@article {1895, title = {Two new species of the genera Caenophanes Foerster, 1862 and Neurocrassus {\v S}noflak, 1945 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Afrotropical Region}, journal = {Caucasian Entomological Bulletin}, volume = {11}, year = {2015}, pages = {169-172}, abstract = {

Two new species of the genera Caenophanes Foerster, 1862, Caenophanes (Caenophanes) dlusskyi sp. n., and Neurocrassus \Šnoflak, 1945, N. africanus sp. n., from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of C\ôte d\’Ivoire are described and illustrated. The new combination Neurocrassus transversalis (Sz\épligeti, 1914), comb. n. is given.

}, keywords = {Afrotropical Region, Braconidae, Caenophanes, Doryctinae, Hymenoptera, Neurocrassus, new combination, new species, parasitoids}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij} } @article {1798, title = {Chinese Species of the Genus Neurocrassus {\v S}noflak, 1945 (Hymenoptera:Braconidae: Doryctinae), with a Key to Asian Species.}, journal = {Annales Zoologici (Warsaw)}, volume = {63}, year = {2013}, pages = {235-249}, abstract = {

The Chinese species of the genus Neurocrassus \Šnoflak, 1945 are reviewed. Four new species, N. densipilosus sp. nov., N. elongatus sp. nov., N. flaviceps sp. nov., and N. ontsiroides sp. nov., are described and illustrated. Neurocrassus opis (Belokobylskij, 1998) and N. pseudopalliatus Belokobylskij and Maeto, 2009 are recorded in the fauna of China for the first time. A revised key to Asian species of the genus Neurocrassus is provided.

}, keywords = {Doryctinae, Ectoparasitoids, key, new records, new species}, doi = {10.3161/000345413X669540}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and P. Tang and X.-X. Chen} } @article {1025, title = {Phylogeny of the genera of the parasitic wasps subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on morphological evidence.}, journal = {Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {142}, year = {2004}, pages = {369-404}, abstract = {

The evolutionary relationships among most (143 genera) of the currently recognized genera of the braconid wasp subfamily Doryctinae were investigated using maximum parsimony analysis, employing 100 characters from external morphology and four additional, less well-studied character systems (male genitalia, ovipositor structure, venom apparatus and larval cephalic structure). We investigated the \‘performance\’ of characters from external morphology and the other character systems and the effects of abundant missing entries by comparing the data decisiveness, retention and consistency indices of four different character partitions. The results indicate that the performances of the different partitions are not related to the proportions of missing entries, but instead are negatively correlated to their proportion of informative characters, suggesting that the morphological information in this group is subject to high levels of homoplasy. The external morphological partition is significantly incongruent with respect to a data set comprising the other character systems based on the ILD test. Analyses supported neither the monophyly of the large tribes Doryctini and Hecabolini, nor the monophyly of the Spathiini and Heterospilini. Relationships obtained from successive approximation weighting analysis for the complete data differ considerably from the currently accepted tribal and subtribal classifications. The only exceptions were the Ypsistocerini and the Ecphylini, whose recognized members were recovered in single clades. A close relationship between the Binaerini and Holcobraconini, and also Monarea, is consistently supported by venom apparatus and ovipositor structure characters but is not indicated by external morphological data. Low bootstrap values obtained for most of the recovered clades in all analyses do not allow us to propose a meaningful reclassification for the group at this time. A complete list of the recognized genera and their synonymies is given.

}, keywords = {classification, consistency index, data decisiveness, insect, retention index, systematics}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and A. Zaldivar-Riveron and D.L.J. Quicke} } @article {1010, title = {Review of the genera from the subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) new for Japan.}, journal = {Annales Zoologici (Warsaw)}, volume = {56(4)}, year = {2006}, pages = {675-752}, abstract = {

