@article {398,
	title = {Generic definition, key, and two new species of Polyphrix Townes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptinae) from the Atlantic Forest},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1010},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {25-35},
	abstract = {Two new species, Polyphrix atlantica sp. n. and P. cristata sp. n., are described from southeastern Brazil, representing the first records of the genus in the Atlantic Forest. Only one species was previ- ously known, P. varians Townes, from northern Brazil; its occurrence in Peru is refuted. The defini- tion of the genus Polyphrix Townes is revised and expanded. Illustrations and a key to species are provided.},
	author = {Nogueira, L.K. and Aguiar, A.P.}
}
@article {141,
	title = {The spatial complexity in describing leg surfaces of Hymenoptera (Insecta), the problem and a proposed solution},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {2415},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {54-62},
	abstract = {A significant procedural problem in describing the leg surfaces of Hymenoptera, which has not been explicitly treated in the literature before, is identified and a mitigating solution is proposed. The first accurate, three-dimensional illustrations of the surfaces of the three pairs of legs are also provided to illustrate the problem and the proposed solution. In Hymenoptera, the orientation of the front, middle and hind pairs of legs relative to the body can and often do differ in direction by up to 180{\textordmasculine} between the front and hind legs. Furthermore, the tibiae and tarsi are usually held at an abrupt angle relative to the femora. Because of this, the terms anterior, posterior, lateral, outer, mesal, inner, dorsal, and ventral, when applied to surfaces of different parts of different legs will frequently refer to non-homologous areas depending on whether the terms are interpreted or used in an anatomic sense or based on the specific direction and orientation of the part of the leg being described (vernacular sense). Authors often use the vernacular interpretation, but we show that such usage makes the terminology on average 53.1\% incompatible for the same anatomical surfaces of the femora, tibiae and tarsi of the three sets of legs. To create equivalence between anatomical and vernacular senses, four intuitive vernacular terms are proposed as explanatory or auxiliary terms for the anatomical terms {\textquotedblleft}dorsal{\textquotedblright}, {\textquotedblleft}ventral{\textquotedblright} {\textquotedblleft}anterior{\textquotedblright}, and {\textquotedblleft}posterior{\textquotedblright}, respectively, kickface, gripface, foreface, and backface. The terms are proposed as auxiliary or explanatory terms and not as substitutes for the anatomical terms.},
	keywords = {abduction, aculeata, adduction, mesosoma, parasitica},
	author = {Aguiar, A.P. and GIBSON, G.A.P.}
}
@article {142,
	title = {A simple solution for accurate measuring of long and contorted ovipositors in pinned specimens of Hymenoptera},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1093},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {35 - 43},
	abstract = {Practical problems exist when measuring long ovipositors that are strongly curved or twisted. A simple, effective and practically costless method is proposed to straighten curved ovipositors of pinned, dry specimens of Hymenoptera. The method holds the ovipositor, but not its sheaths, with a piece of adhesive tape fixed to a pin. A separate pin is then used as a lever to move the pin with the tape, pull and straighten the ovipositor, and hold the entire contraption in position. The method is tested with species of Stephanidae, Ichneumonidae and Gasteruptiidae, and defended as the best choice in relation to conventional as well as other unpublished possibilities, all summarized.},
	keywords = {gasteruptiidae, Ichneumonidae, measurement, parasitoid, ratio, straightening},
	author = {Aguiar, A.P.}
}
@article {143,
	title = {Discovery of potent, unsuspected sampling disparities for Malaise and M{\"o}ricke traps, as shown for Neotropical Cryptini (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)},
	journal = {Journal of Insect Conservation},
	volume = {14},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {199-206},
