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Author : Robert Alan Wharton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)
Download or read book Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) written by Robert Alan Wharton and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Dangerfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692944820
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)
Download or read book Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) written by Paul Dangerfield and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multi authored identification manual presents illustrated keys to the 34 subfamilies and 404 genera of the family Braconidae from the New World. Information about all New World genera described up to 1994 is included which represents an expanded and updated version of the information published in the 1987 Nearctic manual by Marsh, et. al. The manual consists of 37 chapters by world authorities plus an index to generic names including subgenera and synonyms, and an appendix listing all the New World genera alphabetically by subfamily. The first chapter provides an introduction including a review of braconid biology, literature, classification, biogeography, collection and curation, and a discussion of the manual format. The second chapter is an extensive illustrated discussion of braconid morphology and terminologies used in the keys. The third chapter is a fully illustrated key to the New World subfamilies of the Braconidae. The New World subfamilies are then presented separately in the remaining 34 chapters. For each, a key to the New World genera is included. Each of these keys is annotated to include estimated number of species, distribution, hosts, and critical references for each genus. Each subfamily chapter is extensively illustrated and the entire manual contains over 750 line drawings and scanning electron micrographs.This is the second edition of the sold out book and it contains separate notes on updates to all braconid subfamilies.
Author : Andrew Austin
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 9780643066106
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hymenoptera written by Andrew Austin and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2000 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of terrestrial anthropods and compromises the sawflies, wasps, ants, bees and parasitic wasps. This book examines the current state of all major areas of research for this important group of insects, including systematics, biological control, behaviour and use in education.
Author : Paul M. Marsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)
Download or read book An Identification Manual for the North American Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) written by Paul M. Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald L. J. Quicke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118907051
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps written by Donald L. J. Quicke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-20 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ichneumonoidea is a vast and important superfamily of parasitic wasps, with some 60,000 described species and estimated numbers far higher, especially for small-bodied tropical taxa. The superfamily comprises two cosmopolitan families - Braconidae and Ichneumonidae - that have largely attracted separate groups of researchers, and this, to a considerable extent, has meant that understanding of their adaptive features has often been considered in isolation. This book considers both families, highlighting similarities and differences in their adaptations. The classification of the whole of the Ichneumonoidea, along with most other insect orders, has been plagued by typology whereby undue importance has been attributed to particular characters in defining groups. Typology is a common disease of traditional taxonomy such that, until recently, quite a lot of taxa have been associated with the wrong higher clades. The sheer size of the group, and until the last 30 or so years, lack of accessible identification materials, has been a further impediment to research on all but a handful of ‘lab rat’ species usually cultured initially because of their potential in biological control. New evidence, largely in the form of molecular data, have shown that many morphological, behavioural, physiological and anatomical characters associated with basic life history features, specifically whether wasps are ecto- or endoparasitic, or idiobiont or koinobiont, can be grossly misleading in terms of the phylogeny they suggest. This book shows how, with better supported phylogenetic hypotheses entomologists can understand far more about the ways natural selection is acting upon them. This new book also focuses on this superfamily with which the author has great familiarity and provides a detailed coverage of each subfamily, emphasising anatomy, taxonomy and systematics, biology, as well as pointing out the importance and research potential of each group. Fossil taxa are included and it also has sections on biogeography, global species richness, culturing and rearing and preparing specimens for taxonomic study. The book highlights areas where research might be particularly rewarding and suggests systems/groups that need investigation. The author provides a large compendium of references to original research on each group. This book is an essential workmate for all postgraduates and researchers working on ichneumonoid or other parasitic wasps worldwide. It will stand as a reference book for a good number of years, and while rapid advances in various fields such as genomics and host physiological interactions will lead to new information, as an overall synthesis of the current state it will stay relevant for a long time.
