@article {1948, title = {Wasps of the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Iran}, journal = {Zoology in the Middle East}, volume = {60}, year = {2014}, pages = {65-81}, chapter = {65}, abstract = {

Thirteen species in 8 genera of the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)\ were collected in the north of Iran during 2010 and 2011. Of these, ten species are\ recorded for the first time for the Iranian fauna: Dendrosoter protuberans (Nees,\ 1834), Hecabolus sulcatus Curtis, 1834, Heterospilus tauricus Telenga, 1941, Leluthia\ asiatica (Tobias, 1980), Ontsira longicaudis (Giraud, 1857), Rhaconotus aciculatus\ Ruthe, 1857, R. scaber Kokujev, 1900, Spathius brevicaudis (Ratzeburg, 1844),\ S. curvicaudis Ratzeburg, 1844, and S. exarator (Linnaeus, 1758). A key to the genera\ and species and an updated checklist of Iranian Doryctinae are provided.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, distribution, Doryctinae, Iran, new records, taxonomy}, doi = {10.1080/09397140.2014.892341}, author = {S. Farahani and A.A. Talebi and E. Rakhshani} } @article {1947, title = {Palaearctic species of the Spathius exarator species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) with entirely sculptured mesopleuron}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3900}, year = {2014}, pages = {483-504}, chapter = {483}, abstract = {

The Palaearctic species of the S. exarator species group of the genus Spathius Nees with entirely sculptured mesopleuron\ are discussed. Four new species, Spathius austriacus sp. nov., S. intercontinentalis sp. nov., S. pseudodentatus sp. nov.,\ and S. sculptipleurum sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Spathius curvicaudis Ratzeburg, 1944 treated here as junior\ synonym of S. erythrocephalus Wesmael, 1838 (syn. nov.) The key for determination of the Palaearctic species of this\ group with constantly or temporary sculptured mesopleuron is provided.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Ectoparasitoids, Hymenoptera, key, new species, Palaearctic region, Spathius}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.3900.4.2}, url = {http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B9EC11D7-B76E-45A3-9D50-B8EC559D15D3}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and K.G. Samartsev} } @article {1941, title = {Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of generic diagnostic morphological features in the doryctine wasp tribe Rhaconotini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)}, journal = {Zoologischer Anzeiger}, volume = {279}, year = {2019}, pages = {164-171}, chapter = {164}, abstract = {

The doryctine tribe Rhaconotini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a cosmopolitan group of parasitoid wasps\ that currently comprises 13 valid genera. Despite the extensive taxonomic studies carried out for this\ tribe, its generic limits are still unclear due to the considerable variation of its diagnostic morphological\ features. Here we assessed the evolutionary relationships among representative species of eight rhaconotine\ genera based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. We also performed ancestral\ character reconstruction analyses of morphological features that are diagnostic at the genus level and\ assessed the times of origin and main diversification events in the tribe. The Rhaconotini was significantly\ supported as monophyletic. The widely distributed, speciose genus Rhaconotus Ruthe as well as\ Ipodoryctes Granger were recovered as non-monophyletic. Rhaconotus species with five visible metasomal\ tergites were nested in a single clade with the monotypic Aptenobracon Marsh, which also has this\ morphological feature. Most Rhaconotus species with six or more visible tergites were intermingled with\ other Oriental and Afrotropical genera that share this condition. The ancestral character reconstruction\ analyses of the remaining morphological features showed that they probably were gained and lost\ repeatedly during the evolution of the group. The origin and early diversification events in the Rhaconotini\ were estimated to occur during the late Eocene to mid-Miocene. Our results highlight the\ importance of assessing the evolution of diagnostic morphological features to improve the supraspecific\ classification of insect taxa with extensive morphological homoplasy.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Homoplasy, molecular phylogeny, Rhaconotini, Rhaconotus}, doi = {10.1016/j.jcz.2019.02.002}, author = {J.M Jasso-Martinez and S.A. Belokobylskij and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1936, title = {Notes on braconid wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) parasitising on Agrilus mali Matsumura (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) in China}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

Braconid parasitoids reared from Malus sieversii and Malus domestica trees in NW China infested by\ Agrilus mali Matsumura (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) are illustrated and discussed. Six species were\ found parasitising Agrilus mali in NW China, namely, Atanycolus ivanowi (Kokujev) (Braconinae),\ Doryctes undulatus (Ratzeburg), Pareucorystes varinervis Tobias, Polystenus rugosus Foerster, Spathius sinicus\ Chao, and Spathius brevicaudis Ratzeburg (Doryctinae). All listed species are newly recorded parasitoids\ of Agrilus mali. Pareucorystes varinervis and Spathius brevicaudis are new records for the Chinese fauna,\ but Spathius brevicaudis has been recorded from Taiwan before. Both sexes of Spathius brevicaudis are\ redescribed here to allow inclusion in the recent revision of the Chinese Spathius species. An identification\ key to the six braconid parasitoids of Agrilus\ mali in NW China is provided.

