PEET: Monographic Research on Parasitic Hymenoptera

PEET：寄生膜翅目专题研究

• 批准号: 9712543
• 负责人: Robert Wharton
• 金额: $ 74万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Research Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-09-15 至 2003-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9712543&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PEET; Monographic; Research; Parasitic; Hymenoptera

9712543 WHARTON Parasitic Hymenoptera (wasps) are extraordinarily diverse, containing some 70,000 described species, but comparatively poorly known taxonomically despite their importance in understanding terrestrial ecosystems. Virtually all parasitic Hymenoptera are parasitoids of other insects and many are quite host-specific. They are therefore essential components in the complex food webs of natural ecosystems and they provide a valuable source of natural enemies for pest insects in managed ecosystems. Improved taxonomy and more natural classifications of parasitic wasps will enable better characterization and management of biological diversity, and it will directly support research directed at a more sustainable agriculture with fewer negative impacts on the environment. This research, by Robert A. Wharton, James B. Wooley and colleagues, will provide comprehensive taxonomic monographs in four key groups of parasitic Hymenoptera. The project will address taxonomic needs in four families representing four major lineages (superfamilies) of parasitic Hymenoptera: 1) Braconidae (superfamily Ichneumonoidea), 2) Encyrtidae (superfamily Chalcidoidea), 3) Eucoilidae (superfamily Cynipoidea), and 4) Diapriidae (superfamily Proctotrupoidea). Specific objectives are to produce worldwide monographic treatments of key genera in each of these families, treating nearly 1000 species. Four Ph.D. students will be trained in the course of the project, one in each major lineage to be addressed. The collaborative nature of the project (including specialists from four different countries) will provide exceptionally broad training and experience for the students in all aspects of modern, collection-based systematics research. Training will emphasize taxonomic methodology at the species-level, including computer/video-aided image analysis, and computer databasing of character data as well as host and locality data.

小行星9712543 寄生蜂目（黄蜂）是非常多样化的，包含约70，000描述的物种，但相对知之甚少，尽管它们在理解陆地生态系统的重要性分类。 几乎所有的寄生性Hypletera都是其他昆虫的拟寄生物，并且许多是相当寄主特异性的。 因此，它们是自然生态系统复杂食物网中的重要组成部分，并为受管理的生态系统中的害虫提供了宝贵的天敌来源。 改进寄生蜂的分类法和更自然的分类法将使生物多样性的特征描述和管理更好，并将直接支持针对更可持续农业的研究，减少对环境的负面影响。 这项研究由Robert A. Wharton，James B. Wooley及其同事将提供四个主要寄生Hyplitera类群的综合分类学专著。 该项目将解决代表寄生Hyplittera的四个主要谱系（总科）的四个科的分类需求：1）Braconidae（总科Ichplitonoidea），2）Enplitidae（总科Chalcidoidea），3）Eucoilidae（总科Cynipoidea）和4）Diapriidae（总科Proctotrupoidea）。 具体目标是产生这些科的关键属的全球专题治疗，治疗近1000种。 四个博士学生将在项目过程中接受培训，每一个主要世系将有一名学生接受培训。 该项目的合作性质（包括来自四个不同国家的专家）将为学生提供现代，基于收藏的系统学研究的各个方面的非常广泛的培训和经验。 培训将强调物种一级的分类方法，包括计算机/视频辅助图像分析，以及特征数据以及寄主和产地数据的计算机数据库。