#ERGAReads | 🪲 Genomic signatures accompanying the dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagan beetles
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July 22, 2026 at 7:30 AM
#ERGAReads | 🪲 Genomic signatures accompanying the dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagan beetles
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these are already weird enough, languriine erotylids are a secondary/reversal to phytophagy in an ancestrally mycophagous group! They're like the epilachnines of erotylids!
February 6, 2024 at 8:56 PM
these are already weird enough, languriine erotylids are a secondary/reversal to phytophagy in an ancestrally mycophagous group! They're like the epilachnines of erotylids!
A new #RESSystematicEnt article presents the phylogeny & evolution of the family #Eurytomidae #(Hymenoptera: #Chalcidoidea) based on #UltraconservedElements
Secondary phytophagy evolved independently at least 7 times🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12682
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Secondary phytophagy evolved independently at least 7 times🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12682
@gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
A new #RESSystematicEnt article presents the phylogeny & evolution of the family #Eurytomidae #(Hymenoptera: #Chalcidoidea) based on #UltraconservedElements
Secondary phytophagy evolved independently at least 7 times🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12682
@gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social
Secondary phytophagy evolved independently at least 7 times🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12682
@gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social
New research in #RESSystematicEnt unravels the evolution of mycetophagy & phytophagy in #FungusWeevils (#Curculionoidea: #Anthribidae) 🍄
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12674
@coleopterasam.bsky.social @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12674
@coleopterasam.bsky.social @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New research in #RESSystematicEnt unravels the evolution of mycetophagy & phytophagy in #FungusWeevils (#Curculionoidea: #Anthribidae) 🍄
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12674
@coleopterasam.bsky.social @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com
Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/syen.12674
@coleopterasam.bsky.social @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com
And here is blog post about the research by first author Chris Bell: communities.springernature.com/posts/behind...
Behind the Paper: Phytophagy impacts the quality and quantity of plant carbon resources acquired by ...
communities.springernature.com
January 27, 2024 at 4:52 PM
And here is blog post about the research by first author Chris Bell: communities.springernature.com/posts/behind...
#LiteratureNotice McKenna et al. Unravelling the evolution of mycetophagy and phytophagy in fungus weevils ( #Curculionoidea: #Anthribidae): Phylogenomic insights into Anthribinae paraphyly and tribal non-monophyly doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles #Weevils #Phylogenetics
March 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
#LiteratureNotice McKenna et al. Unravelling the evolution of mycetophagy and phytophagy in fungus weevils ( #Curculionoidea: #Anthribidae): Phylogenomic insights into Anthribinae paraphyly and tribal non-monophyly doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles #Weevils #Phylogenetics
#iMMM2023 Katie Field standing in for Chris Bell you wasn’t able to attend in person to present his work on Phytophagy driving a plant-led reduction in sugar allocation to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by host plants whilst lipid supply is maintained nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
September 27, 2023 at 8:35 AM
#iMMM2023 Katie Field standing in for Chris Bell you wasn’t able to attend in person to present his work on Phytophagy driving a plant-led reduction in sugar allocation to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by host plants whilst lipid supply is maintained nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Our new paper is out “Identifying mosquito plant hosts from ingested nectar secondary metabolites.” We determine species-specific phytophagy by detecting taxon-specific plant secondary metabolites in nectar. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @kewgardens.bsky.social
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February 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Our new paper is out “Identifying mosquito plant hosts from ingested nectar secondary metabolites.” We determine species-specific phytophagy by detecting taxon-specific plant secondary metabolites in nectar. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @kewgardens.bsky.social
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635542v1
February 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635542v1
Check out this recently accepted manuscript:
New research on red milkweed beetles reveals insights into insect-plant coevolution and genomics! 🌿🧬 The genome of Tetraopes tetrophthalmus unveils clues on chemosensation, detoxification, and phytophagy.
Photo by Jeanine Farley
New research on red milkweed beetles reveals insights into insect-plant coevolution and genomics! 🌿🧬 The genome of Tetraopes tetrophthalmus unveils clues on chemosensation, detoxification, and phytophagy.
Photo by Jeanine Farley
September 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Check out this recently accepted manuscript:
New research on red milkweed beetles reveals insights into insect-plant coevolution and genomics! 🌿🧬 The genome of Tetraopes tetrophthalmus unveils clues on chemosensation, detoxification, and phytophagy.
