 6. .. methods 6 Taxon Sampling ◊ 27 Apiocera species (= 19.6 %) ◊ 134 Mydidae species (= 28.4 %) › 46 genera (= 69.7 %) › 7 tribal taxa (= 87.5 %) › 11 subfamily taxa (= 100.0 %) Apioceridae ◊ Outgroup taxa › 37 Asiloidea species › 3 Nemestrinoidea › 1 Tabanomorpha Mydidae collecting localities of specimens included
  • 7. .. methods 7 Morphological Characters ◊ 211 discrete, parsimony informative characters ◊ 36 coded separately for female and male semaphoronts tagma # characters remarks Head 44 Thorax 103 46 chaetotaxy, sclerites, etc. 24 wing 33 leg Abdomen 62 13 sclerite shapes, chaetotaxy, etc. 30 ? terminalia 19 / terminalia
  • 8. .. methods 8 Phylogenetic Analysis ◊ Data assembly and visualization › Mesquite (version 2.75) › FigTree (version 1.3.1) › TreeMap3 (version 3.0b) ◊ Tree Search › TNT (version 1.1 June 2012) Mydidae: Eremomidas arabicus © Drew Gardner › Ratchet, TreeDrifting › all multi-state characters non-additive › all characters equally weighted ◊ Bremer Support › TNT (version 1.1 June 2012) Mydidae: Heteromydas bicolor © Greg Ballmer
  • 9. ... new phylogenetic hypothesis 9 Limata tenuicornis Eulonchus sp Six Rivers Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Nemestrinus nigrovillosus Results Bombylius major Dipalta serpentina Toxophora maxima Prorates sp Escalante Apsilocephala longistyla Hemigephyra atra Phycus frommeri Diogmites grossus Pegesimallus laticornis Dioctria hyalipennis Leptogaster cylindrica Euscelidia pulchra Ospriocerus aeacus Gonioscelis ventralis Stichopogon punctum ◊ 1040 most parsimonious trees Lasiopogon cinctus Damalis monochaetes Holcocephala calva Hoplistomerus nobilis Pilica formidolosa Laphria aktis Emphysomera pallidapex Ommatius tibialis • Neolophonotus bimaculatus Machimus occidentalis • Philonicus albiceps Apiocera R alastor M Apiocera R braunsi • Apiocera P bilineata • Apiocera P mexicana M Apiocera P barri Apiocera P martinorum ◊ 1845 steps Apiocera P parahydra Apiocera P haruspex • Apioceridae Apiocera P aldrichi Apiocera P painteri Apiocera P arena Apiocera P parkeri Apiocera P sp Colnett M Apiocera Ap imminuta Apiocera Ap tonnoiri Apiocera An obscura Apiocera An philippii • Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga Apiocera Ap asilica Apiocera Ap brevicornis Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M Apiocera Ap hardyi •• • Apiocera Ap pica ◊ strict consensus Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd Apiocera Ap similis Apiocera Ap maritima • Apiocera Ap minor Apiocera Ap newmani Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Rhaphiomidas maehleri • • Rhaphiomidas parkeri • Tongamya miranda Megascelus albovillosus •• Megascelus melanoproctus Megascelus nigricornis › several polytomies Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep • •• • Neorhaphiomidas hardyi Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah Cretomydas santanensis • Diochlistus auripennis M Diochlistus gracilis Diochlistus melleipennis • Anomalomydas mackerrasi Anomalomydas australicus F Midacritus stuardoanus M • Midacritus wagenknechti Ectyphus armipes › not well-resolved in derived ingroup • Parectyphus namibiensis Apiophora paulseni • • Apiophora quadricinctata Ectyphus amboseli M Ectyphus pinguis • • Heteromydas bicolor Opomydas townsendi Miltinus stenogaster Miltinus viduatus • Miltinus maculipennis Miltinus minutus Paramydas igniticornis Cacatuopyga basifascia Cacatuopyga ruficornis M Stratiomydas lividus Mydas clavatus Mydas tricinctus • Mydas xanthopterus • Dolichogaster brevicornis Phyllomydas bruesii Phyllomydas parvulus Plyomydas peruviensis M Plyomydas sp nov Tandil Messiasia californica M • Messiasia painteri Pseudorhopalia mirandai Rhopalia annulata • Rhopalia cincta • Mydidae Rhopalia olivieri Perissocerus dumonti F • Perissocerus transcaspicus Hessemydas parkeri M Hessemydas daugeroni Hessemydas seyrigi Nemomydas melanopogon • Leptomydas notos Nemomydas pantherinus Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Nemomydas