Phylogenetic Reconstruction of the Subfamilies Asilinae and Stichopogoninae (Diptera, Asilidae) Based on the Mitochondrial Genes 16S and 12S rDNA and Nuclear 18S rDNA.

The phylogenetic relationships of the subfamilies Asilinae and Stichopogoninaeare are discussed in this article, and the phylogeny of the subfamily Asilinae and some genera of the subfamily Stichopogoninae are also reconstructed on the basis of molecular data. The systematic position of the genera Eremodromus Zimin, 1926, Pamponerus Loew, 1849, Antipalus Loew, 1849, Erax Scopoli, 1763, Leleyellus Lehr, 1995, Filiolus Lehr, 1967, Neomochtherus Osten-Sacken, 1878, Aneomochtherus Lehr, Dysmachus Loew, 1860, and Polysarca Schiner, 1866 is revealed and the relationship between them is shown on the basis of molecular data. Some species of the subfamily Dasypogoninae and Leptogastrinae are also included in the analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]