2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: SEB1 Ten-Minute Papers, Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity

SEB1 Ten-Minute Papers, Systematics, Evolution, Biodiversity

Moderators:

Hojun Song and Christiane Weirauch

Introductory Remarks

Phylogeny, homoplasy and divergence estimates within Libelluloidea (Anisoptera: Odonata): An exploration of the usefulness of molecular and morphological characters
Jessica L. Ware, Rutgers University; Michael L. May, Rutgers University; Karl M. Kjer, Rutgers University

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ITS2 structure, species-specificity and implications for insect genetics and evolution
Michael W. Ruhl, University of Georgia; Tracie M. Jenkins, University of Georgia

A review of delphacid planthopper systematics (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) with emphasis on the New World
Charles Bartlett, University of Delaware

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Fossils, systematic methods, and heteropteran classification
Randall T. Schuh, American Museum of Natural History; Gerry Cassis, University of New South Wales

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Assassin to bloodsucker: Unraveling higher-level phylogenetics of Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
Christiane Weirauch, University of California Riverside; James Munro, University of California

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Systematics and phylogeny of the plant bug tribe Orthotylinae: Austromirini (Heteroptera: Miridae)
Gerry Cassis, University of New South Wales

Effects of natal environment on male-male competitive success in the cactus bug Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Fae A. Nageon de Lestang, University of Florida; Christine W. Miller, University of Florida

The advantage of calling second: Influence of vibrational masking on male mating success in the leafhopper Macropsis fumipennis
Randy Hunt, Indiana University Southeast

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Break

Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the grassland leafhopper tribe Chiasmini (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)
James N. Zahniser, Illinois Natural History Survey

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Systematics, biogeography and conservation of the Pheidole roosevelti group (Hymenoptera: formicidae) in Fiji
Eli M. Sarnat, University of California, Davis; Corrie S. Moreau, University of California -- Berkeley

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Phylogeny and taxonomy of the ant genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and close relatives
John S. LaPolla, Towson University; Seán Brady, Smithsonian Institution; Steven O. Shattuck, CSIRO

Phylogeny of xyleborine ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) inferred from multiple genes
Anthony I. Cognato, Michigan State University; Jiri Hulcr, Michigan State University; Stephanie A. Dole, Michigan State University; Bjarte Jordal, University of Bergen

Reassessment of critical type species in the Entiminae: Eustylini, with phylogenetic considerations (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Nico M. Franz, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

Phylogeny of the tribe Athetini Casey, 1910 and its position in the subfamily Aleocharinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Hallvard Elven, University of Oslo; Vladimir Gusarov, University of Oslo

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A reconstructed phylogeny and geographical history of the tribe Omophronini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Roberta L. Brett, California Academy of Sciences

A mitochondrial genome phylogeny of Coleoptera (Insecta): Overcoming systematic bias from base compositional heterogeneity
Hojun Song, Brigham Young University; Nathan Sheffield, Brigham Young University; Michael F. Whiting, Brigham Young University

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Concluding Remarks

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