Systematics of Telenominae: Taxonomic Revision of Trissolcus and Paratelenomus

Telenominae 系统学：Trissolcus 和 Paratelenomus 的分类学修订

• 批准号: 9107091
• 负责人: Norman Johnson
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Ohio State University Research Foundation -DO NOT USE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-11-15 至 1995-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9107091&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Systematics; Telenominae; Taxonomic; Revision; Trissolcus

The Telenominae is a group of minute wasps that all parasitize and thereby destroy the eggs of other insects. Nearly 600 different species have so far been recognized, but this represents but a minor portion of its total diversity. The hosts that are attacked and killed include many species of agricultural, silvicultural, and medical importance. As a result, these wasps are often proposed as possible biological control agents. Achievement of this potential as non-chemical methods of affecting pest insect populations has been severely inhibited by our inability to recognize and distinguish among the many forms. The overall goal of this project is to address this problem: to establish means for identifying these wasps and to study their evolution and distribution. This proposal focuses on the species classified as Trissolcus and Paratelenomus. Both groups are egg parasites of stink bugs and their allies (including the major pests, the rice stink bug and the southern green stink bug). Previous studies have addressed the diversity of species in the Americas, Australia, and tropical Asia. This project will complete the study of these two groups by incorporating work on the African and temperate Eurasian faunas. It will culminate in a worldwide summary of the scientific classification of the species, of the patterns of their evolutionary relationships, and an analysis of the biogeographic patterns. This will provide the framework for further studies of the evolution of their biology.

Telenominae 是一群微小的黄蜂，它们都会寄生并从而破坏其他昆虫的卵。 迄今为止，已识别出近 600 个不同的物种，但这仅占其总多样性的一小部分。 被攻击和杀死的宿主包括许多具有农业、造林和医学重要性的物种。 因此，这些黄蜂经常被提议作为可能的生物防治剂。 由于我们无法识别和区分多种形式，严重阻碍了作为影响害虫种群的非化学方法的潜力的实现。 该项目的总体目标是解决这个问题：建立识别这些黄蜂的方法并研究它们的进化和分布。 该提案重点关注分类为 Trissolcus 和 Paratelenomus 的物种。 这两个群体都是臭虫及其盟友（包括主要害虫，稻臭虫和南方绿臭虫）的卵寄生虫。 先前的研究已经讨论了美洲、澳大利亚和热带亚洲的物种多样性。 该项目将通过纳入非洲和温带欧亚动物区系的工作来完成对这两个群体的研究。 它将在全球范围内总结物种的科学分类、物种进化关系的模式以及生物地理模式的分析。 这将为进一步研究其生物学进化提供框架。