@article {1476, 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 = {Casta{\~n}eda-Osorio, R. and Belokobylskij, S.A. and Braet, Y. and Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A.} } @article {1473, title = {Taxonomic revision of the Neotropical species of the braconid wasp genus Pedinotus Sz{\'e}pligeti, 1902 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4327}, year = {2017}, pages = {1-102}, abstract = {

La revue Zootaxa vient de publier une r\évision du genre Pedinotus pour la r\égion N\éotropicale. Sur les 24 nouvelles esp\èces d\écrites, 16 sont pr\ésentes de Guyane fran\çaise.

Le r\ésum\é original est:
\"A revision of the Neotropical species of the braconid wasp genus Pedinotus Sz\épligeti and molecular characterization of some species based on the COI mitochondrial DNA gene are provided. Twenty four new species are described: P. avispas\ sp. nov., P. bororo sp. nov., P. botocudo sp. nov., P. brunniventris sp. nov., P. cerdai sp. nov., P. daedalus sp. nov., P. dispar sp. nov., P. dominica sp. nov., P. elongatus sp. nov., P. glabroscutum sp. nov., P. guyanensis sp. nov., P. haliti sp. nov., P. intermedius sp. nov., P. maracas sp. nov., P. nigriceps sp. nov., P. nitidus sp. nov., P. nolli sp. nov., P. peruanus\ sp. nov., P. plaumanni sp. nov., P. propodealis sp. nov., P. rondoni sp. nov., P. subtristis sp. nov., P. szepligetii sp. nov., and P. trinidad sp. nov. Moreover, P .brasiliensis Sz\épligeti, 1902, P. columbianus Enderlein, 1912, P. ferrugineus (Enderlein, 1920), P. niger Marsh 2002, P. pardalotus Marsh 2002, P. rojasi Marsh 2002, P. tundisii Felix et Penteado-Dias, 2004 and P. variegatus Marsh 2002 are redescribed. The following new synonyms are proposed: Lamquetia Braet, Barbalho et Achterberg, 2003 under Pedinotus Sz\épligeti, 1902 (syn. nov.); L. marshi Braet et Barbalho, 2003 and P. fasciatus\ Castro, Nunes et Penteado-Dias, 2010 under P. pardalotus Marsh, 2003 (syn. nov.). The following new combination is suggested: P. rufus (Braet et van Achterberg, 2003), comb. nov. (from Lamquetia rufa). A key to the Neotropical species of Pedinotus is provided.\"

}, keywords = {description, DNA Barcoding, key, new species, new synonym, parasitoid, phylogeny, taxonomy}, doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.4327.1.1}, author = {Belokobylskij, S.A. and De Castro, C.S. and Shimbori, E.M. and Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Penteado-Dias, A.M.M. and Braet, Y.} } @article {763, title = {A new synonym of the Neotropical parasitoid wasp genus Notiospathius (Braconidae, Doryctinae), with redescription of two species and description of five new species from Brazil}, journal = {Zookeys}, volume = {122}, year = {2011}, pages = {71-90}, abstract = {A junior synonym of the parasitoid wasp genus Notiospathius Matthews and Marsh, Hansonorum syn. n., with two new combinations, Notiospathius carolinae (Marsh) comb. n. and Notiospathius pauli (Marsh) comb. n., are proposed. Two species of Notiospathius from Brazil originally described in early twentieth century are redescribed, Notiospathius caudatus (Sz{\'e}pligeti) and Notiospathius diversus (Sz{\'e}pligeti). Five new species of Notiospathius from southern Brazil are also described: Notiospathius atra sp. n., Notiospathius johnlennoni sp. n., Notiospathius novateutoniae sp. n., Notiospathius sulcatus sp. n., and Notiospathius xanthofasciatus sp. n. Most of the type specimens of the above new species were collected in the mid twentieth century in the Nova Teutonia region, which is now part of the municipality of Seara in the state of Santa Catarina.}, keywords = {Braconidae, Brazil, Dorcytinae, Notiospathius, parasitoid wasps}, doi = {10.3897/zookeys.122.1243}, url = {http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/1243/a-new-synonym-of-the-neotropical-parasitoid-wasp-genus-notiospathius-braconidae-doryctinae-with-redescription-of-two-spe}, author = {DE JES{\'U}S-BONILLA, V.S. and Nunes, J F and Penteado-Dias, A.M.M. and Cs{\"o}sz, S. and Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A.