venosus Leptomydas lusitanicus Eremomidas bek Leptomydas rapti M Leptomydas turcicus Leptomydas corsicanus Nemomydas gruenbergi M • Leptomydas sardous • Nemomydas lamia Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Pseudonomoneura hirta Pseudonomoneura micheneri • Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F •• Nothomydas picketti Namibimydas psamminos Namibimydas stuckenbergi Cephalocera imitata M Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein Cephalocera longirostris Cephalocera sp Papendorp Cephalocera sp Sors Sors Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M • Nomoneura caffra Nomoneura paradoxa Nomoneuroides natalensis Namadytes sp Gobabeb M •• Limata tenuicornis Eulonchus sp Six Rivers Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Namadytes vansoni Neolaparopsis puncturatus Nemestrinus nigrovillosus Bombylius major Dipalta serpentina •• Haplomydas crassipes Toxophora maxima Prorates sp Escalante Apsilocephala longistyla Hemigephyra atra Eremohaplomydas desertorum Phycus frommeri Diogmites grossus Pegesimallus laticornis • Dioctria hyalipennis Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M Leptogaster cylindrica Euscelidia pulchra Ospriocerus aeacus Gonioscelis ventralis Mydaselpis sp nov Daan Stichopogon punctum Lasiopogon cinctus Damalis monochaetes Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M Holcocephala calva Hoplistomerus nobilis Pilica formidolosa Laphria aktis Vespiodes leopolditertii Emphysomera pallidapex Ommatius tibialis • Neolophonotus bimaculatus Machimus occidentalis Vespiodes phaios Philonicus albiceps Apiocera R alastor M Apiocera R braunsi Mydaselpis ngurumani Apiocera P bilineata Apiocera P mexicana M Apiocera P barri Apiocera P martinorum Arenomydas caerulescens Apiocera P parahydra Apiocera P haruspex Apiocera P aldrichi Apiocera P painteri Arenomydas callosus Apiocera P arena Apiocera P parkeri Apiocera P sp Colnett M Arenomydas namaquensis M Apiocera Ap imminuta Apiocera Ap tonnoiri Apiocera An obscura Apiocera An philippii • Arenomydas partitus Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga Apiocera Ap asilica Apiocera Ap brevicornis Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb Apiocera Ap hardyi Apiocera Ap pica Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd Apiocera Ap similis Notosyllegomydas brincki Apiocera Ap maritima Apiocera Ap minor Apiocera Ap newmani Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Rhaphiomidas maehleri Rhaphiomidas parkeri Tongamya miranda Eremomidas arabicus Megascelus albovillosus Megascelus melanoproctus Megascelus nigricornis Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M Halterorchis karooensis F Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep Neorhaphiomidas hardyi Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah Afroleptomydas A inhacae Cretomydas santanensis Diochlistus auripennis M Diochlistus gracilis Diochlistus melleipennis Afroleptomydas A paganus Anomalomydas mackerrasi Anomalomydas australicus F Midacritus stuardoanus M Midacritus wagenknechti Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis Ectyphus armipes Parectyphus namibiensis Apiophora paulseni Apiophora quadricinctata Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb Ectyphus amboseli M Ectyphus pinguis Heteromydas bicolor Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana Opomydas townsendi Miltinus stenogaster Miltinus viduatus • Miltinus maculipennis Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M Miltinus minutus Paramydas igniticornis Cacatuopyga basifascia Cacatuopyga ruficornis M Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis Stratiomydas lividus Mydas clavatus Mydas tricinctus Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus Mydas xanthopterus Dolichogaster brevicornis Phyllomydas bruesii Phyllomydas parvulus Afroleptomydas C mauricei Plyomydas peruviensis M Plyomydas sp nov Tandil Messiasia californica M Messiasia