@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 {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 {1915, title = {The genus Polystenus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) in China, with descriptions of two new species}, journal = {Journal of Insect Science}, volume = {14}, year = {2014}, abstract = {

The species of Polystenus Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from China are\ revised, and four species are recognized. Two new species, P. brevitergum sp. nov. and P.\ taiwanus sp. nov., are described and illustrated. A key to all species of the genus Polystenus is\ provided.

}, keywords = {key, photo, Spathiostenus, taxonomy}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jis/14.1.66/2386388}, author = {P. Tang and S.A. Belokobylskij and X.-X. Chen} } @mastersthesis {1885, title = {Taxonomia de Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) na Amaz{\^o}nia brasileira}, volume = {Master}, year = {2014}, month = {2014}, school = {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz{\^o}nia}, type = {PPG-ENT}, address = {Manaus, Brazil}, abstract = {

Braconidae has about 19,500 valid species, and Doryctinae is one of its most\ diverse subfamilies with over 1000 species in about 180 genera. However, the\ authors point out that the greater diversity of the group lies in the Neotropics,\ where there are about 70\% of the genera. In Brazil, have been recorded near 60\ genera, 32 for the Brazilian Amazon. However, these genera are known only by\ their type-localities, and their identification is so hardy due to the lack of keys for\ the region, and the ones that exist belongs to other regions and are outdated.\ Thus, the objective here was to conduct a taxonomic study of the Doryctinae\ genera occurring in the Brazilian Amazon. For its realization, mainly material from\ Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amaz\ônia (INPA) and Museu Paraense\ Em\ílio Goeldi (MPEG) were analyzed, besides other entomological collections of\ the Amazon region. The material was identified in part through the keys of Marsh\ (1997 and 2002) to the New World and Costa Rica, respectively and original\ descriptions. It was possible to analyze more than 900 specimens classified into\ 44 existing genera, beyond recognition of seven new genera and three new\ species, all here described. Barbalhoa Marsh, Curtiselloides Marsh, Pannuceus\ Marsh, Percnobracon Kieffer, Vanderentiellus Marsh and Bolivar Zald\ívar-River\ón \& Rodr\íguez-Jim\énez are new records for Brazil, while Aphelopsia\ Marsh, Neoheterospilus Belokobylskij, Panama Marsh and Ptesimogastroides\ Braet \& van Achterberg are news for the Brazilian Amazon region; besides 24\ genera had their records expanded within this region. The subfamily was\ recorded in almost all the states that comprise the Brazilian Amazon, except for\ Tocantins and Mato Grosso. The largest number of genera was found in\ Amazonas (44), followed by Par\á (23) and Roraima (20). It is suggested that\ further collection efforts should be concentrated on those states that had fewer\ genera registered (Rond\ônia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins and Maranh\ão) and also\ have greater risk of loss of biodiversity due to deforestation. The taxonomic\ analysis suggests the existence of a possible synonymy of Johnsonius Marsh\ under Semirhytus Sz\épligeti, and Aphelopsia Marsh under Callihormius\ Ashmead. The Notiospathius Matthews \& Marsh and Allorhogas Gahan have a\ great diversity within the region and should be studied separately in the future,\ considering the possibility of discovering new species in the first, and a better\ definition of it limits in the second.

}, url = {http://w2.files.scire.net.br/atrio/inpa-ent_upl/THESIS/91/dissertao__siangadelha.pdf}, author = {S. de Souza Gadelha} } @article {1876, title = {A new subgenus of the genus Callihormius Ashmead, 1900 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Mexico}, journal = {Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society. St Petersburg}, volume = {85}, year = {2014}, pages = {151-156}, abstract = {

New subgenus Dmitriohormius subgen. n. of the genus Callihormius Ashmead, 1900, with the type species C. (D.) kasparyani sp. n., are described and illustrated from Mexico. The status and morphological peculiarities of new subgenus are discussed.

