Keith Mohr Bayless

Works (11)

Updated: February 12th, 2026 16:13

2026 article

Phylogenomics of Anthomyiidae and a revised classification of Scathophagidae (Diptera: Calyptratae)

Bailey, E., Michelsen, V., Cassel, B., Szpila, K., Bayless, K., Grzywacz, A., … Wiegmann, B. (2026, January 30). DRYAD, Vol. 1.

By: E. Bailey n, V. Michelsen*, B. Cassel n, K. Szpila *, K. Bayless*, A. Grzywacz *, G. Powell n , T. Pape*, B. Wiegmann n 

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Added: February 10, 2026

2021 article

Beyond Drosophila: resolving the rapid radiation of schizophoran flies with phylotranscriptomics

Bayless, K. M., Trautwein, M. D., Meusemann, K., Shin, S., Petersen, M., Donath, A., … Wiegmann, B. M. (2021, February 8). BMC Biology, Vol. 19.

By: K. Bayless*, M. Trautwein*, K. Meusemann *, S. Shin n, M. Petersen *, A. Donath *, L. Podsiadlowski *, C. Mayer * ...

author keywords: Diptera; Phylogenomics; Transcriptomes; Drosophilidae; Tephritidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Drosophila / genetics; Drosophila / growth & development; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Expression Profiling; Larva / growth & development; Ovum / growth & development; Phylogeny; Pupa / growth & development; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Transcriptome
topics (OpenAlex): Insect behavior and control techniques; Diptera species taxonomy and behavior; Genetic diversity and population structure
TL;DR: Dividing most acalyptrate fly groups into four major lineages is supported consistently across analyses, and understanding the fundamental branching patterns of schizophoran flies provides a foundation for future comparative research on the genetics, ecology, and biocontrol. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 8, 2021

2020 article

Phylogenomics reveals accelerated late Cretaceous diversification of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae)

Li, X., Teasdale, L. C., Bayless, K. M., Ellis, A. G., Wiegmann, B. M., Lamas, C. J. E., … Yeates, D. K. (2020, November 20). Cladistics.

By: X. Li *, L. Teasdale *, K. Bayless*, A. Ellis *, B. Wiegmann n , C. Lamas *, C. Lambkin *, N. Evenhuis * ...

author keywords: Diptera; divergence times reconstruction; lower Brachycera; maximum likelihood
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / classification; Bees / genetics; Bees / physiology; Biodiversity; Evolution, Molecular; Larva / genetics; Larva / physiology; Phylogeny; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Transcriptome
topics (OpenAlex): Diptera species taxonomy and behavior; Insect behavior and control techniques; Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
TL;DR: The dating analyses indicate a Jurassic origin of the Bombyliidae, with the sand chamber evolving early in bee fly evolution, in the late Jurassic or mid‐Cretaceous, and it is hypothesized that the angiosperm radiation and the hothouse climate established during the late Cretaceous accelerated the diversification of bee flies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 11, 2020

2019 article

Phylogenomic analysis of Calyptratae: resolving the phylogenetic relationships within a major radiation of Diptera

Kutty, S. N., Meusemann, K., Bayless, K. M., Marinho, M. A. T., Pont, A. C., Zhou, X., … Pape, T. (2019, February 22). Cladistics, Vol. 35, pp. 605–622.

By: S. Kutty *, K. Meusemann *, K. Bayless n, M. Marinho *, A. Pont *, X. Zhou *, B. Misof *, B. Wiegmann n  ...

topics (OpenAlex): Diptera species taxonomy and behavior; Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies; Insect behavior and control techniques; Fossil Insects in Amber
TL;DR: The phylogenomic data cannot confidently place the remaining blowfly subfamilies and compared to hypotheses from the Sanger sequencing era, many clades within the muscoid grade are congruent but now have much higher support. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 1, 2020

2017 article

The Habitats Humans Provide: Factors affecting the diversity and composition of arthropods in houses

Leong, M., Bertone, M. A., Savage, A. M., Bayless, K. M., Dunn, R. R., & Trautwein, M. D. (2017, November 6). Scientific Reports, Vol. 7.

