A genome-wide phylogeny and the diversification of genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae) inferred from anchored phylogenomics

In the present study, we use genome-wide sequence-based nuclear markers collected from anchored hybrid enrichment (AHE) to investigate phylogenetic relationships among Liriomyza species and to examine their diversification associated with host use. Specifically, the goals of our study are to: 1) reconstruct the phylogeny of a diverse sampling of species in Liriomyza; 2) compare phylogenetic trees generated by distinct phylogenetic methods using differing subsets of the data; 3) define morphological species groups and clades on the molecular phylogeny; 4) screen informative nuclear genes from thousands of loci captured by AHE to provide preliminary insights into designing and developing a set of specific gene markers for Liriomyza leafminers; 5) explore the associations between Liriomyza species and their host plants.