} } @article {539, title = {Systematics of the cyclostome subfamilies of braconid parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea): A simultaneous molecular and morphological Bayesian}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {38}, year = {2006}, pages = {130-145}, abstract = {Phylogenetic relationships among 95 genera collectively representing 17 of the 18 currently recognized cyclostome braconid wasp sub- families were investigated based on DNA sequence fragments of the mitochondrial COI and the nuclear 28S rDNA genes, in addition to morphological data. The treatment of sequence length variation of the 28S partition was explored by either excluding ambiguously aligned regions and indel information (28SN) or recoding them (28SA) using the {\textquoteleft}fragment-level{\textquoteright} alignment method with a modiWed cod- ing approach. Bayesian MCMC analyses were performed for the separate and combined data sets and a maximum parsimony analysis was also carried out for the simultaneous molecular and morphological data sets. There was a signiWcant incongruence between the two genes and between 28S and morphology, but not for morphology and COI. DiVerent analyses with the 28SA data matrix resulted in topologies that were generally similar to the ones from the 28SN matrix; however, the former topologies recovered a higher number of signiWcantly supported clades and had a higher mean Bayesian posterior probability, thus supporting the inclusion of information from ambiguously aligned regions and indel events in phylogenetic analyses where possible. Based on the signiWcantly supported clades obtained from the simultaneous molecular and morphological analyses, we propose that a total of 17 subfamilies should be recognized within the cyclostome group. The subfamilial placements of several problematic cyclostome genera were also established.}, keywords = {ambiguously aligned regions, Braconidae, fragment-level alignment, phylogeny, simultaneous analysis}, author = {Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Mori, M. and Quicke, D.L.J.} } @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 {538, title = {DNA barcoding a highly diverse group of parasitoid wasps (Braconidae: Doryctinae) from a Mexican nature reserve.}, journal = {Mitochondrial DNA}, volume = {21 Suppl 1}, year = {2010}, pages = {18-23}, abstract = {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.}, keywords = {Animals, DNA, DNA Barcoding, Ecosystem, evolution, Genes, Insect, Mexico, Mitochondrial, Mitochondrial: genetics, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, phylogeny, Species Specificity, Taxonomic, Wasps, Wasps: anatomy \& histology, Wasps: classification, Wasps: genetics, Wasps: pathogenicity}, author = {Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Mart{\'\i}nez, J.J. and Ceccarelli, F.S. and DE JES{\'U}S-BONILLA, V.S. and Rodr{\'\i}guez-P{\'e}rez, A.C. and Res{\'e}ndiz-Flores, A. and Smith, M.A.} } @article {536, title = {A single origin of gall association in a group of parasitic wasps with disparate morphologies}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution}, volume = {44}, year = {2007}, pages = {981-992}, abstract = {The braconid wasp subfamily Doryctinae mainly comprises idiobiont ectoparasitoids of other insect larvae. In recent years, however, members of a few genera have been discovered to be associated with galls from various unrelated host plant families, with some of these being gall inducers whereas others are suspected as being predators of gallers. Because of their considerable morphological differences, these gall-associated taxa traditionally have been placed in separate tribes or even in other subfamilies. In this study, we investigate the phylogenetic relationships among representatives of a number of different doryctine genera, including five of its seven gall-associated genera using two genetic markers. Here we analyzed the length-variable 28S sequence data based on secondary structure both excising the unalignable regions and recoding them according to indel length. In addition, multiple alignments were carried out with a range of gap-opening and extension parameters. The combined (28S + CO1) phylogenetic hypotheses obtained, both excluding and recoding the unalignable regions, recover a clade comprising the five gall-associated genera, and most of the analyses using multiple alignments also support this relationship. These results support a scenario in which secondary phytophagy evolves from initially attacking primary gall- forming hosts. The relationships recovered are also more congruent with a model that explains the macroevolution of insect plant asso- ciation in the Doryctinae as reflecting geographic proximity rather than host plant relationships. Further, our phylogenetic hypotheses consistently show that one of the main morphological features employed in the higher level classification of the Doryctinae is actually highly homoplastic.