The evolutionary ecology of the Lygaeidae

摘要: The Lygaeidae (sensu lato) are a highly successful family of true bugs found worldwide, yet many aspects their ecology and evolution remain obscure or unknown. While few species have attracted considerable attention as model for the study insect physiology, it is only relatively recently that biologists begun to explore behavior, life history evolution, patterns intra- interspecific ecological interactions across more species. As result though, range new phenotypes opportunities addressing current questions in evolutionary has been uncovered. For example, researchers revealed hitherto unexpectedly rich bacterial symbiosis, function family's complex genitalia, also evidence parthenogenesis. Here we review our understanding biology group whole, focusing on several best-studied characteristics group, including aposematism (i.e., warning coloration), chemical communication, sexual selection (especially, postcopulatory selection), conflict, host-endosymbiont coevolution. Importantly, these lygaeid likely interact, offering avenues research, instance into how influences selection. With growing availability genomic tools previously “non-model” organisms, combined with relative ease keeping polyphagous laboratory, argue offer behavioral ecologists.