@article {1949, title = {First record of the genus Rasnitsynoryctes Belokobylskij, 2011 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) in Vietnam, with the description of a new species}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {854}, year = {2019}, month = {10/06/2019}, pages = {17-24}, chapter = {17}, abstract = {

The rare doryctine genus Rasnitsynoryctes Belokobylskij, 2011 is recorded for the braconid fauna of\ Vietnam for the first time. A new species of this genus, R. vietnamicus sp. nov., is described and illustrated.

}, keywords = {Ichneumonoidea, new record, Oriental region, parasitoid}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.854.34810}, author = {K.D. Long and S.A. Belokobylskij} } @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 {1937, title = {Taxonomic revision of the New World genus Stenocorse Marsh (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

Stenocorse (Braconidae) is a doryctine wasp genus widely distributed from\ southern USA to central Argentina, and it has been reported to be ectoparasitoid of over 60\ bruchine (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) species. The genus currently contains a single\ described species, S. bruchivora (Crawford), though recent molecular and morphological\ evidence revealed that it is actually composed of various undescribed species. Here we\ redescribe S. bruchivora (Crawford) and describe five new species from various\ geographic regions along the Neotropics (S. atlanticus sp. nov., S. maesoi sp. nov.,\ S. pacificus sp. nov., S. rosabricenae sp. nov., S. sudamericanus sp. nov.) We could\ not morphologically distinguish S. atlanticus sp. nov. from S. pacificus sp. nov., though\ they can be consistently delimited both geographically and with mitochondrial and nuclear\ DNA sequence data. We include information about the host plant legumes where the\ recognised species of Stenocorse and their associated bruchines were reared. A key to the\ recognised species of Stenocorse is provided.

}, keywords = {cryptic species, Doryctinae, Ichneumonoidea, key, Neotropics, Stenocorse}, doi = {10.3161/00034541ANZ2019.69.3.011}, author = {A. Zaldivar-Riveron and J.M. Jasso-Martinez and N. Delgado-Machuca and C.E. Sarmiento and A. Gonzalez-Joya and L. Del Bianco Faria} } @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 {1934, title = {Phylogenomics and mitochondrial genome evolution of the gall-associated doryctine wasp genera (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)}, journal = {Systematics and Biodiversity}, volume = {17}, year = {2019}, pages = {731{\textendash}744}, chapter = {731}, abstract = {

The braconid subfamily Doryctinae is a cosmopolitan, highly diverse group of wasps mainly represented by parasitoid\ species. In this subfamily, however, there is a group of mainly Neotropical genera whose species are associated with\ galls of several vascular plant families. Previous molecular phylogenetic studies based on a few markers consistently\ recovered the monophyly of this group, though various relationships among genera and the monophyly of its most\ speciose genus, Allorhogas Gahan, remained unresolved. We characterized the mitogenomes of 13 representative species\ of the gall-associated doryctine clade and performed a phylogenomic analysis with both mitogenome and ultraconserved\ element (UCE) DNA sequence data to assess the classification of Doryctinae and to examine the evolution of\ phytophagy within the group. We found different patterns of tRNA gene rearrangements, two of which are present in\ most of the ingroup taxa. All phylogenetic analyses yielded highly similar, well-supported topologies that are congruent\ with relationships reported in previous studies. The resulting phylogenies confirmed Percnobracon as sister to the\ remaining genera and supported two separate clades whose genera are exclusively associated with Ficus (Moraceae).\ Allorhogas is confirmed to be polyphyletic. The combined evidence also supported a main Allorhogas clade composed\ of multiple phytophagous species that feed on at least five different host plant families. Further rearing records and\ phylogenetic studies are needed to examine host plant shifts and to broaden our understanding of a poorly studied\ radiation of gall-associated wasps.

}, keywords = {Ichneumonoidea, mitogenome, Neotropics, phylogenomics, phytophagy, ultraconserved elements}, doi = {10.1080/14772000.2019.1685608}, author = {E. Samaca-Saenz and R.N. Meza-Lazaro and M.G. Branstetter and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1932, title = {New species of the Rhaconotus jacobsoni group (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from Vietnam}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {853}, year = {2019}, pages = {37-55}, chapter = {37}, abstract = {

Four new species of the genus Rhaconotus Ruthe from Vietnam are described and illustrated \– Rhaconotus\ directus Long, sp. nov., R. laevigatus Long, sp. nov., R. robustus Long, sp. nov., and R. simulatus Long, sp.\ nov. A key to species of Rhaconotus jacobsoni group from the Oriental region is provided.

}, keywords = {Afrotropical, Ichneumonoidea, key, Oriental, Rhaconotini, systematics}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.853.33938}, url = {http://zoobank.org/334DE9B4-FDFE-4050-8B7A-04CD96A92155}, author = {N. Thi Oanh and K. Dang Long} } @article {1930, title = {Revision of the endemic New Zealand braconid wasp genus Metaspathius: new subfamily placement, and descriptions of four new species including three with fully winged females (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae)}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

