@article {1938, title = {Beta diversity of four braconid subfamilies (Braconidae, Agathidinae, Braconinae, Doryctinae and Macrocentrinae) of the Ria Lagartos Biosphere reserve in Yucatan, Mexico, with some considerations on biological habits}, year = {2018}, abstract = {

The species diversity composition and phenological behaviour of four braconid subfamilies (Hymenoptera:\ Braconidae: Agathidinae, Braconinae, Doryctinae and Macrocentrinae) were monitored in three\ vegetation communities (dune vegetation, tropical deciduous forest and savannah) of the Ria Lagartos\ Biosphere Reserve (RLBR) in Yucatan, Mexico. Braconid wasps were collected with Malaise traps every\ 15 days over one year (June 2008 to June 2009). A total of 2,476 specimens were inventoried comprising\ 233 species and 63 genera. The composition of braconids and their lifestyles differed among the three\ vegetation communities studied. Doryctinae was the most diverse and abundant subfamily in RLBR (40 genera, 145 species, 990 specimens) and the tropical deciduous forest recorded the maximum abundance and diversity (H\’= 4.1; alpha value= 1.059), with 61 exclusive species. Phenological sequence indicates an influence of the rainy season in braconid diversity, but its effects differed among braconid subfamilies and among the vegetation communities. Finally, the importance of the RBRL as a conservation site for this hymenopterous wasp is discussed.

}, keywords = {abundance, braconid wasps, conservation, Neotropical}, doi = {10.3897/jhr.67.28982}, url = {http://zoobank.org/4898F924-8EEA-4462-919A-C57D72122F92}, author = {R. Cauich-Kumul and H. Delfin-Gonzalez and A. Mart{\'\i}n-Park and P. Manrique-Saide and V. Lopez-Martinez} } @article {1921, title = {Molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological variation point to taxonomic problems among four genera of parasitoid doryctine wasps (Hymenoptera : Braconidae)}, journal = {Invertebrate Systematics}, volume = {29}, year = {2015}, pages = {591-609}, abstract = {

Doryctinae (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) is a large and diverse subfamily of parasitic wasps that has received\ much attention recently, with new species and genera described and phylogenies based on morphological and/or molecular\ data that have improved higher-level classification and species delimitation. However, the status of several genera is still\ unresolved, if not controversial. Here we focus on two related groups of such genera, Dendrosoter Wesmael\–Caenopachys\ Foerster and Ecphylus Foerster\–Sycosoter Picard \& Lichtenstein. We integrated morphological and molecular (COI and\ 28S\–D2 genes) evidence to highlight, by phylogenetic analyses (maximum likelihood and Bayesian) and a posteriori\ morphological examination, previously overlooked variation, which is here illustrated and discussed. Monophyly of\ Dendrosoter and Caenopachys and the presence of synapomorphic morphological characters support synonymy of\ Caenopachys under Dendrosoter. Low genetic differentiation and high variability for putatively diagnostic morphological\ characters found in both C. hartigii (Ratzeburg) and C. caenopachoides (Ruschka) supports synonymy of D. caenopachoides\ under D. hartigii, syn. nov. Morphological and molecular evidence together also indicate independent generic status for\ Sycosoter, stat. rev., which is here resurrected. This work represents a further advancement in the framework of the ongoing\ effort to improve systematics and classification of the subfamily Doryctinae.

}, keywords = {28S{\textendash}D2, Caenopachys, COI, Dendrosoter, Doryctinae, Ecphylus, integrative taxonomy, Sycosoter}, doi = {10.1071/IS14064}, author = {M. Gebiola and A.P. Garonna and U. Bernardo and S.A. Belokobylskij} } @article {1803, title = {Braconid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Northern Yucatan, Mexico: Subfamilies Agathidinae and Doryctinae (excluding Heterospilus Haliday)}, journal = {Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society}, volume = {85}, year = {2012}, pages = {186-205}, abstract = {

The Braconidae fauna (Agathidinae and Doryctinae, excluding Heterospilus\ Haliday) of the Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Yucatan, Mexico are recorded. Eighty-three\ species and 29 genera were found; of these 62 species are new records for Mexico. The\ general distribution and flight period of the taxa collected are provided.