painteri Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet Pseudorhopalia mirandai Rhopalia annulata Rhopalia cincta Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam Rhopalia olivieri Perissocerus dumonti F Perissocerus transcaspicus Hessemydas parkeri M Afroleptomydas A sp Obib Hessemydas daugeroni Hessemydas seyrigi Nemomydas melanopogon Leptomydas notos Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab Nemomydas pantherinus Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Nemomydas venosus Leptomydas lusitanicus Afroleptomydas A omeri Eremomidas bek Leptomydas rapti M Leptomydas turcicus Afroleptomydas A rufithorax Leptomydas corsicanus Nemomydas gruenbergi M Leptomydas sardous Nemomydas lamia Syllegomydas S lineatus Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Pseudonomoneura hirta Pseudonomoneura micheneri Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F Hispanomydas hispanicus Nothomydas picketti Namibimydas psamminos Namibimydas stuckenbergi Syllegomydas S algiricus Cephalocera imitata M Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein Cephalocera longirostris Cephalocera sp Papendorp Syllegomydas S elachys Cephalocera sp Sors Sors Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M Nomoneura caffra Nomoneura paradoxa Syllegomydas S palestinensis Nomoneuroides natalensis Bremer 3 – 9 Namadytes sp Gobabeb M Namadytes vansoni Syllegomydas S proximus Neolaparopsis puncturatus Haplomydas crassipes Eremohaplomydas desertorum Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M Syllegomydas S vittatus Mydaselpis sp nov Daan Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M Vespiodes leopolditertii • Vespiodes phaios Syllegomydas N astrictus Mydaselpis ngurumani Arenomydas caerulescens Arenomydas callosus Arenomydas namaquensis M Syllegomydas N heothinos Arenomydas partitus Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb Notosyllegomydas brincki Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M •• Eremomidas arabicus Halterorchis karooensis F Afroleptomydas A inhacae Syllegomydas N arnoldi M Afroleptomydas A paganus Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana Syllegomydas N dispar Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus Diochlistinae Argentina F Afroleptomydas C mauricei • Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet Bremer ≥ 10 strict consensus of 1040 trees Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam Afroleptomydas A sp Obib Mitrodetus nanoglossa M Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab Afroleptomydas A omeri Afroleptomydas A rufithorax Syllegomydas S lineatus Mitrodetus microglossa Hispanomydas hispanicus Syllegomydas S algiricus Syllegomydas S elachys Mitrodetus dentitarsis Syllegomydas S palestinensis Syllegomydas S proximus Syllegomydas S vittatus Syllegomydas N astrictus Mitrodetus dimidiatus Syllegomydas N heothinos Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F Syllegomydas N arnoldi M Syllegomydas N dispar Diochlistinae Argentina F Mitrodetus nanoglossa M Mitrodetus microglossa Mitrodetus dentitarsis Mitrodetus dimidiatus
  • 10. ... new phylogenetic hypothesis 10 Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Rhaphiomidas maehleri Rhaphiomidas parkeri Placement of † Cretomydas santanensis Tongamya miranda Megascelus albovillosus Megascelus melanoproctus Megascelus nigricornis Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M ≈ 112 myo Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep Neorhaphiomidas hardyi Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah Cretomydas santanensis Diochlistus auripennis M Diochlistus gracilis Diochlistus melleipennis Australia Anomalomydas mackerrasi Anomalomydas australicus F Midacritus stuardoanus M Midacritus wagenknechti Ectyphus armipes Parectyphus namibiensis Apiophora paulseni Apiophora quadricinctata Ectyphus amboseli M Ectyphus pinguis Heteromydas bicolor Opomydas townsendi Miltinus stenogaster Miltinus viduatus Miltinus maculipennis