	abstract = {Malaise and M{\"o}ricke traps, universally used mostly to sample wasps and flies, are compared for the first time at genus level, focusing on Cryptini, one of the most diverse parasitoid taxa. Conclusions are supported by 10,706 man-hours of activities, 5,569 specimens from 20 Atlantic Forest and Amazon Forest localities, 4.81 Malaise trap-years and 89.09 M{\"o}ricke trap-years. Substantial taxonomic and sexual biases were detected and quantified for Cryptini and for each of its studied genera. M{\"o}ricke captured a proportion of Cryptini to other Ichenumonidae almost four times greater than Malaise. Most genera were captured mostly or exclusively by one of the traps only. Generally, Malaise collected 2.4 times more males than females, and 20\% more species for males than females; M{\"o}ricke yielded 2.4 times more females, and 2{\textendash}4 times more species for females than males. The study scrutinizes and reaches beyond an allegedly known, but widely neglected problem. Data interpretation strongly suggests the necessity of sampling with both traps at once, under the risk that biodiversity investigations might otherwise continue to generate grossly biased results. Trap equivalence is discussed and quantified},
	keywords = {behaviour {\'a} gender {\'a}, flight interception trap, sex-ratio {\'a}, yellow pan trap {\'a}},
	author = {Aguiar, A.P. and Santos, Bernardo F.}
}
@article {139,
	title = {The Stephanidae (Hymenoptera) of Mexico, with description of six new species and a key to western Foenatopus Smith},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1186},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {1-56},
	abstract = {The Mexican genera and species of Stephanidae, and the western species of Foenatopus Smith are revised. Twelve species are recognized, two in Foenatopus and ten in Megischus Brull{\'e}, all but one occurring in Mexico. Six new species of Megischus are described, M. anaxeus sp. n., M. celaenocephalus sp. n., M. jaliscoensis sp. n., M. melanogladius sp. n., M. mexicanus sp. n., and M. peninsularis sp. n. One genus (Foenatopus Smith) and four species are registered for the first time in Mexico, F. annulipes Kieffer, M. arizonicus Townes, M. bicolor (Westwood), and M. niger Smith. Many new distribution records in Mexico and intensive new morphological variation are registered, illustrated and discussed for M. texanus Townes. Much new morphological variation is reported and illustrated for M. arizonicus. The male of F. aurantiiceps Brues is reported for the first time. Mexico is identified as an area of overlapping distribution between the essentially North American M. bicolor and the typically Central American M. niger; intermediate forms between these two species are described, and new diagnostic features are proposed for their identification. Some of the treated species are proposed as possibly highly endemic, occurring only in particular regions in the country, namely M. peninsularis, restricted to Baja California, and M. celaenocephalus, restricted to central Mexico. Some of the morphological variation observed for F. aurantiiceps is tentatively linked to specimens occurring in the south vs. north of the Amazon river, and to localities of high vs. low altitude. General stephanid morphology is illustrated, its correspondent terminology updated, and a key is provided for recognition of all treated genera and species. Full description is provided for each new taxon, and photographic illustrations are provided for all valid taxa. Extensive biometric data, and RGB formulas for color variation are provided for nearly all treated species.},
	keywords = {Nearctic, Neotropical, parasitoid, Revision, Stephanus},
	author = {Aguiar, A.P.}
}
@article {140,
	title = {An accurate procedure to describe colors in taxonomic works, with an example from Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)},
	journal = {Zootaxa},
	volume = {1008},
	year = {2005},
	pages = {31-38},
	abstract = {The use of the RGB color system is suggested as a desirable option to increase accuracy of color descriptions in taxonomic works, and two techniques are proposed to allow the conversion of observed colors into RGB formulas: direct comparison with colors generated on a computer screen, and color sampling from digital images of the specimens, through commonly used illustration soft- ware. Equipment and software costs are considered the main limitations, but stability, reproducibil- ity, objectiveness, prompt visualization, and the null influence of surrounding colors on colors displayed on a computer screen are recognized as major advantages justifying the adoption of the procedure.},
	keywords = {cmyk, Coleoptera, diptera, hemiptera, hls, lepidoptera, method, munsell, rgb},
	author = {Aguiar, A.P.}
}
