Ultraconserved elements from transcriptome and genome data provide insight into the phylogenomics of Sternorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera)

In this study, we captured UCE data from transcriptomes and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to reconstruct the phylogenetic tree of Sternorrhyncha. The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) to evaluate the utility of the bait (Hemiptera 27Kv1) to capture UCE loci from transcriptomes and WGS for species in Sternorrhyncha, 2) to explore the phylogenetic relationships within Sternorrhyncha, and 3) to confirm the taxon occupying the most basal position in the Sternorrhyncha lineage. We combined different sources of genomic data to evaluate the phylogenetic relationships within Sternorrhyncha.