Ten genera of the subfamily Doryctinae are recorded from Japan for the first time: Caenophanes Foerster, 1862, Guaygata Marsh, 1993, Leluthia Cameron, 1887, Mimipodoryctes Belokobylskij, 2001, Neurocrassus \Šnoflak, 1945, Parallorhogas Marsh, 1993, Platyspathius Viereck, 1911, Polystenus Foerster, 1862, Rhacontsira Belokobylskij, 1998, and Spathiomorpha Tobias, 1976. Twenty five new species and one new subspecies are described from the Japanese islands: Caenophanes confusus sp. nov., C. infuscatus sp. nov., C. kyushuensis sp. nov., C. pumilio sp. nov., C. rasilis sp. nov., C. yakuensis sp. nov., Guaygata mayaensis sp. nov., Leluthia (Leluthia) honshuensis sp. nov., L. (L.) nagoyae sp. nov., L. (Euhecabolodes) postfurcalis sp. nov., Mimipodoryctes rokkoensis sp. nov., Neurocrassus hinoematus sp. nov., N. hypodoryctoides sp. nov. N. ibarakius sp. nov., N. miyanourus sp. nov., N. sanageensis sp. nov., Parallorhogas ambiguus sp. nov., P. boninus sp. nov., P. icarus sp. nov., P. maeseensis sp. nov., P. pacificus sp. nov., P. pacificus micronesianus subsp. nov., Rhacontsira insulicola sp. nov., R. toyota sp. nov., R. yamagishii sp. nov., Spathiomorpha japonica sp. nov. Six species are recorded for the first time for Japan: Guaygata mariae (Belokobylskij, 1993), Neurocrassus rarus (Belokobylskij, 1982), N. tentorialis Belokobylskij, 1993, Platyspathius ornatulus (Enderlein, 1912), Polystenus rugosus Foerster, 1862, Rhacontsira heterospiloides (Belokobylskij, 1988). Two new synonyms are suggested: Rhyssalus rubriceps Cameron, 1909 = Mimipodoryctes robustus Belokobylskij, 2001 (syn. nov.); Spathiohormius ornatulus Enderlein, 1912 = Spathius dinoderi Gahan, 1925 (syn. nov.). The following new combinations are given: Guaygata mariae (Belokobylskij, 1993), comb. nov., Polystenus remus (Nixon, 1943), comb. nov., Spathiostenus tenuis (Nixon, 1943), comb. nov. Lectotypes of Spathiohormius ornatulus Enderlein and Rhyssalus rubriceps Cameron are designated for stability of nomenclature. Keys to species of the genera Caenophanes Foerster, Guaygata Marsh, Leluthia Cameron, Mimipodoryctes Belokobylskij, Neurocrassus \Šnoflak, Parallorhogas Marsh, Rhacontsira Belokobylskij, and Spathiomorpha Tobias are provided.

}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and K. Maeto} } @article {976, title = {East Asiatic species of the genus Neurocrassus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).}, journal = {Zoosystematica Rossica}, volume = {2(1)}, year = {1993}, pages = {161-172}, abstract = {

The taxonomic position of Neurocrassus Snoflak, 1945 is discussed. Four new species and one subspecies from Primorsk\ Territory (Russian Far East) and Vietnam with the first recognition of females of this genus are described and figured: N. mariae sp.n. (Russia, Vietnam), N. tentorialis sp.n. (Russia, Vietnam), N. fabimaculatus sp.n. (Russia), N. crassinervis sp.n. (Vietnam) and N. rarus indomalayicus ssp.n. (Vietnam). The forma abnormis f.n. of N. crassinervis with unusual absence of enlargement of the male fore wing is described. The new combination Neurocrassus rarus (Belokobylskij, 1982) (from Ontsira) is established. A key to species of Neurocrassus is given.

}, keywords = {key}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij} } @article {623, title = {Neurocrassus gen.nov. (Hym. Braconidae).}, journal = {Entomologicke Listy}, volume = {8}, year = {1945}, pages = {25-27}, author = {Snoflak, J.} } @article {43, title = {Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the cosmopolitan parasitic wasp subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera:Braconidae)}, journal = {Invertebrate Systematic}, volume = {22}, year = {2008}, pages = {345-363}, abstract = {

The phylogenetic relationships among representatives of 64 genera of the cosmopolitan parasitic wasps of the subfamily Doryctinae were investigated based on nuclear 28S ribosomal (r) DNA (~650 bp of the D2\–3 region) and cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial (mt) DNA (603 bp) sequence data. The molecular dating of selected clades and the biogeography of the subfamily were also inferred. The partitioned Bayesian analyses did not recover a monophyletic Doryctinae, though the relationships involved were only weakly supported. Strong evidence was found for rejecting the monophylies of both Doryctes Haliday, 1836 and Spathius Nees, 1818. Our results also support the recognition of the Rhaconotini as a valid tribe. A dispersal\–vicariance analysis showed a strong geographical signal for the taxa included, with molecular dating estimates for the origin of Doryctinae and its subsequent radiation both occurring during the late Paleocene\–early Eocene. The divergence time estimates suggest that diversification in the subfamily could have in part occurred as a result of continental break-up events that took place in the southern hemisphere, though more recent dispersal events account for the current distribution of several widespread taxa.

}, keywords = {28S, COI}, author = {A. Zaldivar-Riveron and S.A. Belokobylskij and Leon-Regagnon, V. and R.G. Brice{\~n}o and D.L.J. Quicke} }