Author : Gary A. P. Gibson
Publisher : NRC Research Press
ISBN 13 : 9780660166698
Total Pages : 814 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)
Download or read book Annotated Keys to the Genera of Nearctic Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) written by Gary A. P. Gibson and published by NRC Research Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication presents illustrated keys to the 19 families and 706 described genera of Chalcidoidea known to occur in the Nearctic region (minimally America north of Mexico, but also including those areas of Mexico generally considered as having a Nearctic insect fauna). The first three chapters provide an introduction to this superfamily of wasps, most of whose members are parasites of other insects; a review of chalcidoid morphology as related to terms used in the keys & diagnoses; and an overview of the superfamily, including a 41 couplet key to families. Each of the remaining 19 chapters reviews one family & includes sections on recognition, systematics & relationships, biology, literature, an annotated key to the Nearctic genera, and for larger families an index to genera based on couplet number. Over 1,800 line drawings & electron micrographs illustrate the keys. Annotations include references to existing keys to species, estimated number of species, and known distribution & host range in the region.
Author : Neveen S. Gadallah
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323961126
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)
Download or read book Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera) written by Neveen S. Gadallah and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera): Taxonomy, Distribution, Biology, and Biocontrol Benefits of Parasitoid Wasps provides the latest and most comprehensive knowledge of parasitoid wasp species. The highest concentration of these species is native to, or found in, the Middle East. This book covers the distribution of these species across the Palearctic region and their widespread global benefits as natural biocontrol agents. Each chapter covers a braconid subfamily, providing introductory information on its biology and phylogeny, total number of species, global distribution, and how they can be used to control pests and invasive insect species. In addition, this book discusses the importance of integrated pest management, specifically how Braconidae can be used for one-time or repeated introduction to natural enemies in suppressing pest populations. Finally, each chapter offers an illustrative key for readers to visualize and identify each species. Offers braconid taxonomy, biology, phylogeny and host-parasitoid relationships Provides illustrated identification keys to visualize and identify each species Includes global distribution of braconids in other regions Discusses braconid benefits as natural biocontrol agents
Author : Buntika A. Butcher
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1800620594
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)
Download or read book Parasitoid Wasps of South East Asia written by Buntika A. Butcher and published by CABI. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parasitoid wasps are cosmopolitan, numerous and enormously diverse with probably one million or more species worldwide, most of which occur in the moist tropics. Their ecological importance is enormous although perhaps most evident in their major roles in the control of insect pest populations. In natural ecosystems they are integral in regulating populations of a vast number of insects, and therefore are key players in terrestrial food webs. Knowledge of their biology is still very poor because the current state of taxonomy is still in its infancy in most parts of the world.In this book, we provide an overview of the more than 30 families of parasitoid wasps that occur in the 11 countries in South East Asia. Particular emphasis is given to those most commonly encountered and reared, as well as to those used in biological control programmes. Outlines of the morphology, biology, ecology and behaviour of each family, as well as of various important subfamilies are presented. The current state of taxonomy in the region is summarised. Other chapters cover basic biology, behaviour, morphological terminology, phylogeny and methods of specimen collecting, preparation and rearing with particular relevance to the tropics. Modern molecular approaches to speeding taxonomic description of hyperdiverse taxa are considered in depth. All groups are illustrated with colour photographs. This book will be of value to professional entomologists, academics, entomology students and the growing body of amateur entomologists and insect photographers.
Author : Jose L. Fernández-Triana
Publisher : PenSoft Publishers LTD
ISBN 13 : 9546427187
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Download or read book Review of Apanteles sensu stricto (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservaci?n Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica written by Jose L. Fernández-Triana and published by PenSoft Publishers LTD. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present paper deals with 205 species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Mesoamerica, including 186 new species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), Costa Rica. The limits of the genus Apanteles sensu stricto are reassessed, and all Mesoamerican species are assigned to 32 species-groups, all but two of which are newly defined. Taxonomic keys are presented in traditional dichotomous print versions and links to electronic interactive versions (software Lucid 3.5). Numerous illustrations, computer-generated descriptions, distributional information, wasp biology, and DNA barcodes (where available) are presented for every species. All morphological terms are detailed and linked to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology website. About 90% of the wasp species with known host records seem to be monophagous or oligophagous at some level, parasitizing just one host family and commonly, just one species of caterpillar. The ACG species of Apanteles attack mainly species of Hesperiidae, Elachistidae and Crambidae (Lepidoptera).
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1837686319
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
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