Table 1.
Sister group comparison between eusocial clades and their solitary sister groups
| Superfamily | Family | Contrast | Sister groups | Eusocial | Chom.num | N | Origin/loss | Phyl ref | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apoidea | Apidae | 1 | Euglossini | 0 | 19.25 | 4 | Loss | Danforth et al. 2013 | − |
| Apoidea | Apidae | 1 | Meliponini + Apini + Bombini | 1 | 16.17 | 153 | Danforth et al. 2013 | ||
| Apoidea | Apidae | 2 | Meliponini + Apini + Bombini (-Euglossini) | 1 | 16.17 | 153 | Origin | Danforth et al. 2013 | + |
| Apoidea | Apidae | 2 | Eucerini + Emphorini + Exomalopsini | 0 | 11.80 | 5 | Danforth et al. 2013 | ||
| Apoidea | Apidae | 3 | Allodapini | 1 | NA | 0 | Origin | Danforth et al. 2013 | ? |
| Apoidea | Crabronidae | 4 | Microstigmus | 1 | 3.75 | 4 | Origin | Danforth et al. 2013 | ? |
| Apoidea | Crabronidae | 4 | Nonsocial Crabronidae | 0 | NA | 0 | Danforth et al. 2013 | ||
| Apoidea | Halictidae | 5 | Halictus + Lasioglossum | 1 | 13.50 | 8 | Origin | Danforth et al. 2013 | − |
| Apoidea | Halictidae | 5 | Agapostemon | 0 | 17.00 | 1 | Danforth et al. 2013 | ||
| Apoidea | Halictidae | 6 | Augochlorini (eusocial) | 1 | 16.00 | 1 | Origin | Danforth et al. 2013 | + |
| Apoidea | Halictidae | 6 | Augochlorini (solitary) | 0 | 11.67 | 3 | Danforth et al. 2013 | ||
| ‘Vespoidea’ | Formicidae | 7 | Formicidae | 1 | 16.29 | 793 | Origin | Johnson et al. 2013 | + |
| Apoidea | Apoidea | 7 | Apoidea (all nonsocial) | 0 | 14.48 | 48 | Johnson et al. 2013 | ||
| Vespoidea | Vespidae | 8 | Stenogastrinae | 1 | 7.00 | 1 | Origin | Hines et al. 2007 | − |
| Vespoidea | Vespidae | 8 | Eumeninae (-Polistinae + Vespinae) | 0 | 7.78 | 9 | Hines et al. 2007 | ||
| Vespoidea | Vespidae | 9 | Polistinae + Vespinae | 1 | 24.48 | 26 | Origin | Hines et al. 2007 | + |
| Vespoidea | Vespidae | 9 | Eumeninae | 0 | 7.78 | 9 | Hines et al. 2007 |