Are fleas highly modified Mecoptera? Phylogenomic resolution of Antliophora (Insecta: Holometabola)
K. Meusemann, M. Trautwein, F. Friedrich…·D. Yeates
This study uses transcriptomic data to resolve the phylogenetic relationships within Antliophora, finding fleas are sister to either a monophyletic Mecoptera or arose within mecopteran families, potentially making Mecoptera paraphyletic.