Fossil age data and molecular sequences are increasingly combined to establish a
timescale for the Tree of Life. Arthropods, as the most species-rich and morphologically …

Originating most likely in the early Cretaceous, ants have diversified to become the world's
most successful eusocial insects, occupying most terrestrial ecosystems and acquiring a …

Summary The stinging wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) are an extremely diverse lineage of
hymenopteran insects, encompassing over 70,000 described species and a diversity of life …

Background The use of transcriptomic and genomic datasets for phylogenetic reconstruction
has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to resolve recalcitrant nodes with …

Background Apoid wasps and bees (Apoidea) are an ecologically and morphologically
diverse group of Hymenoptera, with some species of bees having evolved eusocial …

Orthology inference is central to phylogenomic analyses. Phylogenomic data sets commonly
include transcriptomes and low-coverage genomes that are incomplete and contain errors …

A major evolutionary transition to eusociality with reproductive division of labor between
queens and workers has arisen independently at least 10 times in the ants, bees, and …

The most widely recognized hymenopterans–ants, bees, and wasps or hornets–have long
been part of art, ritual, and folklore worldwide. Both extant and extinct Hymenoptera were …

Abstract The family Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) is a species‐rich group of aculeate wasps that
occur worldwide. The higher‐level classification of the family has historically been …

Eusocial behavior has arisen in few animal groups, most notably in the aculeate
Hymenoptera, a clade comprising ants, bees, and stinging wasps [1–4]. Phylogeny is crucial …