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A Survey of the Genus Chrysis (Hyme., Chrysididae) in Fars Province, with Six New Records for Iranian Fauna
Journal of Entomological Research Volume 12, Issue 4, 2021, (29-36) Journal of Entomological Research Islamic Azad University, Arak Branch ISSN 2008-4668 Volume 12, Issue 4, pages: 29-36 http://jer.iau-arak.ac.ir A survey of the genus Chrysis (Hyme., Chrysididae) in Fars province, with six new records for Iranian fauna A. Falahatpisheh 1, M. Fallahzadeh 2* , A. F. Dousti 2, F. Strumia 3, N. Saghaei 4 1- Ph. D student, Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran 2- Associate Professor and Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran 3- Professor, Physics Department, Pisa University, Largo Pontecorvo, 3, 56127, Pisa, Italy. 4- Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran Abstract The Chrysididae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) , commonly known as cuckoo wasps or emerald wasps , are a cosmopolitan family of aculeate wasps and include about 3,000 species in the world. Chrysis Linnaeus, 1761 is a large, cosmopolitan and diverse genus in this family (Chrysidinae, Chrysidini), with over 1100 described species and subspecies and many more to be discovered. A list of twelve species of the genus Chrysis collected in the Fars Province of Iran is presented. Specimens were collected by Malaise traps during 2013-2017. The specimens were identified based on morphological characters mentioned in different taxonomic keys and their original descriptions. Six species: Chrysis amneris Balthasar, 1953, Ch. dawahi Strumia, 2011, Ch. diacantha diacantha Mocsáry, 1889, Ch. laeta Dahlbom, 1854, Ch. santschii Linsenmaier, 1959 and Ch. taurica Mocsáry, 1889 are newly added to the Iranian wasp fauna. -
Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States
Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States September 1993 OTA-F-565 NTIS order #PB94-107679 GPO stock #052-003-01347-9 Recommended Citation: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States, OTA-F-565 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, September 1993). For Sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office ii Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop, SSOP. Washington, DC 20402-9328 ISBN O-1 6-042075-X Foreword on-indigenous species (NIS)-----those species found beyond their natural ranges—are part and parcel of the U.S. landscape. Many are highly beneficial. Almost all U.S. crops and domesticated animals, many sport fish and aquiculture species, numerous horticultural plants, and most biologicalN control organisms have origins outside the country. A large number of NIS, however, cause significant economic, environmental, and health damage. These harmful species are the focus of this study. The total number of harmful NIS and their cumulative impacts are creating a growing burden for the country. We cannot completely stop the tide of new harmful introductions. Perfect screening, detection, and control are technically impossible and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, the Federal and State policies designed to protect us from the worst species are not safeguarding our national interests in important areas. These conclusions have a number of policy implications. First, the Nation has no real national policy on harmful introductions; the current system is piecemeal, lacking adequate rigor and comprehensiveness. Second, many Federal and State statutes, regulations, and programs are not keeping pace with new and spreading non-indigenous pests. -
Nesting Behavior of Osmia Tingitana Benoist
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2017; 5(2): 1181-1186 E-ISSN: 2320-7078 P-ISSN: 2349-6800 Nesting behavior of Osmia tingitana Benoist JEZS 2017; 5(2): 1181-1186 © 2017 JEZS (1969) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), endemic Received: 04-01-2017 Accepted: 05-02-2017 species of North Africa with first observation of Aguib Sihem its parasite Chrysura barbata Lucas (1849) Laboratory of Biosystematics and Ecology of Arthropods, (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) University of Mentouri Constantine, Road Ain-El-Bey, 25000 Constantine, Algeria Aguib Sihem, Benachour Karima, Maghni Noudjoud and Louadi Kamel Benachour Karima Laboratory of Biosystematics Abstract and Ecology of