Taxonomic and faunistic study of Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea) from Iran, with illustrated key to species

Moghaddam, Mostafa Ghafouri; Turrisi, Giuseppe Fabrizio

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“…These characters were examined using established reference materials including standard published keys [52,53] catalogs and electronic keys [54][55][56]. In the present study, we follow the family and subfamily classifications [18,[57][58][59] with additional resolution from the published articles [60,61]. Identification was also performed by comparison with the help of other available Hymenopteran specimens already identified in the collections of Hymenopteran insects housed at National Insect Museum, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad Pakistan (https://www.parc.gov.pk/).…”

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Molecular identification of Hymenopteran insects collected by using Malaise traps from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta, Pakistan

Hussain,

Kakar,

Naseem

et al. 2024

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The order Hymenoptera holds great significance for humans, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, due to its role as a pollinator of wild and cultivated flowering plants, parasites of destructive insects and honey producers. Despite this importance, limited attention has been given to the genetic diversity and molecular identification of Hymenopteran insects in most protected areas. This study provides insights into the first DNA barcode of Hymenopteran insects collected from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park (HCNP) and contributes to the global reference library of DNA barcodes. A total of 784 insect specimens were collected using Malaise traps, out of which 538 (68.62%) specimens were morphologically identified as Hymenopteran insects. The highest abundance of species of Hymenoptera (133/538, 24.72%) was observed during August and least in November (16/538, 2.97%). Genomic DNA extraction was performed individually from 90/538 (16.73%) morphologically identified specimens using the standard phenol-chloroform method, which were subjected separately to the PCR for their molecular confirmation via the amplification of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) gene. The BLAST analyses of obtained sequences showed 91.64% to 100% identities with related sequences and clustered phylogenetically with their corresponding sequences that were reported from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Israel, and Pakistan. Additionally, total of 13 barcode index numbers (BINs) were assigned by Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD), out of which 12 were un-unique and one was unique (BOLD: AEU1239) which was assigned for Anthidium punctatum. This indicates the potential geographical variation of Hymenopteran population in HCNP. Further comprehensive studies are needed to molecularly confirm the existing insect species in HCNP and evaluate their impacts on the environment, both as beneficial (for example, pollination, honey producers and natural enemies) and detrimental (for example, venomous stings, crop damage, and pathogens transmission).

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Molecular identification of Hymenopteran insects collected by using Malaise traps from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta, Pakistan

Hussain,

Kakar,

Naseem

et al. 2024

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“…They are closely related to the Gasteruptiidae family, sharing the characteristic of having the first and second metasomal tergites fused together, and having the head on a long pronotal neck, although they are not as slender and elongated as the gasteruptiids, and they have more sculpted chests. They share the evanioid trait of having the metasoma fixed high above the posterior thighs on the propodus (Figure 1) [1][2][3] .…”

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Aulacidae Family as Endoparasitoids of Xylophagous Insects: Of the Order Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera

Marchiori

2022

J Mod Agric Biotechnol

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Regarding the biology of the Aulacidae family, their larvae live under the barks of dying or dead deciduous trees where they are predators or scavengers of the larvae of other insects. Adults, which are rarely captured, are found mainly in wooded areas close to the larval habitat, mainly on trunks and leaves. The aim of this manuscript is to describe insects belonging to the Aulacidae family are parasitoids of Coleoptera, Diptera and Hymenoptera. For this, a bibliographic survey of Aulacidae was carried out from the years 1988 to 2022. Only complete articles published in scientific journals and expanded abstracts presented in national and international scientific events were considered. Additional data was obtained from platforms such as Academia.

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The History of Insect Parasitism and the Mid-Mesozoic Parasitoid Revolution

Labandeira

2021

Topics in Geobiology

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Taxonomic and faunistic study of Aulacidae (Hymenoptera, Evanioidea) from Iran, with illustrated key to species

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

Molecular identification of Hymenopteran insects collected by using Malaise traps from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta, Pakistan

Molecular identification of Hymenopteran insects collected by using Malaise traps from Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta, Pakistan

Aulacidae Family as Endoparasitoids of Xylophagous Insects: Of the Order Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Diptera

The History of Insect Parasitism and the Mid-Mesozoic Parasitoid Revolution

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