Cotesia Wasp Phylogeny from Multi-Locus Data Across Three Continents

Europe, Asia, and North America are the geographic scope for this phylogeny of parasitoid wasps. The dataset contains a ten-gene alignment used to infer relationships among 22 Cotesia species, including cryptic complexes parasitizing Melitaeini butterflies. It was authored by Julian Schach and last updated on 2026-05-27.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing phylogenetic trees based on the ten-gene dataset mentioned in the description
• Testing monophyly hypotheses for parasitoid lineages based on host association data
• Clarifying relationships within cryptic species complexes like Cotesia acuminata and C. melitaearum
• Studying patterns of host shifts in parasitoid wasps based on inferred clade structure

Strengths

• Phylogeny is described as 'highly supported' in the source description
• Data spans samples collected from three continents: Europe, Asia, and North America
• Analysis includes 22 Cotesia species and a ten-gene dataset

Limitations

• Dataset size is 5.5 KB, indicating a very limited scope
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely contains genetic sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis results.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 17:33:27

Geography

Europe, Asia, North America