Photo by Jeanine Farley
New research on red milkweed beetles reveals insights into insect-plant coevolution and genomics! 🌿🧬 The genome of Tetraopes tetrophthalmus unveils clues on chemosensation, detoxification, and phytophagy.
Photo by Jeanine Farley
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635542v1
February 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635542v1
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635542v1
February 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.29.635542v1
Our global phylogeny of Eurytomidae is now published in Systematic Entomology @respublications.bsky.social
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April 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our global phylogeny of Eurytomidae is now published in Systematic Entomology @respublications.bsky.social
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Despite not knowing the biology of many species as they are endophytic, our ancestral state reconstruction indicates that secondary phytophagy has evolved at least seven times within the subfamily Eurytominae, showcasing the evolutionary flexibility of these vastly understudied wasps.
February 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Despite not knowing the biology of many species as they are endophytic, our ancestral state reconstruction indicates that secondary phytophagy has evolved at least seven times within the subfamily Eurytominae, showcasing the evolutionary flexibility of these vastly understudied wasps.
The #Eurytomidae UCE phylogeny that I've been working on in the past few years is now out as a preprint. By using museum samples at NMNH and CIRAD, we generated the first global phylogeny of this diverse but poorly studied #Chalcidoidea family. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Phasing in and out of phytophagy: phylogeny and evolution of the family Eurytomidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) based on Ultraconserved Elements
We present the first global molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for the family Eurytomidae, a group of chalcidoid wasps with diverse biology, with a representative sampling (197 ingroups and 11 outgroup...
www.biorxiv.org
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The #Eurytomidae UCE phylogeny that I've been working on in the past few years is now out as a preprint. By using museum samples at NMNH and CIRAD, we generated the first global phylogeny of this diverse but poorly studied #Chalcidoidea family. 🧪
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
For our 2019 #Genome #Biology study we had just 6 beetle 🐞 genomes 🧬 to work with link.springer.com/article/10.1... ... today there are >300 chromosomal-level reference genomes for Coleoptera! #biodiversity #genomics
Genomic signatures accompanying the dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagan beetles - Genome Biology
Background The diversity and evolutionary success of beetles (Coleoptera) are proposed to be related to the diversity of plants on which they feed. Indeed, the largest beetle suborder, Polyphaga, most...
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December 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
For our 2019 #Genome #Biology study we had just 6 beetle 🐞 genomes 🧬 to work with link.springer.com/article/10.1... ... today there are >300 chromosomal-level reference genomes for Coleoptera! #biodiversity #genomics
#beetles 🪲 #ladybirds 🐞 diet & immunity #evolution
🟣 Genomic signatures of phytophagy link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟪 Horizontal antibacterial gene transfer link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟣 From fungivory to carnivory and herbivory link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟣 Genomic signatures of phytophagy link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟪 Horizontal antibacterial gene transfer link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟣 From fungivory to carnivory and herbivory link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Genomic signatures accompanying the dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagan beetles - Genome Biology
Background The diversity and evolutionary success of beetles (Coleoptera) are proposed to be related to the diversity of plants on which they feed. Indeed, the largest beetle suborder, Polyphaga, most...
link.springer.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#beetles 🪲 #ladybirds 🐞 diet & immunity #evolution
🟣 Genomic signatures of phytophagy link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟪 Horizontal antibacterial gene transfer link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟣 From fungivory to carnivory and herbivory link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟣 Genomic signatures of phytophagy link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟪 Horizontal antibacterial gene transfer link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🟣 From fungivory to carnivory and herbivory link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Of interest beyond those with “an inordinate fondness for beetles” 🐞 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/08/26/399808 #genomic signatures accompanying dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagous #beetles: a key role for interactions with #plant chemical defences in driving...
Genomic signatures accompanying the dietary shift to phyt...
The diversity and evolutionary success of beetles (Coleop...
www.biorxiv.org
December 11, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Of interest beyond those with “an inordinate fondness for beetles” 🐞 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/08/26/399808 #genomic signatures accompanying dietary shift to phytophagy in polyphagous #beetles: a key role for interactions with #plant chemical defences in driving...