Systematics of the Parasitoid Wasp Subfamily Doryctinae in Costa Rica (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Braconidae)

小行星9726141 哥斯达黎加寄生蜂亚科的系统学研究（昆虫纲，膜翅目，茧蜂科） 茧蜂科的黄蜂是其他昆虫的寄生虫，因此在农业和森林害虫的生物防治中是重要的。任何成功的控制计划的第一步是了解寄生虫以及它们能有效控制的害虫。然而，我们对这些特殊的寄生虫的知识非常贫乏。该项目的目的是研究其中一组黄蜂，并提供一个可行的分类，并为在哥斯达黎加发现的属和种制作识别工具。大多数待研究的标本位于哥斯达黎加比卡圣何塞的国家生物多样性研究所（INBio）。来自这个大型收藏品以及来自世界其他地区的收藏品的标本将为这项研究提供基础。这些黄蜂通常攻击森林中的树皮甲虫害虫，它们的分类和识别知识将为美国和中美洲潜在的森林生物控制计划提供新的信息。此外，这项研究将为哥斯达黎加和中美洲濒危生境的生物多样性研究提供宝贵的信息。

9726141 Marsh Systematics of the Parasitoid Wasp Subfamily Doryctinae in Costa Rica (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Braconidae) Wasps of the family Braconidae are parasites of other insects and are therefore important in the biological control of agricultural and forest pests. The first step in any successful control program is knowledge of the parasites and of which pests they are effective in controlling. Yet our knowledge of these particular parasites is very meager. The purpose of this project is to study one group of these wasps and to provide a workable classification, and to produce identification aids for the genera and species found in Costa Rica. Most of the specimens to be studied are located in the collection of the Instituto National de Biodiversidad in San Jose, Costa Pica (INBio). Specimens from this large collection, as well as from collections from other parts of the world, will provide the basis for this study. These wasps usually attack bark beetle pests in forests, and knowledge of their classification and identification will provide new information for potential forest biological control programs in the United States as well as in Central America. Furthermore, this study will provide valuable information for biodiversity studies in endangered habitats in Costa Pica as well as in all of Central America.