Molecular phylogenetics, genomics, and evolution of the subfamily Lamiinae (flat-faced longhorned beetles)

Lamiinae, the largest subfamily of longhorned beetles (family Cerambycidae), includes over 30,000 described species, many of which are plant pests of ecological or economic importance. While Lamiinae is undoubtedly monophyletic, its internal phylogeny is non-­phylogenetic and highly unstable. This  has  long  impeded  taxonomic  and  systematic  research,  development  of  keys  and  other   identification  aids,  and  has  prevented  large-scale  studies  of  lamiine  evolution.  To  gain  insight  into  lamiine  relationships  and  evolution,  we  reconstructed  the  phylogeny  of  Lamiinae using both traditional  DNA sequences (5 genes), and a deeply gene-sampled phylogenomic data set (obtained using anchored hybrid enrichment, aka “anchored phylogenomics”). This reconstructed phylogeny of world lamiine tribes based on molecular data will help clarify group concepts and relationships and will aid in answering questions on the evolutionary history of the group.