Arthropods, The analysis of six Osmia tingitana nests found in snail shells showed that the female selects shells University of Mentouri belonging to the Hygromiidae family and whose diameter was between 1.8 and 3.5 cm. The nest building Constantine, Road Ain-El-Bey, materials consist essentially of sand, small pebbles, plant fragments (stems or flower petals) mixed with 25000 Constantine, Algeria the pollen grains. The nest was closed with a cap formed of a greenish paste consisting of pine needles chewed and mixed with the bee saliva and pieces of the shell. The number of cells per nest was variable, Maghni Noudjoud and range between 4 and 7 cells for multicellular nests.The different development stages were found in Laboratory of Biosystematics and Ecology of Arthropods, the nests analyzed with observation for the first time in one nest of the parasitic species of osmia, namely University of Mentouri a cuckoo wasp, Chrysura barbata of the Chrysididae family. Constantine, Road Ain-El-Bey, 25000 Constantine, Algeria Keywords: Osmia tingitana, nesting behavior, parasite, Chrysura barbata Louadi Kamel 1. -
A Review of Sampling and Monitoring Methods for Beneficial Arthropods
insects Review A Review of Sampling and Monitoring Methods for Beneficial Arthropods in Agroecosystems Kenneth W. McCravy Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, USA; [email protected]; Tel.: +1-309-298-2160 Received: 12 September 2018; Accepted: 19 November 2018; Published: 23 November 2018 Abstract: Beneficial arthropods provide many important ecosystem services. In agroecosystems, pollination and control of crop pests provide benefits worth billions of dollars annually. Effective sampling and monitoring of these beneficial arthropods is essential for ensuring their short- and long-term viability and effectiveness. There are numerous methods available for sampling beneficial arthropods in a variety of habitats, and these methods can vary in efficiency and effectiveness. In this paper I review active and passive sampling methods for non-Apis bees and arthropod natural enemies of agricultural pests, including methods for sampling flying insects, arthropods on vegetation and in soil and litter environments, and estimation of predation and parasitism rates. Sample sizes, lethal sampling, and the potential usefulness of bycatch are also discussed. Keywords: sampling methodology; bee monitoring; beneficial arthropods; natural enemy monitoring; vane traps; Malaise traps; bowl traps; pitfall traps; insect netting; epigeic arthropod sampling 1. Introduction To sustainably use the Earth’s resources for our benefit, it is essential that we understand the ecology of human-altered systems and the organisms that inhabit them. Agroecosystems include agricultural activities plus living and nonliving components that interact with these activities in a variety of ways. Beneficial arthropods, such as pollinators of crops and natural enemies of arthropod pests and weeds, play important roles in the economic and ecological success of agroecosystems. -
Towards Simultaneous Analysis of Morphological and Molecular Data in Hymenoptera
Towards simultaneous analysis of morphological and molecular data in Hymenoptera JAMES M. CARPENTER &WARD C. WHEELER Accepted 5 January 1999 Carpenter, J. M. & W. C. Wheeler. (1999). Towards simultaneous analysis of molecular and morphological data in Hymenoptera. Ð Zoologica Scripta 28, 251±260. Principles and methods of simultaneous analysis in cladistics are reviewed, and the first, preliminary, analysis of combined molecular and morphological data on higher level relationships in Hymenoptera is presented to exemplify these principles. The morphological data from Ronquist et al. (in press) matrix, derived from the character diagnoses of the phylogenetic tree of Rasnitsyn (1988), are combined with new molecular data for representatives of 10 superfamilies of Hymenoptera by means of optimization alignment. The resulting cladogram supports Apocrita and Aculeata as groups, and the superfamly Chrysidoidea, but not Chalcidoidea, Evanioidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea. James M. Carpenter, Department of Entomology, and Ward C. Wheeler, Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, U SA. E-mail: [email protected] Introduction of consensus techniques to the results of independent Investigation of the higher-level phylogeny of Hymenoptera analysis of multiple data sets, as for example in so-called is at a very early stage. Although cladistic analysis was ®rst `phylogenetic supertrees' (Sanderson et al. 1998), does not applied more than 30 years ago, in an investigation of the measure the strength of evidence supporting results from ovipositor by Oeser (1961), a comprehensive analysis of all the different data sources Ð in addition to other draw- the major lineages remains to be done. -
