3D pollination biology using micro-computed tomography and geometric morphometrics in <i>Theobroma cacao</i>. [PDF]
Appl Plant Sci, 2023 Abstract Premise Imaging technologies that capture three‐dimensional (3D) variation in floral morphology at micro‐ and nano‐resolutions are increasingly accessible. In herkogamous flowers, such as those of Theobroma cacao, structural barriers between anthers and stigmas represent bottlenecks that restrict pollinator size and access to reproductive ...
Wolcott KA +4 more
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A curated DNA barcode reference library for parasitoids of northern European cyclically outbreaking geometrid moths. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 We present a curated DNA barcode database for all parasitoid species associated with two geometrid species (Epirrita autumnata and Operophtera brumata) undergoing cyclic population outbreaks in the subarctic mountain birch forests that form the treeline in northern Europe.
Nyman T +9 more
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The second record of Platyscelio (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) in South America [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2021 The presence of Platyscelio (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) in the Neotropical region is confirmed. After a recent record from French Guiana, a second specimen of Platyscelio was found in samples from the Republic of Suriname, being a new record for the ...
Elijah Talamas, Ovidiu Alin Popovici
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Prototeleia Talamas, Popovici, Shih & Ren: A new genus of Platygastridae from Burmese amber [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 A new genus and species of parasitoid wasp is described from Burmese amber: Prototeleia kleio gen. nov., sp. nov. (Platygastroidea, Platygastridae). Prototeleia kleio exhibits multiple characters that we consider to be plesiomorphic for Platygastridae ...
Elijah J. Talamas +3 more
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Protelenomus Kieffer is a derived lineage of Trissolcus Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), with comments on the evolution of phoresy in Scelionidae [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 Species of the genus Protelenomus Kieffer (Platygastroidea, Scelionidae) are phoretic egg parasitoids of coreid bugs. The discovery, DNA sequencing, and molecular phylogenetic analysis of a Protelenomus species phoretic on Cletus punctiger (Dallas ...
Cheng-Jin Yan +3 more
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New family-level characters for Platygastroidea [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 Platygastridae (Hymenoptera) is a diverse family of parasitoid wasps for which few studies of internal morphology have been conducted. The monophyly of the group is undisputed based on recently published molecular data, but based on morphology, the ...
István Mikó +2 more
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Stink bug egg parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) associated with pistachio in Iran and description of a new species: Trissolcus darreh Talamas [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 Surveys for egg-parasitoid wasps were conducted in Rafsanjan, Iran, on two species of Pentatomidae (Hemiptera) found in pistachio orchards, Acrosternum arabicum Wagner and Brachynema signatum Jakovlev.
Fateme Ranjbar +4 more
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Gall Apparency Drives Parasitoid Richness in a Highly Specialised Gall‐Parasitoid Food Web From a Tropical Rainforest [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe present the largest tropical tri‐trophic plant–gall–parasitoid network documented to date, assembled from lowland rainforest in Papua New Guinea. The network reveals strikingly high specialisation, in addition to gall traits such as apparency shaping parasitoid richness.
Butterill P +5 more
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<i>Foveapeltis</i> gen. nov., an unusual cleroid genus with large hypomeral cavities from mid-Cretaceous amber (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). [PDF]
Ecol EvolDeciphering the systematic positions of Mesozoic trogossitid‐like beetles is challenging. Here, we describe and illustrate a new trogossitid‐like lineage from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber, Foveapeltis rutai gen. et sp. nov. Foveapeltis stands out within the Cleroidea due to the presence of a significant large cavity on each hypomeron.
Li YD +7 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2002 Los himenópteros son uno de los órdenes de insectos más comunes e importantes para el hombre. Además de las conocidas abejas, avispas y hormigas, el orden comprende un vasto número de especies parasitoideas, de gran importancia en la regulación de las ...
Tania M. Arias-Penna
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