By: M. Leong *, M. Bertone n , A. Savage *, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein *

Contributors: M. Leong *, M. Bertone n , A. Savage *, K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein *

MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; United States
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization; Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure; Plant and animal studies
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Arthropods of the great indoors: characterizing diversity inside urban and suburban homes

PeerJ, 4(1), e1582.

By: M. Bertone n , M. Leong *, K. Bayless n, T. Malow*, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein *

Contributors: M. Bertone n , M. Leong *, K. Bayless n, T. Malow*, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein *

author keywords: Indoor biome; Urban entomology; Entomology; Arthropod; Houses
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization; Insect and Pesticide Research; Urban Green Space and Health; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: High diversity was discovered, with a conservative estimate range of 32–211 morphospecies, and 24–128 distinct arthropod families per house, and some of the most frequently found arthropods in houses are unfamiliar to the general public despite their ubiquity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Exoskeletons and economics: indoor arthropod diversity increases in affluent neighbourhoods

Biology Letters, 12(8), 20160322.

By: M. Leong *, M. Bertone n , K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein *

Contributors: M. Leong *, M. Bertone n , K. Bayless n, R. Dunn n  & M. Trautwein *

author keywords: biodiversity; socioeconomics; income; urban ecosystem; indoor biome; landscape ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Cities; Ecosystem
topics (OpenAlex): Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges; Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine; Urban Green Space and Health; Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
TL;DR: It is found that house size, surrounding vegetation, as well as mean neighbourhood income best predict the number of kinds of arthropods found indoors, showing that the luxury effect can extend to the indoor environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2015 article

Molecular phylogeny of the horse flies: a framework for renewing tabanid taxonomy

MORITA, S. H. E. L. A. H. I., BAYLESS, K. E. I. T. H. M., YEATES, D. A. V. I. D. K., & WIEGMANN, B. R. I. A. N. M. (2015, September 26). Systematic Entomology, Vol. 41, pp. 56–72.

By: S. Morita n, K. Bayless n, D. Yeates * & B. Wiegmann n 

topics (OpenAlex): Diptera species taxonomy and behavior; Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
TL;DR: A newly revised phylogenetic framework for Tabanidae forms the basis for a new assessment of tabanid diversification and provides context for understanding the evolution of trophic specialization in horse flies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

The evolution and biogeography of the austral horse fly tribe Scionini (Diptera: Tabanidae: Pangoniinae) inferred from multiple mitochondrial and nuclear genes

Lessard, B. D., Cameron, S. L., Bayless, K. M., Wiegmann, B. M., & Yeates, D. K. (2013, May 9). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 68, pp. 516–540.

By: B. Lessard *, S. Cameron *, K. Bayless n, B. Wiegmann n  & D. Yeates *

author keywords: Divergence time estimation; Gondwana; Radiation; Scaptia; Systematics; Taxonomy
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; DNA, Mitochondrial; Diptera / classification; Diptera / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Fossils; Genes, Insect; Male; Molecular Sequence Data; Phenotype; Phylogeny; Phylogeography
topics (OpenAlex): Insect behavior and control techniques; Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies; Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny; Mosquito-borne diseases and control
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the Scionini are a typical Gondwanan group whose diversification was influenced by the fragmentation of that ancient land mass and most likely originated in Australia and subsequently radiated to New Zealand and South American by both long distance dispersal and vicariance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Newly discovered males and new records of the uncommon Neotropical genera Eutabanus Krober and Myiotabanus Lutz (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Zootaxa, (3389), 25–33.

By: T. Krolow, K. Bayless & A. Henriques

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Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Episodic radiations in the fly tree of life

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(14), 5690–5695.

By: B. Wiegmann , M. Trautwein, I. Winkler, N. Barr, J. Kim, C. Lambkin, M. Bertone , B. Cassel ...

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Added: August 6, 2018

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