Abstract
In this study, we present for the first time a cladistic analysis of the subfamilies of A radidae, using molecular and morphological characters. Eighty‐three taxa, including 79 species representing eight subfamilies, are treated. The analyses were performed using 72 morphological characters and approximately 1650 bp corresponding to three molecular loci ( CO 1, 16 S and 28 S ). Characters were analysed using parsimony and B ayesian methods. Based on the combined analyses, we find support for the monophyly of A radidae, including the subfamilies A radinae, A neurinae, C alisiinae, I soderminae, and M ezirinae and the paraphyly of P rosympiestinae and C hinamyersiinae. In all analyses, P rosympiestinae includes I soderminae. The T ermitaphididae were not found sister to the A radidae in the A radoidea.