Millichope Park and Estate Invertebrate Survey 2020
Millichope Park and Estate Invertebrate survey 2020 (Coleoptera, Diptera and Aculeate Hymenoptera) Nigel Jones & Dr. Caroline Uff Shropshire Entomology Services CONTENTS Summary 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………….. 3 Methodology …………………………………………………….. 4 Results ………………………………………………………………. 5 Coleoptera – Beeetles 5 Method ……………………………………………………………. 6 Results ……………………………………………………………. 6 Analysis of saproxylic Coleoptera ……………………. 7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………. 8 Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera – true flies, bees, wasps ants 8 Diptera 8 Method …………………………………………………………… 9 Results ……………………………………………………………. 9 Aculeate Hymenoptera 9 Method …………………………………………………………… 9 Results …………………………………………………………….. 9 Analysis of Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera … 10 Conclusion Diptera and aculeate Hymenoptera .. 11 Other species ……………………………………………………. 12 Wetland fauna ………………………………………………….. 12 Table 2 Key Coleoptera species ………………………… 13 Table 3 Key Diptera species ……………………………… 18 Table 4 Key aculeate Hymenoptera species ……… 21 Bibliography and references 22 Appendix 1 Conservation designations …………….. 24 Appendix 2 ………………………………………………………… 25 2 SUMMARY During 2020, 811 invertebrate species (mainly beetles, true-flies, bees, wasps and ants) were recorded from Millichope Park and a small area of adjoining arable estate. The park’s saproxylic beetle fauna, associated with dead wood and veteran trees, can be considered as nationally important. True flies associated with decaying wood add further significant species to the site’s saproxylic fauna. There is also a strong -
Виды Рода Agenioideus Ashmead, 1902 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae) Фауны Беларуси
Общая биология Выпуск 6/2018 9 УДК 595.794.23(476) А. С. Шляхтёнок Государственное научно-производственное объединение «Научно-практический центр Национальной академии наук Беларуси по биоресурсам», ул. Академическая, 27, 220072 Минск, Республика Беларусь, [email protected] ВИДЫ РОДА AGENIOIDEUS ASHMEAD, 1902 (HYMENOPTERA, POMPILIDAE) ФАУНЫ БЕЛАРУСИ В результате 30-летних сборов в регионе отловлено 215 экземпляров ос рода Agenioideus, относящихся к двум видам: A. cinctellus (98,7%) и A. sericeus (1,3%). A. cinctellus встречается на всей территории республики, а A. sericeus обнаружен только в её южной части. Виды, зарегистрированные на территории Беларуси, обитают преимущественно в открытых биотопах. Наибольшая активность выявленных видов приходится на июль. На основании изучения полученного материала и литературных источников, была составлена определительная таблица из 6 видов рода Agenioideus. Работа выполнена при поддержке Белорусского республиканского фонда фундаментальных исследований (договор № Б15-049). Ключевые слова: Беларусь; фауна; экология; Hymenoptera; Pompilidae; Agenioideus; определительная таблица; распространение. Рис. 24. Библиогр.: 15 назв. A. S. Shlyakhtyonok The Scientific and Practical Center for Bioresources of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 27, Akademicheskaya str., 220072 Minsk, Belarus, [email protected] THE SPECIES OF THE GENUS AGENIOIDEUS ASHMEAD, 1902 (HYMENOPTERA, POMPILIDAE) OF THE BELARUSIAN FAUNA As a result of 30-year gathering in the region, 215 specimens of the genus Agenioideus, belonging to two species, were caught: A. cinctellus (98.7%) and A. sericeus (1.3%). A. cinctellus is found throughout the entire territory of the republic, and A. sericeus is found only in its southern part. The species registered in Belarus live mainly in open biotopes. The peak of activity of the identified species is in July. -
The Linsenmaier Chrysididae Collection Housed in the Natur-Museum Luzern (Switzerland) and the Main Results of the Related GBIF Hymenoptera Project (Insecta)