Miltinus minutus Paramydas igniticornis Cacatuopyga basifascia Cacatuopyga ruficornis M Stratiomydas lividus Mydas clavatus Mydas tricinctus Mydas xanthopterus Dolichogaster brevicornis Phyllomydas bruesii Phyllomydas parvulus Plyomydas peruviensis M Plyomydas sp nov Tandil Messiasia californica M Messiasia painteri Pseudorhopalia mirandai Rhopalia annulata Rhopalia cincta Rhopalia olivieri Perissocerus dumonti F Perissocerus transcaspicus Hessemydas parkeri M Hessemydas daugeroni Hessemydas seyrigi Nemomydas melanopogon Leptomydas notos Nemomydas pantherinus Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Nemomydas venosus Leptomydas lusitanicus Eremomidas bek Leptomydas rapti M Leptomydas turcicus Leptomydas corsicanus Nemomydas gruenbergi M Leptomydas sardous Nemomydas lamia † Cretomydas santanensis, Brazil Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Pseudonomoneura hirta Pseudonomoneura micheneri Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F Non-monophyly of Diochlistinae Nothomydas picketti Namibimydas psamminos Namibimydas stuckenbergi Cephalocera imitata M Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein Cephalocera longirostris Cephalocera sp Papendorp Cephalocera sp Sors Sors Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M Nomoneura caffra Nomoneura paradoxa Nomoneuroides natalensis Namadytes sp Gobabeb M Namadytes vansoni Neolaparopsis puncturatus Haplomydas crassipes Eremohaplomydas desertorum Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M Mydaselpis sp nov Daan Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M Vespiodes leopolditertii Vespiodes phaios Mydaselpis ngurumani Arenomydas caerulescens Arenomydas callosus Arenomydas namaquensis M Arenomydas partitus Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb Notosyllegomydas brincki Limata tenuicornis Eulonchus sp Six Rivers Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Nemestrinus nigrovillosus Bombylius major Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M Dipalta serpentina Toxophora maxima Prorates sp Escalante Apsilocephala longistyla Hemigephyra atra Phycus frommeri Eremomidas arabicus Diogmites grossus Pegesimallus laticornis Dioctria hyalipennis Leptogaster cylindrica Euscelidia pulchra Halterorchis karooensis F Ospriocerus aeacus Gonioscelis ventralis Stichopogon punctum Lasiopogon cinctus Damalis monochaetes Afroleptomydas A inhacae Holcocephala calva Hoplistomerus nobilis Pilica formidolosa Laphria aktis Emphysomera pallidapex Ommatius tibialis Afroleptomydas A paganus Neolophonotus bimaculatus Machimus occidentalis Philonicus albiceps Apiocera R alastor M Apiocera R braunsi Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis Apiocera P bilineata Apiocera P mexicana M Apiocera P barri Apiocera P martinorum Apiocera P parahydra Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb Apiocera P haruspex Apiocera P aldrichi Apiocera P painteri Apiocera P arena Apiocera P parkeri Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana Apiocera P sp Colnett M Apiocera Ap imminuta Apiocera Ap tonnoiri Apiocera An obscura Apiocera An philippii Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M Apiocera Ap asilica Apiocera Ap brevicornis Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M Apiocera Ap hardyi Apiocera Ap pica Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd Apiocera Ap similis Apiocera Ap maritima Apiocera Ap minor Apiocera Ap newmani Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Rhaphiomidas maehleri Rhaphiomidas parkeri Tongamya miranda Megascelus albovillosus Megascelus melanoproctus Afroleptomydas C mauricei Megascelus nigricornis Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep Neorhaphiomidas hardyi Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet Cretomydas santanensis Diochlistus auripennis M Diochlistus gracilis Diochlistus melleipennis Anomalomydas mackerrasi Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam Anomalomydas australicus F