Revisiting the morphological species groups of West-Palearctic Aphaenogaster ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under a phylogenetic perspective: toward an evolutionary classification

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dc.authoridSalata, Sebastian/0000-0003-0811-2309
dc.authoridSchifani, Enrico/0000-0003-0684-6229
dc.authoridMenchetti, Mattia/0000-0002-0707-7495
dc.authoridBorowiec, Lech/0000-0001-5668-6855
dc.authoridFisher, Brian/0000-0002-4653-3270
dc.authoridKARAMAN, Celal/0000-0002-2158-5592
dc.authoridKIRAN, KADRI/0000-0001-7983-0194
dc.authorwosidSalata, Sebastian/X-1140-2019
dc.authorwosidSchifani, Enrico/AAD-5774-2019
dc.authorwosidMenchetti, Mattia/P-1556-2015
dc.contributor.authorSchifani, Enrico
dc.contributor.authorAlicata, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorMenchetti, Mattia
dc.contributor.authorBorowiec, Lech
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Brian L.
dc.contributor.authorKaraman, Celal
dc.contributor.authorKiran, Kadri
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:52:20Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:52:20Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe West-Palearctic region is a diversity hotspot for the ant genus Aphaenogaster. Species in this region are characterized by high morphological variation, which has led to their subdivision into different infrageneric groups. The very first classification in three subgenera, dated 1915, was gradually replaced by eight species-groups. To probe the evolutionary consistency of these species-groups, we sequenced 46 species from all eight species-groups and biogeographic sectors of the region, using one mitochondrial (COI) and six nuclear markers (EPICs), and interpreted the results by integrating qualitative morphology. Our results demonstrate the non-monophyly of all formerly recognized subgenera and species-groups, except for the crocea group. We use the phylogeny and morphological characters to propose a new classification of six monophyletic species-groups (crocea, gibbosa, graeca, pallida, sardoa, subterranea). The pallida, subterranea and sardoa (formerly testaceopilosa) groups attain monophyletic status by reassigning a few taxa. The gibbosa group is to be considered exclusively Western-Mediterranean until further assessments of similar Eastern species. The new graeca group is established by including former members of the splendida and subterranea groups, while the polyphyletic cecconii, obsidiana, and splendida groups are dismissed. Notably, the first is not part of the tropical Deromyrma clade as previously thought, while at least two independent clades which require further investigation are composed of species from both the cecconii and splendida groups, suggesting repeated morphological convergences based on similar ecological adaptations. -Finally, A. cardenai is confirmed to be a significantly divergent lineage. In addition, three Aphaenogaster species are moved to different genera: Messor asmaae (Sharaf, 2018) comb. nov., Messor isekram (Bernard, 1977) comb. nov., and Pheidole sarae (Sharaf, 2018) comb. nov. Further studies should address the evolutionary relationships between the clades recovered in this study.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipLabEx CeMEB, an ANR Investissements d'avenir program [ANR-10-LABX-04-01]; la Caixa Foundation [100010434, LCF/BQ/DR20/11790020]; Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK) [109T088, 111T811]; Trakya University Scientific Research Unit [2018-135]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipData used in this work were partly produced through the GEMEX technical facilities of the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive with the support of LabEx CeMEB, an ANR Investissements d'avenir program (ANR-10-LABX-04-01). Support for this research was provided by la Caixa Foundation (ID 100010434) to Mattia Menchetti (grant LCF/BQ/DR20/11790020). The Turkish material used in this project was provided with the support of the projects numbered 109T088 and 111T811 supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkiye (TUBITAK), and the project numbered 2018-135 of the Trakya University Scientific Research Unit.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3897/asp.80.e84428
dc.identifier.endpage648en_US
dc.identifier.issn1863-7221
dc.identifier.issn1864-8312
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85147747164en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage627en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3897/asp.80.e84428
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18677
dc.identifier.volume80en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001013177400001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSenckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum Tierkundeen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArthropod Systematics & Phylogenyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectApomorphyen_US
dc.subjectBiogeographyen_US
dc.subjectDiversificationen_US
dc.subjectMediterranean Faunaen_US
dc.subjectMorphological Convergenceen_US
dc.subjectPlesiomorphyen_US
dc.subjectMyrmicinaeen_US
dc.subjectMediterranean Basinen_US
dc.subjectPeninsulaen_US
dc.subjectCatalogen_US
dc.subjectRegionsen_US
dc.subjectMembersen_US
dc.titleRevisiting the morphological species groups of West-Palearctic Aphaenogaster ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) under a phylogenetic perspective: toward an evolutionary classificationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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