}, keywords = {Aphelopsia, Braconidae, Callihormius, Doryctinae, Neotropical region, new species, new subgenus}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and A. Zaldivar-Riveron and Coronado-Blanco, J.M.} } @article {1826, title = {First record from Costa Rica of the genus Caenophanes Foerster and description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae)}, journal = {Journal of Hymenoptera Research}, volume = {38}, year = {2014}, month = {06/2014}, pages = {11-17}, abstract = {

The genus Caenophanes Foerster is distinguished from the genus Heterospilus Haliday and one new\ species is described from Costa Rica which is the first species of Caenophanes described from the\ Western Hemisphere

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Caenophanes, Costa Rica, Doryctinae, Parasitoid wasps, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3897/JHR.38.6544}, author = {P.M. Marsh} } @article {1822, title = {Systematics and evolution of gall formation in the plant-associated genera of the wasp subfamily Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)}, journal = {Systematic Entomology}, year = {2014}, abstract = {
Gall formation is a specialised form of phytophagy that consists of abnormal growth of host plant tissue induced by other organisms, principally insects and mites. In the mainly parasitoid wasp subfamily Doryctinae, gall association, represented by gall inducers, inquilines and their parasitoids, is known for species of seven genera. Previous molecular studies recovered few species of six of these genera as monophyletic despite their disparate morphologies. Here, we reconstructed the evolutionary relationships among 47 species belonging to six gall-associated doryctine genera based on two mitochondrial and two nuclear gene markers. Most of the Bayesian\ analyses, performed with different levels of incomplete taxa and characters, supported the monophyly of gall-associated doryctines, with Heterospilus (Heterospilini) as sister group. Percnobracon Kieffer and J\örgensen and Monitoriella Hedqvist were consistently recovered as monophyletic, and the validity of the monotypic Mononeuron was confirmed with respect to Allorhogas Gahan. A nonmonophyletic Allorhogas was recovered, although without significant support. The relationships obtained and the gathered morphological and biological information led us to erect three new genera originally assigned to Psenobolus:\ Ficobolus\ gen.n. (F. paniaguai sp.n. and F. jaliscoi sp.n.), Plesiopsenobolus gen.n. (Pl. mesoamericanus sp.n., Pl. plesiomorphus van\ Achterberg and Marsh comb.n., and Pl. tico sp.n.), and Sabinita gen.n. (S. mexicana\ sp.n.). The origin of the gall-associated doryctine clade was estimated to have occurred during the middle Miocene to early Oligocene, 16.33\–30.55 Ma. Our results support the origin of true gall induction in the Doryctinae from parasitoidism of other gall-forming insects. Moreover, adaptations to attack different gall-forming taxa on various unrelated plant families probably triggered species diversification in the main Allorhogas clade and may also have promoted the independent origin of gall formation on at least three plant groups. Species diversification in the remaining doryctine taxa was probably a result of host shifts within a particular plant taxon and shifts to different plant organs.
}, keywords = {age estimation, clade, gall, keys}, doi = {10.1111/syen.12078}, author = {A. Zaldivar-Riveron and J.J. Martinez and S.A. Belokobylskij and C. Pedraza-Lara and S.R. Shaw and P.E. Hanson and F. Varela-Hernandez} } @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.} } @article {1804, title = {A new Neotropical species of the doryctine wasp tribe Holcobraconini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), and new records of additional genera}, journal = {Bulletin de la Soci{\'e}t{\'e} royale belge d{\textquoteright}Entomologie}, volume = {150}, year = {2014}, pages = {56-65}, abstract = {

The \“Soci\ét\é Entomologique Antilles-Guyane\” (S.E.A.G.) has collected a specimen of Holcobraconini belonging to a new species of Nervellius Roman, 1924. The new taxon is described and included in a modified identification key of this genus. Additional distribution data about other Doryctinae species collected in French Guiana are given.

}, keywords = {carina, French Guiana, hind coxa, key, Nervellius}, author = {Braet, Y.} } @article {1800, title = {A New Species and Records for Nervellius Roman, 1924 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Brazil}, journal = {Entomological News}, volume = {123}, year = {2014}, pages = {387-392}, abstract = {

We report the first record of Nervellius exquisitus Braet et al., 2003 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Brazil. This species is known previously only from French Guyana. A new species, Nervellius itirapinae Castro \& Penteado-Dias, is described and illustrated, and a new key to species identification is provided.

}, keywords = {distribution, Doryctinae, first record, key, Neotropic, Nervellius, new species, taxonomy}, doi = {10.3157/021.123.0510}, author = {de Castro, C.S. and A.M. Penteado-Dias} }