Table 2

Correspondence between groupings of wasps using three insect genes, Wolbachia infection status and wasp colour.

Cytb Clade

Geographic distribution

Wingless group

28S group

Wolbachia strain

Wasp Colour

N^†

1

Entire Range

WgB

I

W2W3

Black

14

2

Townsville area

WgB

I

W2W3

Yellow*

4

3

Atherton Tablelands, Townsville area

WgA*

I

W1*

Black

5

4

All Queensland

WgB

II*

W2W3

Black

7

Asterisks indicate other marker character states that support isolation and integrity of mtDNA cytb clades. ^†Number of independent samples (i.e. syconia) from which individuals were derived.

Haine et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006 6:83   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-6-83