Juli Pujade-Villar, Y. Miles Zhang, Matthew L. Buffington, Denis J. Brothers, Irene Lobato-Vila, Victor Cuesta-Porta
{"title":"On the specific epithet “vaccinii” of Ashmead, 1887 and Burks, 1979 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae)","authors":"Juli Pujade-Villar, Y. Miles Zhang, Matthew L. Buffington, Denis J. Brothers, Irene Lobato-Vila, Victor Cuesta-Porta","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.110687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.110687","url":null,"abstract":"Ashmead (1887) provided descriptions of two species of Cynipidae with “ vaccinii ” as the specific epithet: Solenozopheria vaccinii Ashmead, 1887 and Acraspis vaccinii Ashmead, 1887. There are numerous nomenclatural issues that have arisen from these descriptions. To resolve them, we have examined all relevant primary types and provide images of these specimens, as well as their labels. We recognize as valid the two “ vaccinii ” species, Loxaulus vaccinii (Ashmead, 1887) and Zopheroteras vaccinii (Ashmead, 1887), and list their synonyms. We also include the following new nomenclatural and taxonomic acts: Acraspis vaccinii Ashmead, 1887: lectotype by present designation; Callirhytis vaccinii Burks, 1979: species incertae sedis ; Andricus impositus Beutenmüller, 1918: revalidated status; Andricus verifactor Kinsey, 1922: new status.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135241341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yun-Chen Hsieh, Joe Chun-Chia Huang, Wen-Chi Yeh, Chun-Yang Tsai, Chien-Jung Lin, Sheng-Shan Lu
{"title":"Male-biased night foraging by bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus spp.) in Taiwan","authors":"Yun-Chen Hsieh, Joe Chun-Chia Huang, Wen-Chi Yeh, Chun-Yang Tsai, Chien-Jung Lin, Sheng-Shan Lu","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.113486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.113486","url":null,"abstract":"Known nocturnal behaviors of bees in the superfamily Apoidea, including the genus Bombus , were almost exclusively of females. Here we report observations of active free-ranging male Bombus at night in the plant nursery of the Fushan Research Center, Taiwan, in April 2022. Nectar feeding by males at inflorescences was confirmed by tongue-licking in the absence of pollen collecting. The numbers of active female and male bumblebees during the daytime were close to equal. In contrast, only males were found to be active in the night. Our observations suggest that such nocturnal activity is facultative. This finding not only provides a rare case of nocturnal activity in free-ranging Bombus , but also demonstrates that such behaviors can vary between the sexes.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135475106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryan D. Ridenbaugh, Ashleigh N. Glover, Catherine R. Linnen
{"title":"First record of the pine sawfly Neodiprion warreni (Hymenoptera, Diprionidae) in the state of Tennessee and on Pinus virginiana","authors":"Ryan D. Ridenbaugh, Ashleigh N. Glover, Catherine R. Linnen","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.112395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.112395","url":null,"abstract":"Pine sawflies in the genus Neodiprion Rohwer are widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere and are pests of commercially important conifer trees. While sampling for Neodiprion species in eastern North America, two colonies of Neodiprion warreni Ross were discovered in Tennessee feeding on Pinus virginiana Mill. These are the first records of N. warreni in Tennessee and on the host P. virginiana . Here, we use a combination of larval and adult female morphology to confirm species identification. We also discuss two potential explanations for these observations: N. warreni was always present in Tennessee and feeding on P. virginiana but, until now, has gone unreported or these new records are attributable to a recent range expansion and host shift. We also discuss potential economic and evolutionary implications of range expansions and host shifts in plant-feeding insect pest species.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135637219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alfred Daniel Johnson, Tamir Rozenberg, Michal Segoli
{"title":"Notes on the parasitoids found within the nests of Delta dimidiatipenne (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)","authors":"Alfred Daniel Johnson, Tamir Rozenberg, Michal Segoli","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.102336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.102336","url":null,"abstract":"An examination of parasitoids that had completed their development but were trapped within Delta dimidiatipenne nests revealed 15 species of insect parasitoids, belonging to eight families under two orders. A new association of Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) with this wasp is also reported.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135268404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Umberto Bernardo, Feliciana Pica, Carmela Carbone, Francesco Nugnes, Gennaro Viggiani
{"title":"First record and characterization of Aganaspis daci (Weld, 1951) (Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Eucoilinae), a parasitoid of fruit flies, from Italy","authors":"Umberto Bernardo, Feliciana Pica, Carmela Carbone, Francesco Nugnes, Gennaro Viggiani","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.110000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.110000","url":null,"abstract":"Aganaspis daci , a larval-pupal parasitoid of several tephritid species, was unexpectedly recovered in the Campania region (Southern Italy), where it had not been intentionally released. An integrative approach was used to conduct a comprehensive characterization of this parasitoid, confirming its identification through a comparison with specimens obtained from laboratory rearing. While A. daci emerged from puparia of Ceratitis capitata during this study, its original association was recorded with Bactrocera dorsalis . The presence of A. daci in Italy highlights its successful establishment, possibly facilitated by the recent invasive process of its host, B. dorsalis , offering promising prospects for future tephritids control strategies. It is intriguing to note that the mt-haplotypes found in Italy were only partially shared with those observed in specimens originating from a Spanish rearing, suggesting likely distinct origins for at least part of the Italian population.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135367151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonah M. UImer, Petr Janšta, Dany Azar, Lars Krogmann
