01578nas a2200229   4500008004100000245018100041210006900222260001300291300001000304490000900314520074000323653001401063653002301077653001201100653001501112653001401127653001301141100001701154700001701171700001501188856014501203       2008                        eng d00aThe systematics and biology of Cotesia nonagriae (Olliff) stat. rev.(Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae), a newly recognized member of the Cotesia flavipes species complex0 asystematics and biology of Cotesia nonagriae Olliff stat revHyme  bCiteseer  a35-460 v18463 aThe Australian species Cotesia nonagriae Olliff stat. rev. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is redescribed and formally removed from synonymy with C. flavipes based on molecular, morphological and biological differences. The taxonomic history and phylogenetic relationships of C. nonagriae with other members of the C. flavipes complex are presented and underscore the importance of molecular-based identification within this group. The biology of C. nonagriae on the native noctuid stemborer host, Bathytricha truncata (Walker), is compared with previously recorded C. flavipes life history traits. The implications of this taxonomic study relative to biological control and importation of stemborer parasitoids into Australia are discussed.10aAustralia10abiological control10abiology10aparasitoid10astemborer10ataxonomy1 aMuirhead, K.1 aAustin, A.D.1 aSallam, M.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/systematics-and-biology-cotesia-nonagriae-olliff-stat-revhymenoptera-braconidae-microgastrin03620nas a2200253   4500008004100000245018500041210006900226300001200295490000700307520267400314653001202988653001803000653001603018653001603034653003203050653002603082653002503108653001403133100002103147700001603168700002003184700001703204856014503221       2008                        eng d00aPhylogeny of the parasitic microgastroid subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) based on sequence data from seven genes, with an improved time estimate of the origin of the lineage.0 aPhylogeny of the parasitic microgastroid subfamilies Hymenoptera  a378-3950 v473 aThe microgastroid complex of braconid wasps is a widely recognized and biologically coherent lineage of endoparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae (caterpillars). The complex has received significant phylogenetic attention in recent years due in part to the taxons' association with mutualistic polydnaviruses, with which they compromise host immune systems. A number of previous attempts using a variety of morphological and molecular approaches have not unequivocally resolved relationships amongst the main subfamilies. This work represents a more extensive attempt to resolve the microgastroid relationships, using seven genes (16S rRNA, cytochrome oxidase I (CO1), 28S rRNA, arginine kinase (ArgK), long wavelength rhodopsin (Ops), elongation factor 1 alpha (EF1a) and wingless (Wg)) and a greater taxonomic representation. Bayesian, likelihood and parsimony phylogenetic reconstructions of this improved data set has determined that the chelonines diverged first from the remainder of the microgastroids, however the relationships amongst the other subfamilies are still unclear, suggesting a greater nucleotide sample is required to resolve them. Examination of the contribution of individual gene trees to the phylogeny demonstrates why the relationships between subfamilies are still unclear, with not all groups monophyletic for all trees. Filtered supernetworks demonstrate that monophyly of all subfamilies is only recovered when splits found in only one or two genes are excluded, but this also results in little remaining structure left in the deep nodes to resolve inter-subfamily relationships. By increasing the breadth of the study we were also able to re-evaluate previous attempts at dating the lineage and, therefore the origin of the polydnavirus association. Previous attempts used a much reduced data set and fewer fossil calibrations. Thorough literature searches have revealed a substantial increase in the fossil calibrations and these, combined with more sophisticated molecular dating analysis, have substantially increased the age of the microgastroid lineage from previous estimates of approximately 73MYA to approximately 100MYA. Examination of the resultant linearized clock tree also allows an insight into the evolution of the more species rich subfamilies. The chelonines appear to have had a steady rate of evolution, whilst the microgastrines and cardiochilines appear to have undergone a more significant "burst" of evolution. It is hypothesized that the different parasitism strategies of subfamilies (Chelonines are egg parasitoids and the remainder are larval parasitioids) may have influenced the evolutionary rates of the groups.10aAnimals10aBase Sequence10aDNA Primers10aHymenoptera10aHymenoptera: classification10aHymenoptera: genetics10aLikelihood Functions10aphylogeny1 aMurphy, Nicholas1 aBanks, J.C.1 aWhitfield, J.B.1 aAustin, A.D.