Testing the generic status of Philoverdance and revising the Philotrypesis ravii species group (Otitesellini, Pteromalidae) associated with Ficus tinctoria (Moraceae)
Abstract
Philotrypesis Förster is one of the most species-rich genera of non-pollinating fig wasps associated with Old World fig trees (Moraceae, Ficus). Philoverdance Priyadarsanan was initially established to accommodate a morphologically distinctive species of Philotrypesis associated with Ficus tinctoria in India, but its phylogenetic position remained uncertain. We reassessed the status of Philoverdance using morphology and genomic data. Philoverdance was recovered nested within Philotrypesis, supporting its synonymization with Philotrypesis syn. nov. and its treatment as the P. ravii species group. In depth analysis of the species group revealed five species associated with F. tinctoria: P. ravii Priyadarsanan, P. minang Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Sunda), P. bannaensis Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Sino-Himalaya), P. paiwan Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Sino-Himalaya), and P. arfak Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Australasia). COI divergences among species ranged from 6.1 to 8.4%, supporting their distinctiveness. Both COI and BUSCO-based phylogenies recovered a western clade associated with F. tinctoria subsp. gibbosa and an eastern clade associated with F. tinctoria subsp. tinctoria. Molecular, morphological and biogeographic evidence were largely congruent, revealing a geographically structured diversification pattern across the range of the host plant. Diagnoses, descriptions and identification keys for females and males are provided for all species.
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BibTeX
@article{li2026testing,
title = {{Testing the generic status of Philoverdance and revising the Philotrypesis ravii species group (Otitesellini, Pteromalidae) associated with Ficus tinctoria (Moraceae)}},
author = {Yu-Ran Li and Astrid Cruaud and Sabine Nidelet and Yan-Qiong Peng and Jean-Yves Rasplus},
journal = {Journal of Hymenoptera Research},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.3897/jhr.99.205393},
url = {https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05757702v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Testing the generic status of Philoverdance and revising the Philotrypesis ravii species group (Otitesellini, Pteromalidae) associated with Ficus tinctoria (Moraceae)
AU - Yu-Ran Li
AU - Astrid Cruaud
AU - Sabine Nidelet
AU - Yan-Qiong Peng
AU - Jean-Yves Rasplus
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/25
JO - Journal of Hymenoptera Research
DO - 10.3897/jhr.99.205393
UR - https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-05757702v1
AB - Philotrypesis Förster is one of the most species-rich genera of non-pollinating fig wasps associated with Old World fig trees (Moraceae, Ficus). Philoverdance Priyadarsanan was initially established to accommodate a morphologically distinctive species of Philotrypesis associated with Ficus tinctoria in India, but its phylogenetic position remained uncertain. We reassessed the status of Philoverdance using morphology and genomic data. Philoverdance was recovered nested within Philotrypesis, supporting its synonymization with Philotrypesis syn. nov. and its treatment as the P. ravii species group. In depth analysis of the species group revealed five species associated with F. tinctoria: P. ravii Priyadarsanan, P. minang Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Sunda), P. bannaensis Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Sino-Himalaya), P. paiwan Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Sino-Himalaya), and P. arfak Li and Rasplus, sp. nov. (Australasia). COI divergences among species ranged from 6.1 to 8.4%, supporting their distinctiveness. Both COI and BUSCO-based phylogenies recovered a western clade associated with F. tinctoria subsp. gibbosa and an eastern clade associated with F. tinctoria subsp. tinctoria. Molecular, morphological and biogeographic evidence were largely congruent, revealing a geographically structured diversification pattern across the range of the host plant. Diagnoses, descriptions and identification keys for females and males are provided for all species.
SN - 1070-9428
ER -