@article {1929, title = {Systematics and evolution of the parasitoid wasp genera of the tribe Holcobraconini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)}, journal = {Organisms Diversity \& Evolution}, year = {2019}, month = {06/2019}, abstract = {

The tribe Holcobraconini (Braconidae: Doryctinae) is a group of parasitoid wasps mainly found in the tropical and subtropical\ regions of the world. It contains seven genera (Holcobracon Cameron, Ivondrovia Shenefelt \& Marsh, Liodoryctes Sz\épligeti,\ Monarea Sz\épligeti, Nervellius Roman, Odontobracon Cameron and Zombrus Marshall), most of which are characterized by\ having the m-cu vein of the hind wing long and strongly curved towards the apex of wing. Some studies, however, found that\ three doryctine genera that lack the above feature (Binarea Brull\é, Liobracon Sz\épligeti and Odontodoryctes Granger) might be\ closely related to holcobraconines. Here, we reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships among species of six holcobraconine\ genera and the three putative closely related genera using four gene markers and estimated the times of origin and diversification\ within the tribe. The holcobraconine genera were intermingled in a clade with the above three genera. Liobracon and Zombrus\ were not recovered as monophyletic. Acanthodoryctes Turner, Antidoryctes Belokobylskij \& Quicke and Priosphys Enderlein\ were also included within the Holcobraconini based on morphology. Based on molecular evidence and on morphological\ examination of the genera involved, Holcobraconini is proposed to comprise 13 genera for which we include morphological\ diagnoses. The origin of the tribe probably occurred during the late Palaeocene to mid Eocene, 44.43 to 58.15 Mya. At least two\ main dispersal events from the Ethiopian to the other biogeographic regions could have led to the current geographic distribution\ of the Holcobraconini associated with the global increase of temperature during the Late Palaeocene to Middle Eocene.

}, keywords = {Ichneumonoidea, Insecta, phylogeny, Relaxed molecular clock, taxonomy}, issn = {1618-1077}, doi = {10.1007/s13127-019-00407-1}, author = {R. Casta{\~n}eda-Osorio and S.A. Belokobylskij and Y. Braet and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1920, title = {Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical species of the braconid wasp genus Pedinotus Sz{\'e}pligeti, 1902 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4327}, year = {2017}, pages = {1-102}, abstract = {

A revision of the Neotropical species of the braconid wasp genus Pedinotus Sz\épligeti and molecular characterization of some species based on the COI mitochondrial DNA gene are provided. Twenty four new species are described: P. avispas\ sp. nov., P. bororo sp. nov., P. botocudo sp. nov., P. brunniventris sp. nov., P. cerdai sp. nov., P. daedalus sp. nov., P. dispar sp. nov., P. dominica sp. nov., P. elongatus sp. nov., P. glabroscutum sp. nov., P. guyanensis sp. nov., P. haliti sp. nov., P. intermedius sp. nov., P. maracas sp. nov., P. nigriceps sp. nov., P. nitidus sp. nov., P. nolli sp. nov., P. peruanus\ sp. nov., P. plaumanni sp. nov., P. propodealis sp. nov., P. rondoni sp. nov., P. subtristis sp. nov., P. szepligetii sp. nov., and P. trinidad sp. nov. Moreover, P .brasiliensis Sz\épligeti, 1902, P. columbianus Enderlein, 1912, P. ferrugineus (Enderlein, 1920), P. niger Marsh 2002, P. pardalotus Marsh 2002, P. rojasi Marsh 2002, P. tundisii Felix \& Penteado-Dias, 2004 and P. variegatus Marsh 2002 are redescribed. The following new synonyms are proposed: Lamquetia Braet, Barbalho \& Achterberg, 2003 under Pedinotus Sz\épligeti, 1902 (syn. nov.); L. marshi Braet \& Barbalho, 2003 and P. fasciatus Castro, Nunes \& Penteado-Dias, 2010 under P. pardalotus Marsh, 2003 (syn. nov.). The following new combination is suggested: P. rufus (Braet \& van Achterberg, 2003), comb. nov. (from Lamquetia rufa). A key to the Neotropical species of Pedinotus is provided.