Midacritus stuardoanus M Midacritus wagenknechti Ectyphus armipes Parectyphus namibiensis Afroleptomydas A sp Obib Apiophora paulseni Apiophora quadricinctata Ectyphus amboseli M Ectyphus pinguis Heteromydas bicolor Opomydas townsendi Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab Miltinus stenogaster Miltinus viduatus Miltinus maculipennis Miltinus minutus Paramydas igniticornis Afroleptomydas A omeri Cacatuopyga basifascia Cacatuopyga ruficornis M Stratiomydas lividus Mydas clavatus Mydas tricinctus Afroleptomydas A rufithorax Mydas xanthopterus Dolichogaster brevicornis Phyllomydas bruesii Phyllomydas parvulus Plyomydas peruviensis M Plyomydas sp nov Tandil Syllegomydas S lineatus Messiasia californica M Messiasia painteri Pseudorhopalia mirandai Rhopalia annulata Rhopalia cincta Hispanomydas hispanicus Rhopalia olivieri Perissocerus dumonti F Perissocerus transcaspicus Hessemydas parkeri M Hessemydas daugeroni Syllegomydas S algiricus Hessemydas seyrigi Nemomydas melanopogon Leptomydas notos Nemomydas pantherinus Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Syllegomydas S elachys Nemomydas venosus Leptomydas lusitanicus Eremomidas bek Leptomydas rapti M Leptomydas turcicus Leptomydas corsicanus Syllegomydas S palestinensis Nemomydas gruenbergi M Leptomydas sardous Nemomydas lamia Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Pseudonomoneura hirta Syllegomydas S proximus Pseudonomoneura micheneri Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F Nothomydas picketti Namibimydas psamminos Namibimydas stuckenbergi Syllegomydas S vittatus Cephalocera imitata M Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein Cephalocera longirostris Cephalocera sp Papendorp Cephalocera sp Sors Sors Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M Syllegomydas N astrictus Nomoneura caffra Nomoneura paradoxa Nomoneuroides natalensis Namadytes sp Gobabeb M Namadytes vansoni Syllegomydas N heothinos Neolaparopsis puncturatus Haplomydas crassipes Eremohaplomydas desertorum Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M Mydaselpis sp nov Daan Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M Vespiodes leopolditertii Vespiodes phaios Mydaselpis ngurumani Arenomydas caerulescens Syllegomydas N arnoldi M Arenomydas callosus Arenomydas namaquensis M Arenomydas partitus Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb Notosyllegomydas brincki Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M Syllegomydas N dispar Eremomidas arabicus Halterorchis karooensis F Afroleptomydas A inhacae Afroleptomydas A paganus Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis Diochlistinae Argentina F Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis Argentina + Chile Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus Mitrodetus nanoglossa M Afroleptomydas C mauricei Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet strict consensus of 1040 trees Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam Afroleptomydas A sp Obib Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab Afroleptomydas A omeri Mitrodetus microglossa Afroleptomydas A rufithorax Syllegomydas S lineatus Hispanomydas hispanicus Syllegomydas S algiricus Syllegomydas S elachys Mitrodetus dentitarsis Syllegomydas S palestinensis Syllegomydas S proximus Syllegomydas S vittatus Syllegomydas N astrictus Syllegomydas N heothinos Diochlistus auripennis, Australia © Peter Chew Mitrodetus dimidiatus Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F Syllegomydas N arnoldi M Syllegomydas N dispar Diochlistinae Argentina F Mitrodetus nanoglossa M Mitrodetus microglossa Mitrodetus dentitarsis Mitrodetus dimidiatus