}, keywords = {Agrilus mali, Braconidae, China, Malus sieversii, new record, Parasitoid wasps}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.867.36170}, url = {http://zoobank.org/E02E4D43-F6C4-47A5-AAD1-CDF02FF37C51}, author = {L.M. Cao and Y.L. Zhang and C. van Achterberg and Z.Y. Wang and X.Y. Wang and W.X. Zhao and Z.Q. Yang} } @article {1052, title = {First record of Braconidae as parasitoids of Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with notes on the ecology of Spathius erythrocephalus Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).}, journal = {Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden}, volume = {82}, year = {2008}, pages = {489-498}, abstract = {

For the first time an ichneumonoid parasitoid is reported from the peach flatheaded rootborer Capnodis tenebrionis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in a heavily infested plum and apricot orchard in south-western Sicily. In 2005 and 2006 the ecology of the ectoparasitoid Spathius erythrocephalus Wesmael, 1838, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was studied. The larvae are ectophagous and gregarious; obviously the parasitoid search for the large buprestid larval (6.0 \± 0.4 cm). The adult parasitoid appeared in both cultivations in August and/or September and selected only the mature larvae for oviposition. In 2006 35\% of the rootborer larvae on plum were parasitized. Significant differences were found between the mean\ depth in the soil in which parasitized and non-parasitized larvae were found, although C. tenebrionis larvae closest to the level of the soil surface are the easier to reach. The parasitoid is able to search for and parasitize host larvae up to a soil depth of 20 cm. No significant difference was found in the distribution of the parasitoid with respect to the compass orientation within the tree. Spathius erythrocephalus is a new promising antagonist for the biological control of the noxious peach flatheaded rootborer.

}, keywords = {apricot, biological control, Braconidae, Buprestidae, Capnodis tenebrionis, Coleoptera, Ectoparasitoid, gregarious, host finding, host location, Hymenoptera, plum, Spathius erythrocephalus}, issn = {0024-0672}, author = {Bonsignore, C.P. and C. van Achterberg and Vacante, V.} } @article {1011, title = {Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Ogasawara Islands (Japan).}, journal = {Annales Zoologici Warsaw}, volume = {58}, year = {2008}, month = {03/2008}, pages = {125-166}, abstract = {

The diversity of the braconide wasps of the subfamily Doryctinae from Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan, is studied. Twelve new species are described from these islands:\ Doryctes\ (Doryctes)\ boninussp. nov.,\ D.\ (Neodoryctes)\ makiharaisp. nov.,Heterospilus micronesianussp. nov.,\ H. nishijimussp. nov.,H. pacificolasp. nov.,\ H. striatiscutumsp. nov.,\ H. watanabeisp. nov.,\ Ecphylus\ (Sactopus)\ hahajimussp. nov.,\ Spathius asanderoidessp. nov.,\ S. chichijimussp. nov.,\ S. ogasawarussp. nov., and\ S. sugiuraisp. nov.\ Three species,\ Rhoptrocentrus piceus\ Marshall, 1897,\ Ontsira palliata\ (Cameron, 1881) and\ Heterospilus rubrocinctus\ (Ashmead, 1905), are firstly recorded for this territory. A key for determination of the all doryctine taxa of the Ogasawara Islands is given.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Doryctinae, Hymenoptera, Japan, new records, new taxa, Ogasawara Islands}, doi = {10.3161/000345408783897789}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and K. Maeto} } @article {933, title = {DNA barcoding a highly diverse group of parasitoid wasps (Braconidae: Doryctinae) from a Mexican nature reserve.}, journal = {Mitochondrial DNA}, volume = {21}, year = {2010}, pages = {18-23}, abstract = {

