Biogeography and evolution of social parasitism in Australian Myrmecia bulldog ants revealed by phylogenomics

Daniela Mera-Rodríguez,Hervé Jourdan,Philip S. Ward,Steven Shattuck,Stefan P. Cover,Edward O. Wilson,Christian Rabeling

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution（2023）

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Abstract

•We inferred a phylogeny for the Myrmeciinae using phylogenomic markers.•The island endemic Myrmecia apicalis dispersed from Australia to New Caledonia ∼ 14 Ma ago.•The social parasite Myrmecia inquilina speciated from its host in sympatry ∼ 4 Ma ago.•We propose minor changes to reconcile Myrmecia taxonomy with its evolutionary history.

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australian myrmecia bulldog ants,social parasitism,biogeography,evolution

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