{"title":"At the dawn of megadiversity – Protoitidae, a new family of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) from Lower Cretaceous Lebanese amber","authors":"Jonah M. UImer, Petr Janšta, Dany Azar, Lars Krogmann","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.105494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.105494","url":null,"abstract":"The earliest representatives of Chalcidoidea are described from Barremian age Early Cretaceous Lebanese amber and classified in Protoitidae Ulmer & Krogmann, fam. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). Protoitidae exhibits a high morphological diversity of the terminal metasomal tergum which may indicate a broad spectrum of oviposition capabilities and the ability to occupy a diverse range of ecological niches. Protoitidae comprises two genera, Protoita Ulmer & Krogmann, gen. nov. , and Cretaxenomerus Nel & Azar, 2005 based on C. jankotejai Nel & Azar, 2005, which is transferred from Scelionidae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea) to Protoitidae. Together, 10 new species, all by Ulmer and Krogmann, are described in the two included genera– Protoita bidentata , P. istvani , P. noyesi , P. petersi , Cretaxenomerus brevis , C. curvus , C. deangelis , C. mirari , C. tenuipenna , and C. vitreus . Keys to the genera and species of Protoitidae are provided. In addition, we examine the postulated plesiomorphies and apomorphies within Chalcidoidea with respect to the fossil record, and provide additional hypotheses on their biogeographic origins.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135367148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tao Li, Zai-Hua Yang, Shu-Ping Sun, Mao-Ling Sheng
{"title":"Three new species of Amphibulus Kriechbaumer (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Phygadeuontinae) from China with a key to species known from the Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic Regions","authors":"Tao Li, Zai-Hua Yang, Shu-Ping Sun, Mao-Ling Sheng","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.108825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.108825","url":null,"abstract":"Three new species of Amphibulus Kriechbaumer, 1893, collected from the northern border of the Oriental part of China, are described and illustrated: A. areolaris Sheng, Li & Yang, sp. nov. , A. rufithorax Sheng, Li & Yang, sp. nov. collected from Guizhou province, and A. guiicus Sheng, Li & Sun, sp. nov. collected from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. A key to the species of the genus known in the Oriental and Eastern Palaearctic Regions is provided.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135617859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An unexpected new species of Anachrysis Krombein, 1986 (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae) from the Arabian Peninsula","authors":"Milo van Loon, Ahmed M. Soliman","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.107489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.107489","url":null,"abstract":"Anachrysis arabica sp. nov. , a new chrysidid species from Saudi Arabia and Yemen, is described and illustrated. The new species represents the first record of the subfamily Amiseginae in the Arabian Peninsula. A key to species of the genus is provided. The phylogenetic position of Anachrysis within the subfamily is briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135994153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovery of the velvet ant genus Orientilla Lelej from Laos (Hymenoptera, Mutillidae, Dasylabrinae), with description of a related new species from India","authors":"Juriya Okayasu","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.110590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.110590","url":null,"abstract":"The genus Orientilla Lelej, 1979 is newly recorded from Laos based on O. tamaderai sp. nov. (Xieng Khouang) and O. vietnamica Lelej, 1979 (Vientiane). One additional new species, O. nitens sp. nov. , is described from India (Tamil Nadu). These three species share many diagnostic features within Orientilla , but they are distinguished by the body coloration and shape of clypeus, hypostomal carina, humeral carina, and metasomal terga 1–2. An identification key to females of the genus is provided.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136032950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New suggestion of the species group reconstruction of genus Nomada Scopoli, 1770 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from Korea","authors":"Kayun Lim, Seunghwan Lee","doi":"10.3897/jhr.96.106452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.96.106452","url":null,"abstract":"Genus Nomada , which includes approximately 800 species, is the largest genus in the subfamily Nomadinae and the sole genus in the tribe Nomadini. Its taxonomic classification is particularly challenging due to high morphological variations, making it one of the most controversial groups in the subfamily. In order to shed light on the complex classification of Nomada species and their tribal position, this study conducted a multi-locus phylogeny using one mitochondrial gene (COI) and five nuclear protein-coding genes (EF1α, Nak, Opsin, Pol Ⅱ, Wingless). The study focused on expanding the knowledge of some East Palearctic species, with the ultimate goal of reviewing species groups of Nomada present in Korea. In this study, we suggest that the ruficornis species group is polyphyletic. Some species should be moved to more appropriate species groups as follows: N. tsunekiana , N. emarginata , and N. flavopicta into the basalis species group; N. aswensis , N. kaguya , and N. taicho into the armata species group.","PeriodicalId":50185,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hymenoptera Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135918687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}