Background and aims. The preliminary results of a DNA barcoding study of the doryctine fauna of parasitoid wasps from the Chamela\–Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, a region dominated by tropical dry forest, are presented. So far, three field trips have been carried out to the reserve and 468 specimens have been collected, of which 407 cox1 sequences were obtained.
Materials and methods. The general mixed Yule-coalescent model was applied to a phylogram to investigate the number of evolutionary units that can be detected from the DNA sequence data examined.
Results. A total of 185 barcoding species assigned to 20 identified doryctine genera were discriminated using the above model, 115 of which belong to the speciose genus Heterospilus, pointing out the extraordinary species richness of this subfamily of insects in a Mexican tropical dry forest.
Conclusion. On the basis of the DNA barcodes generated, Ptesimogastroides Braet \& van Achterberg is proposed to be a junior synonym of Ptesimogaster Marsh syn. nov. Neoheterospilus was also found deeply nested within a large Heterospilus clade, suggesting the paraphyly of the latter genus.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, cox1, DNA barcoding, Doryctinae, Hymenoptera, tropical dry forest}, issn = {1940-1736}, doi = {10.3109/19401736.2010.523701}, author = {A. Zaldivar-Riveron and J.J. Martinez and Ceccarelli, F.S. and V.S. De Jesus-Bonilla and Rodriguez-Perez, A.C. and Resendiz-Flores, A. and Smith, M.A.} } @article {700, title = {A new highly aberrant doryctine wasp, Spathius lubomiri sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae), from Lord Howe Island.}, journal = {Zookeys}, volume = {20}, year = {2009}, pages = {275-284}, abstract = {
Here we describe the doryctine wasp Spathius lubomiri sp. n., a highly aberrant member of the genus from Lord Howe Island, which is characterised, among other features, by having the wings reduced to\ sclerotised rod-like structures, and the dorsal body covered with long bristle-like setae. We also briefly discuss the composition of the hymenopteran fauna and prevalence of reduced wing taxa for the island, and provide a personal account in celebration of Lubo Masner\’s 75th birthday.
}, keywords = {apterous, brachypterous, Braconidae, Doryctinae, Lord Howe Island, micropterous, Spathius, wing reduction}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.20.120}, author = {Austin, A.D. and J.T. Jennings} } @article {5, title = {Vietnamese species of the genus Spathius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) with reduced first radiomedial vein of the forewing}, journal = {American Museum Novitates}, volume = {3721}, year = {2011}, month = {09/2011}, pages = {1-26}, abstract = {

The species of the genus Spathius Nees without the first radiomedial vein in the forewing and the status of the subgenera Antespathius Belokobylskij and Ambispathius Belokobylskij of this genus are discussed. Six new species from the species groups S. antennalis Sz\épligeti and S. rusticulus Wilkinson and the genus Ambispathius Belokobylskij from Vietnam are described and illustrated: S. alahamatus, n.sp., S. maichauensis, n.sp., S. pacoensis, n.sp., S. sterlingi, n.sp., S. subanervus, n.sp., and S. tramlapus, n.sp. A key to Spathius species characterized by reduction of the first radiomedial vein in the forewing is provided.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Doryctinae, new species, reduction of veins, Spathius, subgenera, Vietnam}, issn = {0003-0082}, author = {K.D. Long and S.A. Belokobylskij} } @article {1, title = {Two new genera and two new subgenera of the subfamilies Exothecinae and Doryctinae from the Old World (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)}, journal = {Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden}, volume = {69}, year = {1995}, month = {07/1995}, pages = {37-52}, abstract = {

Two new genera and two new subgenera of Exothecinae and Doryctinae are described and illustrated:
Afrotritermus gen. nov. (with two species from South Africa: Aulosaphes capensis Hedqvist (type species)\ and Afrotritermus natalicus spec. nov.); Fijibracon gen. nov. (type species: F. insularis spec. nov.,\ from Fiji Islands); Spathius (Ambispathius subgen. nov.) (with Spathius (A.) anervis spec. nov. from Fiji\ Islands (type species) and S.(A.) sabahus spec. nov. from Sabah, East Malaysia); Spathius (Antespathius\ subgen. nov.) (type species: S. (A.) buonluoicus spec. nov. from Vietnam

}, keywords = {Afrotritermus, Aulosaphes, Braconidae, Doryctinae, Exothecinae, Fijibracon, Hymenoptera, Spathius}, issn = {0024-0672}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij} }