@article {867,
	title = {Species richness of Costa Rican Cenocoeliini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): a latitudinal and altitudinal search for anomalous diversity},
	journal = {Journal of Hymenoptera Research},
	volume = {7},
	year = {1998},
	pages = {15-24},
	abstract = {Latitudinal patterns of species diversity of New World Braconidae have been scarcely surveyed to date. Such patterns may be of biogeographical and ecological interest because some literature data suggest that some braconid subfamilies do not show an increase in species diversity towards the equator despite an increase of potential host species (i.e., "anomalous diversity"). In the present study, species diversity of a "presumptive" anomalous diverse braconid taxa, Cenocoeliini, was surveyed in Costa Rica. The results were compared with published distribution data of North American Cenocoeliini. Also, species richness and abundance of Cenocoeliini from sealevel to 3400 m altitude in Costa Rica were analyzed to compare latitudinal and altitudinal gradients in species diversity. Costa Rican Cenocoeliini were five times more speciose than those in Canada and USA combined. The increase in estimated species richness per unit area towards the equator of North American Cenocoeliini was similar to that of their most common hosts, Cerambycidae and Scolytidae, but exceeded that of the potential hosts in Costa Rica. Diversification in Costa Rican Cenocoeliini was partly influenced by adaptation to different host families and host substrates. Most species and individuals of Cenocoeliini were found at low altitudes (<500 m) in Costa Rica. Cenocoeliini were not encountered above 1600 m in Costa Rica, this being in contrast to their most likely hosts, Cerambycidae and Scolytidae, which also occurred at high altitudes. Larger-sized Costa Rican Cenocoeliini were often brightly colored suggesting an aposematic function towards visually-oriented predators. New World Cenocoeliini appeared to be tropical lowland-centered and this is expected to be rather an effect of temperature requirements than an effect of host-limitation. },
	keywords = {Braconidae, cenocoeliinae, cenocoeliini, cenocoelius, Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Scolytidae},
	url = {http://biostor.org/reference/501},
	author = {van der Ent, L.J. and Shaw, S.R.}
}
@article {540,
	title = {Evolution of the parasitic wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Braconidae): phylogeny and evolution of lepidopteran host ranges and mummy characteristics.},
	journal = {BMC evolutionary biology},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {329},
	abstract = {The braconid subfamily Rogadinae is a large, cosmopolitan group of endoparasitoid wasps characterised by {\textquoteright}mummifying{\textquoteright} their lepidopteran host larvae, from which the adult subsequently emerges. Rogadines attack a variety of both macro- and microlepidopteran taxa, although the speciose genus Aleiodes almost exclusively attacks macrolepidopterans. Here, we investigate the phylogenetic history of the Rogadinae, revise their higher-level classification and assess the evolution of their host ranges and mummy types. We also assess the divergence times within the subfamily and discuss the reasons for the extraordinary evolutionary diversification of Aleiodes.},
	keywords = {28S, 28S: genetics, Animals, Biological Evolution, Electron Transport Complex IV, Electron Transport Complex IV: genetics, Genetic Speciation, lepidoptera, Lepidoptera: parasitology, phylogeny, Ribosomal, RNA, Species Specificity, Wasps, Wasps: classification, Wasps: genetics},
	author = {Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Shaw, M.R. and S{\'a}ez, Al.G. and Mori, M. and Belokobylskij, S.A. and Shaw, S.R. and Quicke, D.L.J.}
}
@article {441,
	title = {Essay on the evolution of adult-parasitism in the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)},
	journal = {Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society, St. Petersburg},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2004},
	pages = {82-95},
	abstract = {The phenomenon of adult-parasitism by the euphorine Braconidae is characterized and dis- cussed. Hypotheses regarding the evolution of adult-parasitism are outlined. It is suggested that adult- parasitism arose from ancestors that were koinobiont larval-larval parasitoids, but never from idiobiosis directly, because koinobionts evolved rapid oviposition behavior necessary as a pre-adaptation for attack- ing mobile adult insects. Adult parasitoids are shown to have a unique combination of koinobiont and idiobiont characteristics. The new terms, imagobiosis and imagophagy, are proposed for characterization of those koinobionts that have specialized for attacking adult insects. The implications of the imagobiont strategy relative to diversity patterns in the tropics are discussed.},
	keywords = {adult-parasitism, Braconidae, Euphorinae, evolution, Hymenoptera, imagobiont, koinobionts},
	author = {Shaw, S.R.}
}
@article {442,
	title = {A new species of gregarious Meteorus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from caterpillars of Venadicodia caneti (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) in Costa Rica},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1028},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {49-60},
	abstract = {A new species of parasitoid wasp, Meteorus oviedoi Shaw and Nishida (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), is described from the Central Valley of Costa Rica. The new species is diagnosed and compared to other species in the genus. It was reared from larvae of Venadicodia caneti (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) on leaves of Licaria triandra (Lauraceae). The parasitoid is gregarious and modifies the behavior of its host. This is the first record of a Meteorus species attacking Limacodidae in Costa Rica.},
	keywords = {Behavior, Braconidae, Hymenoptera, Limacodidae, Neotropical, parasitoid, taxonomy},
