@article {1455,
	title = {Stay Out (Almost) All Night: Contrasting Responses in Flight Activity Among Tropical Moth Assemblages},
	journal = {Neotropical Entomology},
	year = {2015},
	month = {02/2015},
	pages = {7 pages},
	abstract = {<p>Variations in diel activity among hyperdiverse tropical communities of\&nbsp;moths, despite representing a key component of niche partitioning between\&nbsp;species, have barely been studied so far. Using light trapping from\&nbsp;dawn to sunset over a 1-year period in French Guiana, we investigated\&nbsp;these variations within and between two families of moths (Sphingidae\&nbsp;and Saturniidae). Our results revealed contrasting patterns in flight activity\&nbsp;at night between Sphingidae and Saturniidae. Sphingidae reached their\&nbsp;peak in species richness and abundance between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.,\&nbsp;followed by a decrease around 11:00 p.m. to midnight, whereas\&nbsp;Saturniidae were continuously present throughout the night, with a peak\&nbsp;around midnight. In addition, we found changes in diel activity among\&nbsp;some of the most common genera in each family, highlighting distinct\&nbsp;behavioral, physiological, and functional traits among taxa. Given differences\&nbsp;in flight activity at different taxonomic levels, it is strongly recommended\&nbsp;to monitor by light trapping throughout the night to effectively\&nbsp;sample saturniid and sphingid assemblages, even though the activity of\&nbsp;Sphingidae sharply declines after midnight. These results improve the\&nbsp;general natural history information of tropical moths and reinforce the\&nbsp;need of further research on the ecological and taxonomic consequences\&nbsp;of differences in diel activity.</p>
},
	keywords = {Behavior, diel activity, light trap, monitoring, moth, tropical forest},
	doi = {10.1007/s13744-014-0264-3},
	author = {LAMARRE, G. and Mendoza, I. and Rougerie, R. and Deca{\"e}ns, T. and H{\'e}rault, B. and BENELUZ, F.}
}
@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 {375,
	title = {Diversity and distribution of Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps in the central European peatbogs of South Bohemia, Czech Republic.},
	journal = {Journal of insect science (Online)},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {1-21},
	abstract = {An ecological overview of seven years investigation of Braconidae, a family of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) and a tyrpho-classification of parasitoids in peatbog areas of South Bohemia, Czech Republic are given. A total of 350 species were recorded in investigated sites, but only five tyrphobionts (1.4\%) are proposed: Microchelonus basalis, Microchelonus koponeni, Coloneura ate, Coloneura danica and Myiocephalus niger. All of these species have a boreal-alpine distribution that, in Central Europe, is associated only with peatbogs. Tyrphophilous behaviour is seen in at least four (1.1\%) species: Microchelonus pedator, Microchelonus subpedator, Microchelonus karadagi and Microchelonus gravenhorstii; however, a number of other braconids prefer peatbogs because they were more frequently encountered within, rather than outside, the bog habitat. The rest of the braconids (342 species, 97.5\%) are tyrphoneutrals, many of them being eurytopic components of various habitats throughout their current ranges. Lists of tyrphobiontic braconids and a brief commentary on species composition, distributional picture of actual ranges, and parasitoid association to bog landscape are provided. Being true refugial habitats for populations in an ever-changing world, peatbogs play a significant role in harboring insect communities.},
	keywords = {Animal, Animals, Behavior, biodiversity, Circadian Rhythm, Czech Republic, Host-Parasite Interactions, lepidoptera, Lepidoptera: parasitology, Wasps, Wasps: physiology, Wetlands},
	author = {Lozan, A.I. and Belokobylskij, S.A. and Achterberg, C. van and Monaghan, M.T.}
}
