Systematics of Telenominae: Taxonomic Revision of Trissolcus and Paratelenomus

Telenominae是一群微小的黄蜂， 从而破坏其他昆虫的卵。 近600种不同的 物种已被确认，但这只是一个 其多样性的一小部分。 被攻击的主机 包括许多农业、造林和 医学重要性 因此，这些黄蜂经常被提议 作为可能的生物控制剂。 实现这一 作为影响害虫的非化学方法的潜力 人口数量受到严重抑制，因为我们无法 识别和区分多种形式。 总目标 该项目的目的是解决这一问题： 识别这些黄蜂并研究它们的进化， 分布 本建议的重点是分类为 Trissolcus和Paratelenomus。 这两组都是卵寄生虫， 臭虫及其盟友（包括主要害虫，水稻 蝽和南方绿色蝽）。 先前的研究 解决了美洲、澳大利亚和 热带亚洲。 本项目将完成这两个方面的研究 通过将非洲和温带欧亚大陆的工作 动物群 它将在世界范围内总结科学 物种的分类，它们的模式 进化的关系，并分析了 模式. 这将为进一步研究下列问题提供框架： 他们的生物进化。

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.