Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
J. Hym. Res.
Volume
1
Issue
1
Publication Date
1-1-1992
First Page
25
Last Page
61
Abstract
This paper presents the results of several analyses of cladistic relationships among the sphecid wasps and bees, based on adult and larval morphology, with special emphasis on the tribes of sphecid wasps. The analyses examine the effects of: (1) alternative procedures for determining character polarities, (2) using adult characters alone or both adult and larval characters, (3) analyzing all sphecid tribes or only those tribes for which larvae have been described, and (4) equal weighting of all characters vs. successive approximations character weighting. The monophyly of bees is strongly supported , and the following groups of tribes of sphecid wasps are consistently supported as monophyletic: (a) Ampulicini + Dolichurini; (b) (Sceliphrini + (Sphecini + AmmophiJini)); (c) (Aphilanthopini + Philanthini + Cercerini + Pseudoscoliini); (d ) (Nyssonini + Gorytini + Stizini + Bembicini). Numerous equally parsimonious resolutions of cladistic relationships among these groups and other sphecid tribes are found.
Recommended Citation
Alexander, Byron A., "An Exploratory Analysis of Cladistic Relationships within the Superfamily Apoidea, with Special Reference to Sphecid Wasps (Hymenoptera)" (1992). A. Paper 96.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_a/96