New species of North American Ammophila, part III. (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)

Menke, A. S.

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“…To quantify parasitism risk, we examined all specimens of Ammophila housed in the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis. This Ammophila collection had been curated by A. Menke, who described many of these species [ 21 ], producing a high degree of confidence in the species identifications of all specimens examined. Parasitized Ammophila specimens stored in the Strepsiptera collections were also included in our dataset.…”

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A double-edged sword: parental care increases risk of offspring infection by a maternally vectored parasite

Millena

Rosenheim

2022

Biol. Lett.

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Parental care can protect offspring from predators but can also create opportunities for parents to vector parasites to their offspring. We hypothesized that the risk of infection by maternally vectored parasites would increase with the frequency of mother–offspring contact. Ammophila spp. wasps (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) build nests in which they rear a single offspring. Ammophila species exhibit varied offspring provisioning behaviours: some species enter the nest once to provision a single, large caterpillar, whereas others enter the nest repeatedly to provision with many smaller caterpillars. We hypothesized that each nest visit increases the risk of offspring parasitism by Paraxenos lugubris (Strepsiptera: Xenidae), whose infectious stages ride on the mother wasp (phoresy) to reach the vulnerable Ammophila offspring. We quantified parasitism risk by external examination of museum-curated Ammophila specimens—the anterior portion of P. lugubris protrudes between the adult host's abdominal sclerites and reflects infection during the larval stage. As predicted, Ammophila species that receive larger numbers of provisions incur greater risks of parasitism, with nest provisioning behaviour explaining ca 90% of the interspecific variation in mean parasitism. These findings demonstrate that parental care can augment, rather than reduce, the risk of parasite transmission to offspring.

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“…A. aberti 8.5 Jiménez-Jiménez [22], Parker [1], Menke [23], Powell [24] and Evans [12] A. azteca 7.5 Rosenheim (unpublished data), Bohart and Menke [25] and Menke […”

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A double-edged sword: parental care increases risk of offspring infection by a maternally vectored parasite

Millena

Rosenheim

2022

Biol. Lett.

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“…In addition to these authors, many specialists can be found around the world, reflecting the cosmopolitan character of the Charipinae genera (Belizin 1962(Belizin , 1966(Belizin , 1968(Belizin , 1973Hellén 1963;Fergusson 1986). Towards the end of the twentie th century, Evenhuis published a number of studies devoted not only to the description of new species but also to their revision, examining many types of specimens and establishing many synonyms (Evenhuis 1972(Evenhuis , 1973(Evenhuis , 1974(Evenhuis , 1976(Evenhuis , 1978(Evenhuis , 1982Evenhuis & Barbotin 1977, 1987Evenhuis & Kiriak 1985;Menke & Evenhuis 1991).…”

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“…According to Fergusson (1986), the genera included in Alloxystini are hyperparasitoids of Aphididae by parasitising Aphidiinae and Aphelinidae, which in turn parasitize Aphididae. Menke & Evenhuis (1991) included in Charipini the hyperparasitoids of Psyllidae through Encyrtidae, which in turn parasitize Psyllidae. However, the validity of these tribes was recently tested by Paretas-Martínez et al (2007), who concluded that the tribes cannot be maintained because the characteristics conventionally used for their separation continuously vary so that the formed groups are not natural.…”

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“…The most important factor accounting for this problematic taxonomy is rooted in the morphological features 60 of specimens, hence rendering identification very difficult: their small size, smooth, shiny and unsculptured cuticle, low levels of variability between species, and lack of diagnostic characteristics all contribute to a certain taxonomic chaos (Ferrer-Suay et al 2012a). 65 Charipinae are hyperparasitoids of aphids via Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) and Aphelininae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae), and hyperparasitoids of psyllids via Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) (Menke & Evenhuis 1991). Since Charipinae 70 often attack parasitoids released as biological control agents of pest aphids, their presence could potentially disrupt effective biological control in agroecosystems.…”

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A review of the subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae), hyperparasitoids potentially affecting the biological control of aphids

Ferrer-Suay¹,

Selfa

Pujadé-Villar

2021

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.)

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Charipinae is an important subfamily of aphid hyperparasitoids. As aphids are some of the most significant pests in the world, studying the insect community associated with them is of crucial importance. Here, we review the biological information available on Charipinae. The information has been grouped into different sections: (a) historical background ; (b) morphological and ecological features ; (c) phylogenetic relationships ; (d) overview of aphid biology and biological control ; (e) evolutionary history ; and (f) future perspectives. After this review, it is evident that there are still some aspects of charipine taxonomy and biology that remain elusive: (a) reliability and improvement of host associations ; (b) validity of the brachypterous species ; (c) problems related with the paraphyly of the genus Phaenoglyphis ; (d) taxonomic improvement of these morphologically difficult species by the combination of molecular and morphological data ; and (e) phylogeny. Additionally, important information on morphological variations among taxa and the synapomorphies of the valid genera are given for the first time. Finally, we premiere the Interactive Charipinae worldwide database and highlight the importance of this tool for the scientific community in terms of interactive determination keys for agronomists, ecologists, taxonomists, and evolutionary biologists. Résumé. Une revue de la sous-famille des Charipinae (Hymenoptera : Cynipoidea : Figitidae), hyperparasitoïdes affectant potentiellement la lutte biologique contre les pucerons. Les Charipinae sont une importante sous-famille d'hyménoptères hyperparasitoïdes de pucerons. Leurs hôtes étant des ravageurs majeurs des cultures dans le monde, il est important de mieux connaître leurs ennemis naturels. Nous avons compilé ici toutes les informations disponibles sur cette sous-famille en les regroupant dans différentes sections : (a) contexte historique ; (b) caractéristiques morphologiques et écologiques ; (c) relations phylogénétiques ; (d) aperçu de la biologie des pucerons et de la lutte biologique ; (e) histoire évolutive ; et (f) futures perspectives. Cette révision montre que beaucoup d'aspects de la taxonomie et de l'écologie des Charipinae doivent être approfondis, comme : (a) la fiabilité et l'étendue des associations hôtesparasitoïdes ; (b) la validité des espèces brachyptères ; (c) les problèmes relatifs à la paraphylie du genre Phaenoglyphis ; (d) l'amélioration de la taxonomie de ces espèces difíciles à distinguer morphologiquement par la combinaison de données morphologiques et moléculaires ; et (e) la phylogénie des Charipinae. De plus, des informations importantes sur les variations morphologiques entre taxons et les synapomorphies des genres valides sont données pour la première fois. Enfin, nous présentons la base de données interactive mondiale sur les Charipinae et rappelons l'importance pour la communauté scientifique de cet outil qui fournit des clés de détermination interactives utiles aux agronomes, écologistes, phylogénéticiens et biologistes...

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Australian Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Charipidae) Described by A. A. Girault

Carver

1993

Australian Journal of Entomology

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Thoreauana nativa Girault, 1930, Dilyta mascagnini Girault, 1935, and AIIoxysla thoreauini Girault, 1935 are assigned to the subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Charipidae). D. mascagnini and A. thoreauini are moved to Thoreauana Girault, 1930, which is removed from synonymy with Allovsta FOrster, 1869 (Charipidae: Alloxystinae). The paratype of T. nativa may not be conspecific with the holotype.

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New species of North American Ammophila, part III. (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)

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A double-edged sword: parental care increases risk of offspring infection by a maternally vectored parasite

A double-edged sword: parental care increases risk of offspring infection by a maternally vectored parasite

A review of the subfamily Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae), hyperparasitoids potentially affecting the biological control of aphids

Australian Charipinae (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Charipidae) Described by A. A. Girault

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