}, keywords = {description, DNA barcoding, key, new species, new synonym, parasitoid, phylogeny, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4327.1.1}, url = {http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:11217888-B031-457C-ABF5-F32FD494BB87}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and C.S. De Castro and E. M. Shimbori and A. Zaldivar-Riveron and A.M. Penteado-Dias and Y. Braet} } @article {1916, title = {The genus Spathius Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) in Mexico: occurrence of a highly diverse Old World taxon in the Neotropics}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {427}, year = {2014}, pages = {59-73}, chapter = {59}, abstract = {

Two new species of the parasitoid wasp genus Spathius Nees (Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Mexico,\ S. mexicanus sp. n. and S. chamelae sp. n., are described and illustrated. These represent the second and\ third described species of this highly diverse Old World genus in the Neotropics, and the first described\ species recorded for the Mexican territory.

}, keywords = {Central America, Ectoparasitoid, Ichneumonoidea, new species, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.427.8074}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1913, title = {Seven new species of Allorhogas (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Mexico}, journal = {Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad}, volume = {84}, year = {2013}, pages = {117-139}, chapter = {117}, abstract = {

Seven new Mexican species of the gall associated doryctine genus Allorhogas are described, illustrated and\ molecularly characterized: A. amuzgo sp. nov., A. coccolobae sp. nov., A. crassifemur sp. nov., A. jaliscoensis sp. nov.,\ A. marshi sp. nov., A. parvus sp. nov., and A. scotti sp. nov. These new species were collected in tropical dry forests\ situated along the Pacific coast of Mexico in the states of Jalisco, Oaxaca and Guerrero. Allorhogas coccolobae was\ reared from leaf galls probably induced by an unidentified cecidomyiid (Diptera) on Coccoloba barbadensis Jacq.,\ representing the first record of this genus on Polygonaceae galls. A key to the described Mexican species of Allorhogas\ is provided.

}, keywords = {galls, Insecta, key, Mexico, taxonomy}, doi = {10.7550/rmb.31955}, author = {J.J. Martinez and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1911, title = {Venifurca, a new genus of neotropical Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and its phylogenetic placement}, journal = {Journal of Hymenoptera Research}, volume = {51}, year = {2016}, pages = {91-100}, chapter = {91}, abstract = {

A new genus belonging to the braconid wasp subfamily Doryctinae, Venifurca gen. n., is described containing\ one species, Venifurca leiosoma sp. n. The new genus is morphologically similar to Johnsonius\ Marsh and Semirhytus Sz\épligeti. A phylogenetic analysis based on one nuclear (28S) and one mitochondrial\ (COI) gene marker supported the close affinity of these three genera + Bolivar Zald\ívar-River\ón \&\ Rodr\íguez-Jim\énez and Parallorhogas Marsh. All these genera are mainly characterized by having vein\ m-cu of the hind wing slightly curved distally.

}, keywords = {cyclostome braconids, Ichneumonoidea, key, Parasitoid wasps, phylogeny, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/jhr.51.9634}, author = {S.S. Gadelha and J.F. Nunes and A. Zaldivar-Riveron and M.L. Oliveira} } @article {1906, title = {Sergey gen. n., a new doryctine genus from temperate forests of Mexico and Cuba (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {589}, year = {2016}, pages = {143-164}, chapter = {143}, abstract = {

The new doryctine genus Sergey gen. n. is described with four new species (S. cubaensis Zald\ívar-River\ón\ \& Mart\ínez, sp. n., S. coahuilensis Zald\ívar-River\ón \& Mart\ínez, sp. n., S. tzeltal Mart\ínez \& Zal\ídivar-River\ón, sp. n., S. tzotzil Mart\ínez \& Zal\ídivar-River\ón, sp. n.) from temperate forests of Mexico and\ Cuba. Similar to many other doryctine taxa, the new genus has a considerably elongated, petiolate basal\ sternal plate of the first metasomal tergite, although it can be distinguished from these by having the\ mesoscutum sharply declivous anteriorly with sharp anterolateral edges. The described species have been\ characterised molecularly based on two mitochondrial (COI, cyt b) and one nuclear (28S) gene markers.\ Based on the mitochondrial gene genealogies reconstructed, the evidence suggests the existence of incomplete\ lineage sorting or hybridization in the populations from Chiapas and Oaxaca assigned to S. tzeltal\ sp. n.

