Paleocene origin of the Neotropical lineage of cleptoparasitc bees Ericrocidini-Rhathymini (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
Aline C. Martins, David R. Luz, Gabriel A. R. Melo
The paper reconstructs the phylogeny and divergence times of cleptoparasitic bees in the Ericrocidini-Rhathymini clade, confirming their origin in the Paleocene and host specialization in the Eocene.
bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology