A transcriptome-based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)
L. Dietz, M. Seidel, J. Eberle, B. Misof, T. L. Pacheco, L. Podsiadlowski, S. Ranasinghe, N. L. Gunter, O. Niehuis, C. Mayer, D. Ahrens
This study uses transcriptome data from over 50 Scarabaeidae species to resolve phylogenetic relationships, confirming the monophyly of Scarabaeidae and the sister group status of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs.
bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2023Zoology