}, keywords = {Doryctinae, Ichneumonoidea, incomplete lineage sorting, keys, new species, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.589.8291}, author = {J.J. Martinez and R.N.M. L{\'a}zaro and C. Pedraza-Lara and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1905, title = {A new species of Bolivar Zald{\'\i}var-River{\'o}n et Rodr{\'\i}guez-Jim{\'e}nez (BRACONIDAE, DORYCTINAE) from Brazil, with new records of the Amazonian B. ecuadorensis Zald{\'\i}var-River{\'o}n et L{\'o}pez-Estrada}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4109}, year = {2016}, pages = {245-250}, chapter = {245}, abstract = {

A new species of the doryctine genus Bolivar (Braconidae), B. brasiliensis sp. nov., is described from the Atlantic coastal region in Brazil. New records and taxonomic notes of the Amazonian B. ecuadorensis Zald\ívar-River\ón et L\ópez-Estrada are also provided.

}, keywords = {Amazon, cyclostome braconids, geographic distribution, Neotropics, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.9}, author = {J.F. Nunes and A.M. Penteado-Dias and S. de Souza Gadelha and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1886, title = {Mexiare gen. nov., a new Doryctinae genus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Mexico with fused first and second metasomal tergites}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3914}, year = {2015}, pages = {122-130}, chapter = {122}, abstract = {

A new braconid genus from the subfamily Doryctinae, Mexiare gen. nov. (type species M. toledoi sp. nov.) is described\ from the state of Morelos in Central Mexico. The described species of this genus is characterised by having immovably\ fused first and second metasomal tergites, a feature also present in species of two Oriental (Arhaconotus Belokobylskij\ and Mimipodoryctes Belokobylskij) and one Neotropical (Iare Barbalho et Penteado-Dias) genera. The new genus, however,\ can be distinguished from the Neotropical Iare by the presence of a semi-oval basal area on the second metasomal\ tergite, distinctly short submedial (subbasal) cell of hind wing, more than three hamuli, considerably short second radiomedial\ (submarginal) cell, narrow radial (marginal) cell of fore wing and mostly smooth mesoscutum. A phylogenetic\ analysis among doryctine genera based on two gene markers (28S and COI) placed Mexiare gen. nov. within a previously\ recovered major South American clade, though its relationships with other taxa remain unclear.

}, keywords = {Ichneumonoidea, morphology, Neotropics, parasitoid, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3914.2.2}, url = {http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AC29172C-BF40-4B55-91AD-7FCFD9B71181}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and E. Samaca-Saenz and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1808, title = {Phylogenetic affinities of Monarea Sz{\'e}pligeti, 1904 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Doryctinae), with description of a new species from Mexico}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3795}, year = {2014}, pages = {421-430}, abstract = {
The genus Monarea Sz\épligeti is recorded from Mexico for the first time. A new species, Monarea fridae sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the states of Morelos, Puebla and Jalisco, Mexico. The phylogenetic placement of the genus is investigated based on nuclear (28S) and mitochondrial (COI) DNA sequence data. Based on the relationships recovered,\ Monarea is transferred to the tribe Holcobraconini, which is also supported by features of the internal ovipositor structure and the venom glands and reservoir. A key to the four currently recognised species of Monarea is provided.
}, keywords = {Apocrita, holobraconini, Ichneumonoidea, key, Neotropics, parasitoid, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3795.4.2}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and A. Zaldivar-Riveron and Coronado-Blanco, J.M.} }