Fig. 6

Microsynteny around the melittin sequence. All species for which the genome data allowed for microsyntenic analysis are shown. Vollenhovia emeryi was not included in other genomic analyses due to its relatively low genome quality. However, it is shown because it was the only one of the eight analysed ant species that features a seemingly related gene in the correct position but with a very different mature sequence. Genes labelled with ψ in ants and wasps bear little similarity with melittin genes; however, they might be sister genes to the melittin group that underwent severe pseudogenization. Note that Osmia melittin is also called “osmin”, Colletes—collectin, Bombus—bombolittin, and Xylocopa—xylopin. Apis lineages are in dark green, other non-Apini bees in grass green and ants and wasps in light green