Tetraopes Milkweed Beetle Genomes Elucidate the Adaptive Basis of a Temperate Coevolutionary Radiation.

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Article in Molecular ecology resources, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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First reference genome for the family Disteniidae (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea), the sister lineage to all longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae).Scientific data · 2026
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Sangil KimMuseum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-8943

Brian D FarrellMuseum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6843-0539

Funding

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University : Faculty GrantFaculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University: Dean's Competitive Fund for Promising ScholarshipMuseum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University : Putnam Expedition GrantNational Institute of Biological Resources NIBR202405101National Institute of Biological Resources NIBR202505101National Institute of Biological Resources NIBR202605103National Research Foundation of Korea 2019R1A6A1A10073437

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Abstract

The coevolutionary radiation of 27 species of Tetraopes longhorned beetles and their Asclepias milkweed hosts represents a classic example of adaptive evolution driven by plant chemical defences and herbivore counteradaptations. Investigations to date, however, have focused on a single species, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus, which feeds on the moderately toxic Asclepias syriaca, providing limited comparative data for hypothesis testing. Here, we present reference-quality genomes for three Tetraopes species, T. sublaevis, T. tetrophthalmus, and T. melanurus, each largely specialised on an Asclepias host with distinct cardenolide toxicity, to investigate the genomic basis of their adaptations to evolving plant defences. We identify key amino acid substitutions in the Na

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Adaptation, BiologicalAsclepiasBiological CoevolutionColeopteraGenome, InsectAnimalsCardenolidesEvolution, MolecularPhylogenySelection, GeneticCardenolidescardenolide resistancechromosome‐scale genome assemblyinsect–plant coevolutionmuseomicsPCWDE

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PMID41854132

DOI10.1111/1755-0998.70117

PMCPMC13001012

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