PEET: Parasitoid Wasps The Insect Family Scelionidae (Hymenoptera)

[9521648] Johnson本研究涉及对梳毛蜂科几个属的分类学研究，梳毛蜂是一大类寄生蜂，被证明是害虫的生物防治剂，具有普遍的进化意义。这个群体有超过3000个物种被描述，但绝大多数要么是未被描述的，要么是无法识别的。这些黄蜂攻击并杀死其他昆虫和蜘蛛的卵，因此作为一种自然手段，使害虫的数量保持在低水平。该项目将对该科内两个属的分类多样性和关系进行专题研究。该项目将对我们了解绢蜂的分类学和系统生物学做出重要贡献。研究结果将发表在同行评审的出版物上，此外，随着工作的进行，每个标本的特征数据、地理分布数据和识别的图形密钥将以电子形式存储，然后在互联网上提供。两名研究生将接受培训，以发展这些黄蜂系统生物学的专业知识，作为项目的组成部分。

9521648 Johnson This research involves taxonomic study of several genera in the Scelionidae, a large group of parasitic wasps of demonstrated importance as biological control agents of insect pests and of general evolutionary interest. This group has over 3,000 species described, but the vast majority are either undescribed or unidentifiable. These wasps attack and kill the eggs of other insects and spiders, thus acting as a natural means to keep pest populations at low levels. The project will monograph the taxonomic diversity and relationships of two genera within the family. %%% The project will be an important contribution to our understanding of the taxonomy and systematic biology of scelionid wasps. The results of the study will be published in peer reviewed publications, in addition the character data, the geographic distribution data associated with each specimen, and graphical keys to identification will be stored in electronic form as the work proceeds and then made available on the Internet. Two graduate students will be trained to develop expertise on the systematic biology of these wasps as an integral part of the project.