Using molecules and morphology to infer the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the Dirini (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a tribe of butterflies endemic to Southern Africa
Published in Systematic Entomology, 2011
The first empirically supported phylogenetic hypothesis of relationships for the southern African endemic butterfly tribe Dirini is presented. Data derived from the morphology and ecology of the adults and immature stages (33 characters), and portions of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI ) and the nuclear genes elongation factor 1 α (EF1 α) and wingless (WG) (totalling 1734 bp) were used to infer the relationships of the in-group genera.
Recommended citation: Price BW, Villet, Martin H., Walton, Shaun M., Barker, Nigel P. (2011). "Using molecules and morphology to infer the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the Dirini (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), a tribe of butterflies endemic to Southern Africa." Systematic Entomology 36(2).
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