Presence and infestation rate of<i>Senotainia tricuspis</i>(Meigen) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) on honey bees in the Mediterranean Region

Haddad, Nizar; Adjlane, Noureddine; Loucif‐Ayad, Wahida; Shebl, Mohamed A.; Saba, Muna; Albaba, Imadeddin; El-Obeid, Dany; Sabah, Montasir; Giusti, Matteo; Felicioli, Antonio

doi:10.1080/00218839.2015.1099988

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“…Very few miltogrammines appear to be true parasitoids, but an unidentified Nearctic species of Macronychia was stated to be bred from adult tabanids (Thompson, 1978a, 1978b; note that this is in need of confirmation as a search by TP for vouchers in Texas A&M University and the National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, was unsuccessful). Senotainia tricuspis is a well‐known parasitoid of adult honey and bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) (Haddad et al, 2015; Santini, 1995a, 1995b), but there is only one additional record that could be interpreted as parasitoidism in the Miltogramminae: the generically unplaced ‘ Chauliooestrus ’ leza Pape, 1991, which according to label data was bred from adult termites (Pape, 1991; holotype and a female paratype labelled “parasitising Hodotermes mossambicus dealates”).…”

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“…Senotainia tricuspis is a well-known parasitoid of adult honey and bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) (Haddad et al, 2015;Santini, 1995aSantini, , 1995b, but there is only one additional record that could be interpreted as parasitoidism in the Miltogramminae: the generically unplaced 'Chauliooestrus' leza Pape, 1991, which according to label data was bred from adult termites (Pape, 1991; holotype and a female paratype labelled "parasitising Hodotermes mossambicus dealates").…”

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Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Johnston,

Pape,

Piwczyński

et al. 2023

Systematic Entomology

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The Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) includes ~600 species across >40 genera, which constitute ~20% of global Sarcophagidae. While molecular phylogenetic hypotheses have been produced for this group, critical problems persist, including the presence of paraphyletic genera, uncertain relationships between genera, a bias of sampling towards Palaearctic taxa, and low support for many branches. The present study remedies these issues through the application of Anchored Hybrid Enrichment (AHE) to a sample including ~60% of the currently recognised genera (16% of known species) representing all biogeographic regions except the Neotropical. An alignment of 1,281 concatenated loci was analysed with maximum likelihood (RAxML, IQ‐TREE), Bayesian inference (ExaBayes) and coalescent‐based approaches (ASTRAL, SVDquartets), which resulted in highly supported and concordant topologies, providing unprecedented insight into the relationships of this subfamily of flesh flies, allowing a major update to miltogrammine classification. The AHE phylogenetic hypothesis supports the monophyly of a large proportion of genera. The monophyly of Metopia Meigen is restored by synonymy with Aenigmetopia Malloch, syn.n. To achieve monophyly of Miltogramma Meigen, eight species are transferred from Pterella Robineau‐Desvoidy. The genus Pterella is shown to be paraphyletic in its current circumscription, and to restore generic monophyly Pterella is restricted to contain only Pt. grisea (Meigen). Erioprocta Enderlein, stat.rev., is resurrected. The genus Senotainia Macquart is reconstructed as paraphyletic. The monotypic genus Metopodia Brauer & Bergenstamm is synonymised with Taxigramma Macquart, syn.n. In light of our phylogenetic hypotheses, a new Miltogramminae tribal classification is proposed, composed of six tribes.

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Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Johnston,

Pape,

Piwczyński

et al. 2023

Systematic Entomology

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“…Lower infestations can be highly debilitating for western honey bee colonies if associated with other diseases, such as varroosis [7]. Damage to apiaries has been previously reported in Albania [8], Algeria, Jordan [2,[9][10][11], Egypt [2,10,12], France [13,14], Italy [15][16][17][18][19][20], Oman [2,12,21,22], Portugal [23,24], Tunisia [14,25], Romania [26], Syria [2,25,27], Spain [28,29], Ukraine and Russia [30,31].…”

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Host-Parasitoid Relationship between Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) and Senotainia tricuspis (Meigen, 1838) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae): Fly Aggression Behavior and Infestation Rates of Senotainiosis