	author = {Shaw, S.R. and Nishida, K.}
}
@article {443,
	title = {Revision of Nearctic Aleiodes Wesmael (Part 8): the coxalis (Spinola) Species-Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Rogadinae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1314},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {1 - 30},
	abstract = {The Aleiodes coxalis (Spinola) species-group is defined as including the following previously described species: A. coxalis (Spinola) 1808, A. bicolor (Spinola) 1808, signatus (Nees) 1812, A. alternator (Nees) 1834, A. tristis Wesmael 1838, A. aciculatus Cresson 1869, A. sanctihyacinthi (Provancher) 1880, A. arcticus (Thomson) 1891, A. incertus (Kokoujev) 1898, A. jakolewi (Kokoujev) 1898, A. coxator (Telenga) 1941, A. incertoides (Telenga) 1941, A. satanus (Telenga) 1941, A. nunbergi (Noskiewicz) 1956, A. negativus (Tobias) 1961, A. hellenicus (Papp) 1985, A. moldavicus (Tobias) 1986, A. itamevorus Shaw and Marsh 2004, and A. maritimus Shaw and Marsh 2004. Nine new North American species are described in this paper: A. aquilonius NEW SPECIES, A. brevis NEW SPECIES, A. cultrarius NEW SPECIES, A. dichromatus NEW SPECIES, A. floridensis NEW SPECIES, A. quadratus NEW SPECIES, A. shenefelti NEW SPECIES, A. whartoni NEW SPECIES, and A. wyomingensis NEW SPECIES. The A. coxalis species group is regarded as monophyletic as distinguished by the rugose vertex and sculptured fourth metasomal tergum. An identification key, descriptions, illustrations, distribution and biological information are provided for thirteen North American species.},
	keywords = {Aleiodes, Braconidae, Hymenoptera, new species, parasitoids},
	author = {Shaw, S.R. and Marsh, P.M. and Fortier, Joseph C}
}
@article {320,
	title = {A new species of Syntretus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae), a parasitoid of the stingless bee Trigona carbonaria Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae)},
	journal = {Australian Journal of Entomology},
	volume = {48},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {8-14},
	abstract = {A new species of euphorine braconid, Syntretus trigonaphagus sp. nov., is described and illustrated. This is the first Australian Syntretus species to be described and the first record of braconids parasitising Trigona Jurine stingless bees. Egg-laying by adults and emergence of larvae from the host Trigona carbonaria is detailed. A 12S ribosomal rRNA gene fragment was sequenced to confirm the association of larvae and adults of the wasp parasitoid.},
	keywords = {Australia, braconid, imagobiosis, stingless bee},
	author = {Gloag, Rosalyn and Shaw, S.R. and Burwell, Chris}
}
@article {305,
	title = {A new Meteorus Haliday species from Colombia and Ecuador (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {2453},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {55-61},
	abstract = {A new species of parasitoid wasp, Meteorus gigas Aguirre, Shaw and Jones (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), is described from Huila and Santander Provinces in Colombia and from Napo Province, in Ecuador. The new species is diagnosed and is compared to other species in the genus. Inferences about the possible biology of this species are discussed in consideration of the collecting methods used. The new species was most frequently found from Malaise trap samples but to a lesser extent from yellow pans and maxi-net sampling. Despite extensive sampling of caterpillars at this locality, the host of this new species remains unknown.},
	keywords = {Braconidae, malaise traps, meteorus, Neotropical, parasitoid, yellow pan traps},
	author = {Fernandez, H.A. and Shaw, S.R. and Jones, G.Z.}
}
@article {224,
	title = {A new species of phytophagous braconid Allorhogas minimus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) reared from fruit galls on Miconia longifolia (Melastomataceae) in Costa Rica},
	journal = {International Journal of Tropical Insect Science},
	volume = {30},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {101-107},
	abstract = {A new plant-feeding species of braconid wasp Allorhogas minimus Centrella \& Shaw is described from Heredia Province in Costa Rica. The new species is diagnosed and compared with other species in the genus. This is the first record of an Allorhogas species from fruit galls on Miconia longifolia.},
	keywords = {Allorhogas, Braconidae, Costa Rica, Doryctinae, galls, Hymenoptera, miconia, phytophagy, Wasps},
	author = {Centrella, Mary L. and Shaw, S.R.}
}
@article {135,
	title = {Tainiterma, a new genus of the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Vietnam and China},
	journal = {Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden},
	volume = {75},
	year = {2001},
	pages = {69-78},
	abstract = {A new tribe (Tainitermini) and genus (Tainiterma) of the subfamily Euphorinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) are described and illustrated. A key to the two known species (the type species from Vietnam and China: T. pachytarsis spec. nov., and T. maiphuquyi spec. nov. from Vietnam) is added.},
	keywords = {Braconidae, China, East Palae- arctic, Euphorinae, Hymenoptera, montane forest, new genus, new species, Tainiterma, Taiwan., Vietnam},
	author = {Achterberg, C. van and Shaw, S.R.}
}
@article {136,
	title = {A new species of the genus Homolobus Foerster from Ecuador (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Homolobinae)},
	journal = {Zoologische Mededelingen},
	volume = {83},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {805-810},
	abstract = {A new high elevation altitude species of the genus Homolobus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Ho- molobinae), H. fuscinervis spec. nov. from Ecuador (Napo province, 2163 m elevation) is described and illustrated.},
	keywords = {Braconidae, Homolobinae, Homolobus, Hymenoptera, Neotropical, oulophus, south america},
	author = {Achterberg, C. van and Shaw, S.R.}
}