  • 11. ... new phylogenetic hypothesis 11 Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Rhaphiomidas maehleri Rhaphiomidas parkeri Rhaphiomidinae Monophyly of subfamily taxa Tongamya miranda Megascelus albovillosus Megascelinae Megascelus melanoproctus Megascelus nigricornis Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep Neorhaphiomidas hardyi Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah Cretomydas santanensis Diochlistus auripennis M Diochlistus gracilis Anomalomydinae Diochlistus melleipennis Anomalomydas mackerrasi Anomalomydas australicus F Midacritus stuardoanus M Midacritus wagenknechti Ectyphus armipes Parectyphus namibiensis Apiophora paulseni Apiophora quadricinctata Ectyphus amboseli M Ectyphus pinguis Heteromydas bicolor Opomydas townsendi Miltinus stenogaster Miltinus viduatus Miltinus maculipennis Miltinus minutus Cacatuopyginae Paramydas igniticornis Cacatuopyga basifascia Cacatuopyga ruficornis M Stratiomydas lividus Mydas clavatus Mydas tricinctus Mydas xanthopterus Dolichogaster brevicornis Phyllomydas bruesii Phyllomydas parvulus Plyomydas peruviensis M Mydinae Plyomydas sp nov Tandil Messiasia californica M Messiasia painteri Pseudorhopalia mirandai Rhopalia annulata Rhopalia cincta Rhopalia olivieri Perissocerus dumonti F Perissocerus transcaspicus Hessemydas parkeri M Hessemydas daugeroni Hessemydas seyrigi Nemomydas melanopogon Leptomydas notos Nemomydas pantherinus Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Nemomydas venosus Leptomydas lusitanicus Eremomidas bek Leptomydas rapti M Leptomydas turcicus Leptomydas corsicanus Nemomydas gruenbergi M Leptomydas sardous Nemomydas lamia Syllegomydinae: Cephalocera imitata Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Pseudonomoneura hirta Pseudonomoneura micheneri Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F Nothomydas picketti Namibimydas psamminos Namibimydas stuckenbergi Cephalocera imitata M Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein Cephalocera longirostris Cephalocera sp Papendorp Cephalocera sp Sors Sors Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M Nomoneura caffra Nomoneura paradoxa Nomoneuroides natalensis Namadytes sp Gobabeb M Namadytes vansoni Neolaparopsis puncturatus Haplomydas crassipes Eremohaplomydas desertorum Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M Mydaselpis sp nov Daan Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M Vespiodes leopolditertii Vespiodes phaios Mydaselpis ngurumani Arenomydas caerulescens Arenomydas callosus Arenomydas namaquensis M Arenomydas partitus Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb Notosyllegomydas brincki Limata tenuicornis Eulonchus sp Six Rivers Neorhynchocephalus volaticus Nemestrinus nigrovillosus Bombylius major Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M Dipalta serpentina Toxophora maxima Prorates sp Escalante Apsilocephala longistyla Hemigephyra atra Phycus frommeri Eremomidas arabicus Diogmites grossus Pegesimallus laticornis Dioctria hyalipennis Leptogaster cylindrica Euscelidia pulchra Halterorchis karooensis F Ospriocerus aeacus Gonioscelis ventralis Stichopogon punctum Lasiopogon cinctus Damalis monochaetes Afroleptomydas A inhacae Holcocephala calva Hoplistomerus nobilis Pilica formidolosa Laphria aktis Emphysomera pallidapex Ommatius tibialis Afroleptomydas A paganus Neolophonotus bimaculatus Machimus occidentalis Philonicus albiceps Apiocera R alastor M Apiocera R braunsi Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis Apiocera P bilineata Apiocera P mexicana M Apiocera P barri Apiocera P martinorum Apiocera P parahydra Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb Apiocera P haruspex Apiocera P aldrichi Apiocera P painteri Apiocera P arena Apiocera P parkeri Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana Apiocera P sp Colnett M Apiocera Ap imminuta Apiocera Ap tonnoiri Apiocera An obscura Apiocera An philippii Apiocera Ap sp Wurarga Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M Apiocera Ap asilica Apiocera Ap brevicornis Apiocera Ap sp Stuart M Apiocera Ap hardyi Apiocera Ap pica Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis Apiocera Ap sp Lloyd Apiocera Ap similis Apiocera Ap maritima Apiocera Ap minor Apiocera Ap newmani Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus