Simple Summary In the current era of data explosion, the use of genetic information is
increasingly being applied across numerous biological questions. One application has been
to develop more robust evolutionary frameworks. Such well-resolved phylogenetic
relationships are currently lacking from many of the basal branches of diversity-rich taxa.
This is most pronounced at the base of the thentredinoid, especially Athalia. This study
reviews earlier comparative morphological studies and advances in phylogenetic studies …