}, keywords = {Braconid fauna, flight period, species records}, doi = {10.2317/JKES120212.1}, url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.2317/JKES120212.1}, author = {Cauich-Kumul, R. and Delfin-Gonzalez, H. and Lopez-Martinez, V. and M.J. Sharkey} } @article {1627, title = {Monograph of British Braconidae. Part I.}, journal = {Transactions of the Entomological Society of London}, volume = {1885}, year = {1885}, pages = {1-280}, author = {Marshall, T.A.} } @article {1639, title = {The behavior of three wasp parasites of a Costa Rican bark beetle, with description of a new species of Ecphylus.}, journal = {Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society}, volume = {4(3)}, year = {1969}, pages = {111-118}, abstract = {

Behavioral observations on both sexes of three parasite members of a Spondias bark community are presented. A small scolytid beetle, Styphlosoma granulatum Blandf., served as host for two parasitic wasps, Theocolaxia pityophthori (Ashmead) (Pteromalidae) and Ecphylus costaricensis n. sp. (Braconidae). Searching and courtship of a third wasp, Pedinotus columbianus Enderlein (Braconidae), whose host was undetermined, are also described. Accidental parasite-ant encounters were surprisingly frequent, and their possible impact on the evolution of the wasps\&$\#$39; behavior is considered.

}, author = {R.W. Matthews} } @article {1601, title = {The Nearctic Doryctinae I. A review of the subfamily with a taxonomic revision of the tribe Hecabolini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).}, journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of America}, volume = {58}, year = {1965}, pages = {668-699}, keywords = {keys}, author = {P.M. Marsh} } @article {1303, title = {Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen der Braconiden.}, journal = {Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens}, volume = {19}, year = {1862}, pages = {225-288}, author = {Forster, A.} } @article {1021, title = {Systematics, distribution and diversity of the Australasian doryctine wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae).}, journal = {Records of the South Australian Museum Monograph Series}, volume = {8}, year = {2004}, pages = {1-150}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij and Iqbal, M. and Austin, A.D.} } @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 {1000, title = {The genus Ecphylus Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) in Japan.}, journal = {Zoosystematica Rossica}, volume = {18(1)}, year = {2009}, pages = {83-98}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij} } @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 {975, title = {Contribution to the taxonomy of Braconidae (Hymenoptera) of the Russian Far East.}, journal = {Russian Entomological Journal}, volume = {2}, year = {1993}, pages = {87-103}, author = {S.A. Belokobylskij} } @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 {788, title = {Pseudorhaconotus enervatus, a new genus and species from Spain (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae).}, journal = {Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden)}, volume = {84 (1-9)}, year = {2010}, pages = {1-5}, abstract = {

Pseudorhaconotus enervatus gen. nov. \& spec. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Spain is described and illustrated. The new genus is similar to the genus Rhaconotus Ruthe, 1854, but differs by the lack of vein r-m of the fore wing and by the absence of dorsope on the first metasomal tergite.

}, keywords = {Braconidae, Ecphylus, Hymenoptera, Palaearctic, Spain}, author = {C. van Achterberg and Shaw, M.R.} } @article {554, title = {Classification of the Ichneumon flies, or the superfamily Ichneumonoidea.}, journal = {Proceedings of the United States National Museum}, volume = {23}, year = {1900}, pages = {1-220}, author = {Ashmead, W.H.} } @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} } @article {9, title = {Doryctinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Konza prairie excluding species of Heterospilus Haliday}, journal = {Proceeding of the Entomological Society of Washington}, volume = {113}, year = {2011}, pages = {451-491}, keywords = {Biodiversity, conservation, Flint Hills, gallery forest, Great Plains, Kansas, Nearctic, tallgrass prairie}, doi = {10.4289/0013-8797.113.4.451}, author = {R.R. Kula and P.M. Marsh} }