Rhaphiomidas hasbroucki Rhaphiomidas maehleri Rhaphiomidas parkeri Tongamya miranda Megascelus albovillosus Megascelus melanoproctus Afroleptomydas C mauricei Megascelus nigricornis Neorhaphiomidas sp Mingenew M Neorhaphiomidas sp Yanchep Neorhaphiomidas hardyi Neorhaphiomidas sp Mandurah Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet Cretomydas santanensis Diochlistus auripennis M Diochlistus gracilis Diochlistus melleipennis Anomalomydas mackerrasi Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam Anomalomydas australicus F Midacritus stuardoanus M Midacritus wagenknechti Ectyphus armipes Parectyphus namibiensis Afroleptomydas A sp Obib Apiophora paulseni Apiophora quadricinctata Ectyphus amboseli M Ectyphus pinguis Heteromydas bicolor Opomydas townsendi Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab Miltinus stenogaster Miltinus viduatus Miltinus maculipennis Miltinus minutus Paramydas igniticornis Afroleptomydas A omeri Cacatuopyga basifascia Cacatuopyga ruficornis M Stratiomydas lividus Mydas clavatus Mydas tricinctus Afroleptomydas A rufithorax Mydas xanthopterus Dolichogaster brevicornis Phyllomydas bruesii Phyllomydas parvulus Plyomydas peruviensis M Plyomydas sp nov Tandil Syllegomydas S lineatus Messiasia californica M Messiasia painteri Pseudorhopalia mirandai Rhopalia annulata Rhopalia cincta Hispanomydas hispanicus Rhopalia olivieri Perissocerus dumonti F Perissocerus transcaspicus Hessemydas parkeri M Hessemydas daugeroni Syllegomydas S algiricus Hessemydas seyrigi Nemomydas melanopogon Leptomydas notos Nemomydas pantherinus Nemomydas brachyrhynchus Syllegomydas S elachys Nemomydas venosus Leptomydas lusitanicus Eremomidas bek Leptomydas rapti M Leptomydas turcicus Leptomydas corsicanus Syllegomydas S palestinensis Nemomydas gruenbergi M Leptomydas sardous Nemomydas lamia Pseudonomoneura bajaensis Pseudonomoneura hirta Syllegomydas S proximus Pseudonomoneura micheneri Cleamydas gen nov sp nov Ugab F Nothomydas picketti Namibimydas psamminos Namibimydas stuckenbergi Syllegomydas S vittatus Cephalocera imitata M Cephalocera sp Ratelfontein Cephalocera longirostris Cephalocera sp Papendorp Cephalocera sp Sors Sors Halterorchis sp nov Cape Recife M Syllegomydas N astrictus monophyletic Nomoneura caffra Nomoneura paradoxa Nomoneuroides natalensis Namadytes sp Gobabeb M Namadytes vansoni Syllegomydas N heothinos Neolaparopsis puncturatus Haplomydas crassipes Eremohaplomydas desertorum Lachnocorynus sp nov Kotwa M Mydaselpis sp nov Daan Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F Mydaselpis sp nov Gamsberg M Vespiodes leopolditertii Vespiodes phaios Mydaselpis ngurumani Arenomydas caerulescens Syllegomydas N arnoldi M Arenomydas callosus Arenomydas namaquensis M Arenomydas partitus Syll gen nov sp nov Gobabeb Notosyllegomydas brincki Eremomidas sp nov Tiega M Syllegomydas N dispar Eremomidas arabicus Halterorchis karooensis F Afroleptomydas A inhacae Afroleptomydas A paganus Afroleptomydas A suffusipennis Diochlistinae Argentina F Afroleptomydas C sp Gobabeb Syllegomydas sp nov Ruacana Stenomydas gen nov sp nov Panne M Afroleptomydas A consanguinensis Afroleptomydas A opacicinctus Mitrodetus nanoglossa M Afroleptomydas C mauricei Afroleptomydas C sp Stampriet Syllegomydinae (43 % species diversity) strict consensus of 1040 trees Afroleptomydas A sp Clanwilliam Afroleptomydas A sp Obib Afroleptomydas C sp Koeroegab Afroleptomydas A omeri Mitrodetus microglossa Afroleptomydas A rufithorax Syllegomydas S lineatus Hispanomydas hispanicus Syllegomydas S algiricus Syllegomydas S elachys Mitrodetus dentitarsis Syllegomydas S palestinensis Syllegomydas S proximus Syllegomydas S vittatus Syllegomydas N astrictus Syllegomydas N heothinos Mitrodetus dimidiatus Syll gen nov sp nov minute proboscis F Syllegomydas N arnoldi M Syllegomydas N dispar Diochlistinae Argentina F Mitrodetus nanoglossa M Mitrodetus microglossa Mitrodetus dentitarsis Mitrodetus dimidiatus