Phylogeny and evolution of hemipteran insects based on expanded genomic and transcriptomic data.

Nan SongMiao-Miao WangWei-Chao HuangZhi-Yi WuRenfu ShaoXin-Ming Yin
Published in: BMC biology (2024)
By expanding phylogenomic taxon sampling, we clarified the superfamily relationships within the infraorder Cicadomorpha. Our phylogenetic analyses supported the sister-group relationship between the superfamilies Cicadoidea and Cercopoidea, and the superfamily Membracoidea as the sister to Cicadoidea + Cercopoidea. Our divergence time estimation supported the close association of hemipteran diversification with the evolutionary success and adaptive radiation of angiosperms during the Cretaceous period.