The endemic New Zealand cyclostome braconid wasp genus Metaspathius\ Brues, which was previously only known from a single specimen, an\ apterous female, is revised. Four new species, including three with fully\ winged females, are described and illustrated: Metaspathius chathamicus\ Ward, sp. nov.; M. hemipterus Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; M. kuscheli Ward \&\ Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; and M. sharkeyi Quicke \& Butcher, sp. nov.\ Metaspathius apterus Brues is illustrated. The first host record for the\ genus is provided: Metaspathius kuscheli sp. nov. is recorded as a larval\ parasitoid of the New Zealand endemic weevil Phrynixus astutus Pascoe,\ 1876 (Curculionidae). DNA sequence data (CO1 and 28S) for two of the\ species are included in an analysis of a broad range of cyclostome\ Braconidae with emphasis on basal taxa. The results show that\ Metaspathius belongs to a clade restricted to New Zealand within the\ heterogeneous basal subfamily Mesostoinae van Achterberg, 1975. A\ revised morphological diagnosis of the Mesostoinae is presented in the\ light of the discovery that Metaspathius is a member. The relationships\ of the Maxfischeriinae are discussed in the light of molecular findings.

}, keywords = {apterous, Braconidae, Chatham Islands, endemic, key, Phrynixus, phylogeny}, doi = {10.1080/00779962.2018.1551707}, url = {http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:512AD512-5F2A-44C8- 9951-AD739995C10C}, author = {D.L.J. Quicke and S.A. Belokobylskij and D.F. Ward and P.D.N. Herbert and B.A. Butcher} } @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 {1928, title = {Two new species of Platydoryctes Barbalho and Penteado-Dias, 2000 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Brazil, with an identification key for species}, journal = {Brazilian Journal of Biology}, year = {2019}, month = {07/2019}, abstract = {

Platydoryctes Barbalho and Penteado-Dias 2000 is a small genus of Neotropical parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera:\ Braconidae: Doryctinae) with four described species to date. Two new species of the genus are described from Brazil,\ and a key to species is presented in this paper.

}, keywords = {Biodiversity, Ichneumonoidea, Neotropical, parasitoid wasp, taxonomy}, doi = {10.1590/1519-6984.189059}, url = { http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext\&pid=S1519-69842019005007101\&lng=en}, author = {Castro, C.S. and Penteado-D{\'\i}as, A.M.} } @article {1927, title = {Genetic structure, species limits and evolution of the parasitoid wasp genus Stenocorse (Braconidae: Doryctinae) based on nuclear 3RAD and mitochondrial data}, year = {2019}, abstract = {

Stenocorse (Braconidae: Doryctinae) is an ectoparasitoid wasp genus widely distributed from southern U.S.A. to central Argentina, which is known to attack over 60 bruchine beetle species that feed on a variety of legumes. This genus currently comprises a single described species, S. bruchivora (Crawford, 1910), though it is probably composed of additional, morphologically similar species. In this study we investigated genetic structure, species limits and evolutionary relationships of sampled populations of Stenocorse obtained along its known geographic distribution, with an emphasis on the Mexican territory. For this, we generated DNA sequences from both the mitochondrial (mt) barcoding locus and nuclear genome data obtained with the 3RAD technique. The Bayesian phylogenetic reconstructions based on the two datasets were mostly congruent, both showing clear geographic structure. Four clusters were recovered with nuclear data, which were also congruent with the geographic distribution of the samples and the species delimitation analyses. We delimited six evolutionary lineages with the two data sources, and three additional species were also delimited with the COI locus alone. Stenocorse probably originated during the mid- to early Miocene, and the diversification events that led to its current species distribution probably occurred between the early Pliocene and late Pleistocene. Our species delineation analyses, phylogenetic reconstructions and rearing records suggest that the species of Stenocorse have generalist feeding habits, contrary to what was expected due to host plant specialization of the bruchine species and the cascading effect that this could have in the species diversification of their parasitoids.

}, doi = {10.1111/syen.12373}, author = {N. Delgado-Machuca and R.N. Meza-L{\'a}zaro and J. Romero-N{\'a}poles and C.E. Sarmiento-Monroy and {\'A}.R. Amarillo-Su{\'a}rez and N.J. Bayona-V{\'a}squez and A. Zaldivar-Riveron} } @article {1925, title = {A new aberrant Doryctinae genus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from French Guiana}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4604}, year = {2019}, month = {05/2019}, pages = {381-387}, abstract = {

A new genus, Cerritulus gen. nov., with type species, C. forticrura sp. nov., are described from French Guiana based on\ a single specimen that is considerably distinct morphologically from all known Neotropical genera. The new genus is only\ partially similar to the enigmatic, monotypic Asian genera Ceylonspathius Belokobylskij and Termitospathius Belokobylskij,\ whose species were collected inside termite nests. We provide colour pictures for the type species of the above\ three genera.

}, keywords = {Ichneumonoidea, Neotropics, parasitoid wasp, South America, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4604.2.10}, author = {A. Zaldivar Riveron and S.A. Belokobylskij and Y. Braet} } @article {1924, title = {A new species, Heterospilus magnastigmata sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Turkey}, journal = {Munis Entomology \& Zoology}, volume = {14}, year = {2019}, month = {01/2019}, pages = {36-41}, abstract = {

Heterospilus magnastigmata sp. nov. from Turkey is described and its important morphological diagnostic characters are illustrated. Its differences from the related species H. genalis Tobias were given. It is the first species of genus Heterospilus Haliday described in Turkey. However, the total number of Turkish Doryctinae species has reached to 63.

}, keywords = {Doryctinae, Heterospilus, new species, Turkey}, author = {Beyarslan, A.} }