Table 4. Most unique traits of the 12 cynipid tribes recognized in this paper.
| Tribe | Traits in order of uniqueness index 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynipini | 28:2 (0.83) | 130:2 (0.60) | 120:1 (0.39) | 156:1 (0.36) | 32:0 (0.11) | 47:0 (0.00) |
| Diplolepidini | 173:1 (0.38) | 83:0 (0.30) | 168:1 (0.29) | 128:1 (0.20) | 45:3 (0.15) | 129:1 (0.14) |
| Pediaspidini | 88:1 (1.00) | 233:4 (0.92) | 15:1 (0.86) | 70:1 (0.75) | 7:2 (0.55) | 66:1 (0.50) |
| Eschatocerini | 84:3 (1.00) | 136:0 (1.00) | 233:2 (1.00) | 8:1 (0.99) | 132:3 (0.98) | 139:1 (0.97) |
| Qwaqwaiini | 176:1 (1.00) | 229:4 (0.99) | 137:0 (0.69) | 4:1 (0.64) | 180:1 (0.53) | 41:1 (0.50) |
| Paraulacini | 227:1 (0.94) | 152:1 (0.86) | 19:2 (0.74) | 60:0 (0.74) | 193:1 (0.70) | 230:0 (0.33) |
| Aylacini s. str. | 233:7 (0.96) | 51:2 (0.41) | 2:1 (0.18) | 236:0 (0.07) | 36:1 (0.04) | 138:1 (0.02) |
| Aulacideini | 106:1 (0.66) | 29:0 (0.54) | 233:6 (0.49) | 148:1 (0.24) | 91:2 (0.14) | 64:0 (0.10) |
| Phanacidini | 70:3 (0.74) | 84:2 (0.40) | 20:1 (0.10) | 132:1 (0.08) | 38:0 (0.07) | 47:1 (0.05) |
| Diastrophini | 49:1 (0.61) | 148:2 (0.06) | 21:1 (0.06) | 164:0 (0.06) | 52:0 (0.06) | 124:1 (0.05) |
| Synergini s. str. | 76:0 (0.48) | 57:2 (0.44) | 18:1 (0.39) | 187:1 (0.39) | 189:1 (0.39) | 191:1 (0.39) |
| Ceroptresini | 235:0 (0.48) | 90:0 (0.38) | 160:1 (0.35) | 43:1 (0.27) | 109:1 (0.22) | 146:1 (0.21) |
The traits were ranked according to their uniqueness index, measured as the probability of the tribe having the trait as ancestral subtracted by the maximum probability that the trait was ancestral in the other tribes or in the Cynipidae (see Materials and Methods for details). A unique autapomorphy for a higher taxon would have a uniqueness index of 1.0, and the value decreases more rapidly than the distinctness index if the trait is shared with one or more other tribes or if it is likely to be ancestral in the Cynipidae. A complete list of uniqueness values is provided in S2 Table.
1Each entry specified as character number: state number (uniqueness index value).