}, keywords = {Braconidae, character evolution, cyclostomes, Doryctinae, molecular phylogeny, multiple alignment, secondary structure alignment}, author = {Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Belokobylskij, S.A. and Leon-Regagnon, V. and Mart{\'\i}nez, J.J. and Briceno, G.R.A. and Quicke, D.L.J.} } @article {537, title = {Redescription of species of the Neotropical parasitoid Notiospathius Mathews et Marsh (Braconidae: Doryctinae) based on their nineteenth and early twentieth century types}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {2543}, year = {2010}, pages = {31-42}, publisher = {Magnolia Press}, abstract = {Seven species of the speciose Neotropical parasitoid wasp genus Notiospathius Mathews et Marsh are redescribed. These species were originally described during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examination of the holotpyes of N. meliorator and N. necator revealed that they actually belong to an undescribed doryctine genus that is similar to Ptesimogaster Marsh, 1965. A key is provided to distinguish these species.}, keywords = {apocrita, Hymenoptera, ichneumonoidea}, author = {Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and DE JES{\'U}S-BONILLA, V.S.} } @article {212, title = {Description of two new species of Evaniodes (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae) from French Guiana}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {3247}, year = {2012}, pages = {52-60}, abstract = {Two new species belonging to the enigmatic doryctine genus Evaniodes Sz{\'e}pligeti, 1901 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), E. palikuri Braet, Ceccarelli \& Zald{\'\i}var-River{\'o}n sp. nov. and E. wayampisi Braet, Ceccarelli \& Zald{\'\i}var-River{\'o}n sp. nov., are described from French Guiana. Two of the three previously described species of Evaniodes, E. areolatus Sz{\'e}pligeti, 1901 and E. spathiiformis Sz{\'e}pligeti, 1901, are recorded for the first time for French Guiana. A key to the five described species of the genus is provided.}, keywords = {Braconidae, DNA Barcoding, Doryctinae, Evaniodes, French Guiana}, issn = {1175-5334}, url = {http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/z03247p060f.pdf}, author = {Braet, Y. and Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Ceccarelli, F.S.} } @article {145, title = {The parasitic wasp genus Hecabolus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae), with the description of a new species from Mexico}, journal = {Revista mexicana de Biodiversidad}, volume = {80}, year = {2009}, pages = {419-429}, abstract = {The doryctine wasp genus Hecabolus Curtis and its type species, H. sulcatus Curtis, are redescribed. A new species from Mexico, H. mexicanus sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from H. sulcatus and the other known species of the genus, H. costaricensis Marsh, in having a narrower pterostigma, longer discoidal (discal) cell, basal (1M) and recurrent (m-cu) veins diverging posteriorly, fi rst abscissa of mediocubital (M+CU) vein of hind wing as long as the second abscissa (1M), and fi rst metasomal tergite with a very small dorsope. A key for identifi cation of the 3 known species of Hecabolus is provided}, keywords = {Braconidae, Doryctinae, Hecabolini, Hecabolus, Hymenoptera, new species}, author = {Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Belokobylskij, S.A.} } @article {147, title = {Venom gland and reservoir morphology of the genus Pseudoyelicones van Achterberg , Penteado-Dias \& Quicke ( Hymenoptera : Braconidae : Rogadinae ) and implications for relationships}, journal = {Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden}, volume = {78}, year = {2004}, pages = {119-122}, abstract = {The venom apparatus of Pseudoyelicones nigriscutum van Achterberg, 1997 (Braconidae: Rogadinae) is described and illustrated. The venom apparatus morphology of Pseudoyelicones is closely related to that of Bulborogas van Achterberg. Therefore, we propose a sister group relationship between these two genera.}, keywords = {Bulborogas, phylogeny, Pseudoyelicones, venom apparatus, Yelicones}, author = {Areekul, B and Zaldivar-River{\'o}n, A. and Quicke, D.L.J.} }