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/phylogeny-parasitic-microgastroid-subfamilies-hymenoptera-braconidae-based-sequence-data-sev01788nas a2200193   4500008004100000245011100041210006900152300001200221490000700233520108900240653001501329653001501344653001601359653001401375100001401389700001701403700002401420856015001444       2006                        eng d00aSystematics of the Australasian endemic wasp genus Syngaster Brullé (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae)0 aSystematics of the Australasian endemic wasp genus Syngaster Bru  a819-8530 v403 aThe braconid genus Syngaster Brulle lepidus Brulle ´ (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) ´, S. quadricolor (Cameron), S. variegatus (Sze ´ is revised and nine species are recognized, six of which are new: S. ´pligeti), S. crypticus sp. nov., S. hirtus sp. nov., S. neoguineensis sp. nov., S. polychromus sp. nov., S. stevensi sp. nov., and S. tricolor sp. nov. Host data are only available for S. lepidus which is a parasitoid of cerambycid larvae, notably Phoracantha spp. associated with temperate, subtropical and Mediterranean eucalypt forests in eastern and southern Australia. Other than S. lepidus, S. polychromus is the only other species known fromAustralia (south-east Queensland), the remaining seven species all being restricted to mainland New Guinea. Preliminary phylogenetic analysis indicates the genus comprises two species groups with S. lepidus and S. quadricolor forming a polytomy with these. The two Australian species (S. lepidus and S. polychromus) are not monophyletic, nor are the two species that lack an occipital carina (S. tricolor and S. cryptus).10aBraconidae10aDoryctinae10aphoracantha10asyngaster1 aIqbal, M.1 aAustin, A.D.1 aBelokobylskij, S.A.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/systematics-australasian-endemic-wasp-genus-syngaster-brull%C3%A9-hymenoptera-braconidae-doryctin00750nas a2200193   4500008004100000245015000041210006900191260002300260300001200283490000700295653001500302653001600317653001800333653001600351653001300367100001400380700001700394856014500411       2002                        eng d00aNew species of the Australian endemic wasp genus Notosigalphus van Achterberg and Austin (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Flinders Island, Tasmania0 aNew species of the Australian endemic wasp genus Notosigalphus v  bJohn Wiley \& Sons  a149-1540 v4110aBraconidae10aHymenoptera10anotosigalphus10asigalphinae10atasmania1 aIqbal, M.1 aAustin, A.D.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/new-species-australian-endemic-wasp-genus-notosigalphus-van-achterberg-and-austin-hymenopter02079nas a2200133   4500008004100000245009000041210006900131300001200200490000700212520157100219100001501790700001701805856012301822       1999                        eng d00aEvolutionary dynamics of a mitochondrial rearrangement "hot spot" in the Hymenoptera.0 aEvolutionary dynamics of a mitochondrial rearrangement hot spot   a298-3090 v163 aThe arrangement of tRNA genes at the junction of the cytochrome oxidase II and ATPase 8 genes was examined across a broad range of Hymenoptera. Seven distinct arrangements of tRNA genes were identified among a group of wasps that have diverged over the last 180 Myr (suborder Apocrita); many of the rearrangements represent evolutionarily independent events. Approximately equal proportions of local rearrangements, inversions, and translocations were observed, in contrast to vertebrate mitochondria, in which local rearrangements predominate. Surprisingly, homoplasy was evident among certain types of rearrangement; a reversal of the plesiomorphic gene order has arisen on three separate occasions in the Insecta, while the tRNA(H) gene has been translocated to this locus on two separate occasions. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that this gene translocation is real and is not an artifactual translocation resulting from the duplication of a resident tRNA gene followed by mutation of the anticodon. The nature of the intergenic sequences surrounding this region does not indicate that it should be especially prone to rearrangement; it does not generally have the tandem or inverted repeats that might facilitate this plasticity. Intriguingly, these findings are consistent with the view that during the evolution of the Hymenoptera, rearrangements increased at the same time that the rate of point mutations and compositional bias also increased. This association may direct investigations into mitochondrial genome plasticity in other invertebrate lineages.1 aDowton, M.1 aAustin, A.D.