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Boni

Coppola

et al. 2023

Insects

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Senotainia tricuspis (Meigen, 1838) is a Sarcophagid dipteran endoparasitoid of Apis mellifera L., and myiasis, caused by this fly, is reported in several European, North African and Middle Eastern countries. Nevertheless, very little knowledge concerning the aggression and parasitisation behavior of S. tricuspis toward A. mellifera is available in the scientific literature, and the temporal pattern of aggression remains unclear. The aim of this investigation was to describe the aggressive behavior of S. tricuspis and to provide data on pupation and adult emergence in order to identify further tools for the control of senotainiosis in beekeeping. Data were collected in an apiary in Pisa province (Tuscany, Italy), where observations of aggressive behavior were conducted indirectly by using a VHS camera and also directly by an observer. Four behavioral categories of the attack were described. A total of 55 aggressions, 21 beecatchers, 104 chases and 6 parasitization events were recorded with the camera. Slow-motion recording analyses of the parasitization episodes resulted in contact of at least 1/6 s between the parasitoid and the host. Through four days of direct observations, a total of 1633 aggression events were recorded. The daily temporal pattern of the number of aggressions showed two main peaks: one during the morning hours (i.e., from 10:00 to 11:00) and one in the afternoon (i.e., from 15:00 to 17:00). The morphometric data on the first-instars of S. tricuspis allowed us to hypothesize a penetration in the bee through its prothoracic spiracle as a modality of entrance in the host body. Third-instars successfully pupate when sinking in topsoil or clay soil, and adults emerge when left to a 4 °C overwintering period of six months. Furthermore, the high mortality rate of those larvae that did not sink and did not pupate successfully suggests that reaching a certain depth in the soil is a determining factor for larvae survival and that mulch and/or minimum soil tillage could prevent severe senotainiosis in apiaries.

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“…Several honey bee, Apis mellifera L., pests have been recorded in various parts of the world. Some of these pests have a specific geographical range including the large hive beetles in Africa ( Oldroyd and Allsopp, 2017 ), and the parasitic flies Senotainia tricuspis in the Mediterranean region ( Haddad et al, 2015 ). Part of such pests have succeeded to invade new regions outside their original areas such as small hive beetles from Africa to other countries including the USA ( Neumann et al, 2016 ), the Asian hornets, Vespa velutina from Asia to some European countries ( Haxaire et al, 2006 , López et al, 2011 , Grosso-Silva and Maia, 2012 , Demichelis et al, 2014 , Monceau et al, 2014 ), and bee pirates especially Palarus latifrons Kohl from Africa to Saudi Arabia ( Al-Ghamdi, 2004 ).…”

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Modeling the potential distribution of the predator of honey bees, Palarus latifrons, in the Arabian deserts using Maxent and GIS

Al-Khalaf

2021

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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Objectives The species Palarus latifrons (bee pirates) has been recorded in Saudi Arabia as an invasive species. This pest can destroy honey bee colonies under certain conditions. The origin of this species in Africa and it has a good ability to adapt to desert conditions. Studies on this species are very few but its current distribution in the Arabian deserts is mainly in the Arabian Gulf countries. This study presents maps for the possible expansion of this species to invade other desert areas in the Arabian countries’ under current and near-future conditions (2030). Methods This pest is a solitary insect with high activity during summer. It is hypothesized that summer conditions and especially temperature are the limiting factor for its distribution in the deserts. The analysis depended on generating maps based on temperatures during summer and based on two bioclimatic factors. Maxent and the geographical information system (GIS) were used to perform the analysis. Results and conclusions All maps showed the high ability of this pest to spread in the Gulf countries. In North Africa: south Egypt and Libya, and some parts of Algeria showed suitability for Palarus . The invasion of this pest towards North Africa can happen mostly due to trading activities with Gulf countries especially materials containing soil. Continues monitoring for the activity of Palarus in the risk areas is highly advised.

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Presence and infestation rate ofSenotainia tricuspis(Meigen) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) on honey bees in the Mediterranean Region

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Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Anchored phylogenomics and revised classification of the Miltogramminae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Host-Parasitoid Relationship between Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) and Senotainia tricuspis (Meigen, 1838) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae): Fly Aggression Behavior and Infestation Rates of Senotainiosis

Modeling the potential distribution of the predator of honey bees, Palarus latifrons, in the Arabian deserts using Maxent and GIS

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