Molecular evolution of dietary shifts in ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): from fungivory to carnivory and herbivory
Our study provides a comprehensive comparative genomic analysis to address evolution of chemosensory, digestive, detoxifying, and immune genes associated with dietary shifts in ladybirds. Ladybirds can be considered a ubiquitous example of dietary shifts in insects, and thus a promising model system for evolutionary and applied biology.
Authors
- Yuan‐Sen Liang
- Hao‐Sen Li
- Adam Ślipiński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1216-8068)
- Pei‐Fang Zhang
- Sen‐Rui Gong
- Xue‐Yong Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9481-1151)
- Andreas Zwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7532-1752)
- Pei‐Tao Chen
- Oliver Niehuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4253-1849)
- Karen Meusemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7590-4851)
- Xue-Fei Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1978-6327)
- Hong Pang
- Robert Michael Waterhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-9052)
- Bernhard Misof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-6798)
- Dan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6989-0514)
- Meilan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3449-6775)
- Hermes E. Escalona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3487-9474)
- Ondrej Hlinka
- Yu‐Hao Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4019-8118)
- Huan‐Ying Yang
- Xingmin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9327-9159)
- Yifei Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6309-4655)
- Bruno Hüttel
Institutions
- South China Agricultural University (CN)
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (AU)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Leibniz Association (DE)
- Australian National Insect Collection (AU)
- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research (DE)
- Nanning Normal University (CN)
- Henan Agricultural University (CN)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02174-2
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 20.07
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sun Yat-sen University