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Ten-Minute Papers, SysEB Section: Phylogenetics

Tuesday, November 17, 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
211 D (Convention Center)
Moderators:
James Robertson
Traci L. Grzymala


8:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks
8:02 AM
Comparative mtDNA phylogenetics of Southern Appalachian litter beetles across different forest types
Shelley Myers, Clemson University ; Michael Caterino, Clemson University
8:26 AM
Phylogenetic and taxonomic approaches to understanding the evolution of ant parasitoids in the genus Orasema (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae)
John M. Heraty, University of California ; Jason Mottern, University of California ; Roger A. Burks, University of California-Riverside
8:38 AM
Adaptive radiation of Batesian mimetic butterflies across a tropical archipelago
David J. Lohman, City College of New York--CUNY ; Chia-Hsuan Wei, National Sun Yat-Sen University ; Dylan Scott, Graduate Center--CUNY ; Djunijanti Peggie, Research Centre for Biology-LIPI ; Krushnamegh Kunte, National Center for Biological Sciences (NCBS) ; Tenzing Doleck, Graduate Center--CUNY ; Elva Yang, City College of New York--CUNY ; Susan Tsang, Graduate Center--CUNY ; Chris Müller, Australian Museum ; Andrew Brownjohn, City College of New York--CUNY ; Shen-Horn Yen, National Sun Yat-Sen University
8:50 AM
9:14 AM
Exploring the phylogenetic placement of the firefly genus Robopus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Oliver Keller, University of Florida ; Marc Branham, University of Florida
9:26 AM
Break
9:38 AM
A multiple gene phylogeny reveals polyphyly among eastern North American Aphaenogaster species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Bernice DeMarco, Michigan State University ; Anthony I. Cognato, Michigan State University
9:50 AM
The 1000 Curculionidae Phylogeny and Evolution Project: New frontiers in morphological phylogenetics of weevils
Dave Clarke, University of Memphis ; Adriana E. Marvaldi, Universidad Nacional de La Plata ; Rolf Oberprieler, CSIRO ; Duane D. McKenna, University of Memphis
10:14 AM
Deciphering the evolution of Oocyclus tropical waterfall beetles using Bayesian total evidence phylogenetics
Emmanuel Toussaint, University of Kansas ; Andrew Short, University of Kansas
10:38 AM
Comprehensive phylogeny of the superfamily Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)
Matthew L. Gimmel, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History ; Milada Bocakova, Palacky University ; Nicole L. Gunter, CSIRO ; Richard A.B. Leschen, Landcare Research
10:50 AM
A molecular phylogeny of Neotropical Parapanteles wasps (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) reveals polyphyly and simplifies host use patterns.
Kyle Parks, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign ; James Whitfield, University of Illinois
11:02 AM
Phylogenetic utility of morphology in an explosive adaptive radiation of beetles (Carabidae: Paussinae: Paussus)
James Robertson, University of Arizona ; Wendy Moore, University of Arizona
11:14 AM
Phylogeny of the burrowing water beetles (Coleoptera: Noteridae) as inferred from molecular sequence data
Stephen Baca, University of Kansas ; Andrew Short, University of Kansas
11:26 AM
An introduction to Polynesian Carposina (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae): host jumps and diversification on islands
Matthew J. Medeiros, University of California ; Peter T. Oboyski, University of California - Berkeley
11:38 AM
Concluding Remarks