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/evolutionary-dynamics-mitochondrial-rearrangement-hot-spot-hymenoptera01706nas a2200133   4500008004100000245008200041210006900123300001100192490000700203520120900210100001501419700001701434856012101451       1994                        eng d00aMolecular phylogeny of the insect order Hymenoptera: apocritan relationships.0 aMolecular phylogeny of the insect order Hymenoptera apocritan re  a9911-50 v913 aPhylogenetic relationships among the major groups of hymenopteran insects were investigated by using comparative sequence information from the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. The placement of the ectoparasitic Stephanidae as the sister group to the remaining Apocrita confirmed ectoparasitism as the ground plan biology for the Apocrita. Endoparasitism evolved at least eight times within the Apocrita, and the consequent association with polydnaviruses and virus-like particles evolved at least three times. The Evaniomorpha were consistently placed as basal to the remaining Apocrita but were not resolved as monophyletic. The Gasteruptiidae were resolved as the sister group to the Evaniidae, but the relationship between the Trigonalyoidea and the Evanioidea was unclear. The Proctotrupomorpha (sensu Rasnitsyn) was resolved by topology-dependent permutation tail probability (T-PTP) testing as monophyletic, with strong evidence for a sister group relationship between the Platygastroidea and the Chalcidoidea. Strong evidence was found for the monophyly of the Ichneumonomorpha (Ichneumonidae + Braconidae) and the sister-group relationship between the Aculeata (Vespomorpha) and the Ichneumonomorpha.1 aDowton, M.1 aAustin, A.D.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/molecular-phylogeny-insect-order-hymenoptera-apocritan-relationships01297nas a2200229   4500008004100000245012800041210006900169300001200238490000700250520049400257653001300751653001800764653001500782653001500797653002100812653001700833653001300850653001900863100001700882700002300899856014500922       2009                        eng d00aA new highly aberrant doryctine wasp, Spathius lubomiri n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Doryctinae), from Lord Howe Island0 anew highly aberrant doryctine wasp Spathius lubomiri n sp Hymeno  a275-2840 v203 aHere we describe the doryctine wasp Spathius lubomiri sp. n., a highly aberrant member of the genus from Lord Howe Island, which is characterised, among other features, by having the wings reduced to sclerotised rod-like structures, and the dorsal body covered with long bristle-like setae. We also briefl y discuss the composition of the hymenopteran fauna and prevalence of reduced wing taxa for the island, and provide a personal account in celebration of Lubo Masner’s 75th birthday.10aapterous10abrachypterous10aBraconidae10aDoryctinae10alord howe island10amicropterous10aspathius10awing reduction1 aAustin, A.D.1 aJennings, John, T.  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/new-highly-aberrant-doryctine-wasp-spathius-lubomiri-n-sp-hymenoptera-braconidae-doryctinae-02088nas a2200265   4500008004100000245014100041210006900182300001000251490000800261520119600269653001501465653001501480653001501495653001501510653001901525653001601544653001601560653001601576653001801592653001801610653001601628100001701644700001601661856014501677       1992                        eng d00aNew records of subfamilies, tribes and genera of Braconidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) from Australia, with description of seven new species0 aNew records of subfamilies tribes and genera of Braconidae Insec  a41-630 v1163 aThree subfamilies of Braconidae are recorded from Australia for the first time with the description of the following new species from Queensland: Ecnomios stenosoma sp. nov. (Ecnomiinae), Histeromerus c1avatus sp. nov. (Histeromerinae), and Meteoridea anic sp. nov. (Meteorideinae). The tribe Muesebeckiini is also specifically recorded from Australia for the first time with the description of Paroligoneurus pallidus sp. nov. (Ichneutinae) from the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, as is the genus Chrysopophthorus Goidanich, with the description of C. hageni sp. nov. (Euphorinae) from South Australia. A new species of the Australian endemic subfamily Mesostoinae from South Australia and Victoria, Mesostoa kerri sp. nov., is described, as is a new species of the little-known genus Calohelcon Turner (Helconinae) from central Australia, C. dangerfieldi sp. nov. The diagnoses, biogeography and biology of these taxa are discussed and notes are provided on the euphorine genus Stenothremma Shaw, previously thought to be rare within the Australian fauna. Keys to species are provided for the genera Histeromerus Wesmael, Mesostoa van Achterberg and Culohelcon Turner.10aBraconidae10aEcnomiinae10aEuphorinae10aHelconinae10aHisteromerinae10aHymenoptera10aIchneutinae10aMesostoinae10aMeteorideinae10aMuesebeckiini10anew species1 aAustin, A.D.1 aWharton, RA  uhttps://insectafgseag.myspecies.info/en/content/new-records-subfamilies-tribes-and-genera-braconidae-insecta-hymenoptera-australia-descripti