Zootaxa 3986 (5): 501–548 ISSN 1175-5326 (print edition) www.mapress.com/zootaxa/ Article ZOOTAXA Copyright © 2015 Magnolia Press ISSN 1175-5334 (online edition) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3986.5.1 http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:0BC8E78B-2CB2-4DBD-B036-5BE1AEC4426F The Linsenmaier Chrysididae collection housed in the Natur-Museum Luzern (Switzerland) and the main results of the related GBIF Hymenoptera Project (Insecta) PAOLO ROSA1, 2, 4, MARCO VALERIO BERNASCONI1 & DENISE WYNIGER1, 3 1Natur-Museum Luzern, Kasernenplatz 6, CH-6003 Luzern, Switzerland 2Private address: Via Belvedere 8/d I-20881 Bernareggio (MB), Italy 3present address: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Augustinergasse 2, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland 4Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Table of contents Abstract . 501 Introduction . 502 Linsenmaier's Patrimony . 502 Historical overview . 503 The Linsenmaier Chrysididae collection . 506 Material and methods . 507 GBIF project . 507 The reorganization of the Linsenmaier collection . 508 Manuscripts . 513 Observations on some specimens and labels found in the collection . 515 Type material . 519 New synonymies . 524 Conclusions . 525 Acknowledgements . 525 References . 525 APPENDIX A . 531 Species-group names described by Walter Linsenmaier. 531 Replacement names given by Linsenmaier . 543 Unnecessary replacement names given by Linsenmaier . 543 Genus-group names described by Linsenmaier . 544 Replacement names in the genus-group names . 544 APPENDIX B . 544 List of the types housed in Linsenmaier's -
Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) of Warsaw and Mazovia
POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES • INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY MEMORABILIA ZOOLOGICA MEMORABILIA ZOOL. 36 91— 102 1982 EWA SKIBIŃSKA WASPS (HYMENOPTERA, VESPIDAE) OF WARSAW AND MAZOVIA ABSTRACT In the Vespidae of Mazovia 42 species have been recorded, including 11 social and 31 solitary wasps. In Warsaw only 14 species have been recorded, which account for 33.3",, of the wasps of Mazovia. They include 7 solitary species (22.5% of the wasps of Mazovia) and 7 social species (63.6°0). In the areas subject to extremely high urban pressure, two social species are almost the only wasps. These ars V. (V.J vulgaris and V. ( V.) germanica. A zoogeographical analysis shows that the proportion of the species with large ranges increased in the town. Wasps occurring in urban green areas mostly include ubiquitous social species and solitary species without specific requirements for nest sites. INTRODUCTION The family of wasps have been studied by few workers in Poland. They mostly prepared faunal lists of wasps or inserted fragmentary data on them in general lists of the Aculeata of a given area. Relatively best known wasps are those living in western Poland, that is, in Silesia, due to the studies carried out by Dittrich [5], in Pomerania, due to the studies by Paul [15], and also in southern Poland, mostly in Little Poland and the Tatra mountains, due to the studies conducted by Wierzejski [22], Niezabitowski [13], Niesiołowski [12], and Drogoszewski [6—8]. The earliest data from Mazovia are given by Nasonov [11], who lists Vespidae from Warsaw and some near localities like Otwock and Gałachy. -
2017 City of York Biodiversity Action Plan
CITY OF YORK Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2017 City of York Local Biodiversity Action Plan - Executive Summary What is biodiversity and why is it important? Biodiversity is the variety of all species of plant and animal life on earth, and the places in which they live. Biodiversity has its own intrinsic value but is also provides us with a wide range of essential goods and services such as such as food, fresh water and clean air, natural flood and climate regulation and pollination of crops, but also less obvious services such as benefits to our health and wellbeing and providing a sense of place. We are experiencing global declines in biodiversity, and the goods and services which it provides are consistently undervalued. Efforts to protect and enhance biodiversity need to be significantly increased. The Biodiversity of the City of York The City of York area is a special place not only for its history, buildings and archaeology but also for its wildlife. York Minister is an 800 year old jewel in the historical crown of the city, but we also have our natural gems as well. York supports species and habitats which are of national, regional and local conservation importance including the endangered Tansy Beetle which until 2014 was known only to occur along stretches of the River Ouse around York and Selby; ancient flood meadows of which c.9-10% of the national resource occurs in York; populations of Otters and Water Voles on the River Ouse, River Foss and their tributaries; the country’s most northerly example of extensive lowland heath at Strensall Common; and internationally important populations of wetland birds in the Lower Derwent Valley. -
Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a Post-Agricultural Landscape of the Kampinos National Park in Poland Katarzyna Szczepko 1*, Andrzej Kruk 2* & Bogdan Wiśniowski 3
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Local habitat conditions shaping the assemblages of vespid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a post-agricultural landscape of the Kampinos National Park in Poland Katarzyna Szczepko 1*, Andrzej Kruk 2* & Bogdan Wiśniowski 3 The landscape of the Kampinos National Park (KPN), a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Poland, is a mosaic of habitats created by natural processes and human activities. However, ongoing abandonment of traditional management has led to the development of forest communities in formerly open areas. The aim of the study was to identify the local habitat conditions promoting the abundance and diversity of wasp species (Vespidae) in the post-agricultural landscape of KPN. A total of 52 samples of Vespidae caught per unit efort (CPUE) were collected across various habitats with diferent levels of soil humidity, bare ground and mosaicity. The highest numbers and greatest species richness of vespids were recorded in open habitats on semihydrogenic and dry soil, which provided nesting sites for hypergeic (nesting above the ground) and endogeic (ground nesting) wasps. Many solitary species that are hypergeic were signifcantly associated with old, abandoned wooden buildings. As vespids need resources to build and provision the nest, their communities were shaped not only by the nature of the habitat sampled but also by the mosaicity of the surrounding area. The highest abundance and species richness were recorded in samples from a heterogenous landscape, which provided a wider range of available resources in the vicinity of the nest. Our fndings have signifcant implications for the management of park landscapes: aforestation of open habitats, both human-induced and resulting from natural succession, and the removal of old abandoned wooden buildings may limit landscape mosaicity and thus decrease hymenopteran diversity. -
Bees and Wasps of the East Sussex South Downs
A SURVEY OF THE BEES AND WASPS OF FIFTEEN CHALK GRASSLAND AND CHALK HEATH SITES WITHIN THE EAST SUSSEX SOUTH DOWNS Steven Falk, 2011 A SURVEY OF THE BEES AND WASPS OF FIFTEEN CHALK GRASSLAND AND CHALK HEATH SITES WITHIN THE EAST SUSSEX SOUTH DOWNS Steven Falk, 2011 Abstract For six years between 2003 and 2008, over 100 site visits were made to fifteen chalk grassland and chalk heath sites within the South Downs of Vice-county 14 (East Sussex). This produced a list of 227 bee and wasp species and revealed the comparative frequency of different species, the comparative richness of different sites and provided a basic insight into how many of the species interact with the South Downs at a site and landscape level. The study revealed that, in addition to the character of the semi-natural grasslands present, the bee and wasp fauna is also influenced by the more intensively-managed agricultural landscapes of the Downs, with many species taking advantage of blossoming hedge shrubs, flowery fallow fields, flowery arable field margins, flowering crops such as Rape, plus plants such as buttercups, thistles and dandelions within relatively improved pasture. Some very rare species were encountered, notably the bee Halictus eurygnathus Blüthgen which had not been seen in Britain since 1946. This was eventually recorded at seven sites and was associated with an abundance of Greater Knapweed. The very rare bees Anthophora retusa (Linnaeus) and Andrena niveata Friese were also observed foraging on several dates during their flight periods, providing a better insight into their ecology and conservation requirements.