Revision of New World Spalangiinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
Author : Gary A. P. Gibson
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Spalangia
ISBN : 9781869774134
Author : Gary A. P. Gibson
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Spalangia
ISBN : 9781869774134
Author : Gary A. P. Gibson
Publisher : PenSoft Publishers LTD
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2010-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9546425591
The species of Calosota Curtis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) from the New World and Europe are reviewed. An illustrated key is provided to differentiate 11 species recognized from the West Indies and Central and North America, 7 new species are described, and 3 new synonyms, 2 new combinations and 1 revived status are proposed.
Author : Hassan Ghahari
Publisher : CABI
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 13,98 MB
Release : 2021-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 1789248469
The superfamily Chalcidoidea (Insecta, Hymenoptera) contains in excess of 26,000 described species worldwide, but with an estimated total diversity of more than 500,000 species the vast majority of species have yet to be discovered and described. Most chalcidoid species are parasitoids of hosts in at least 12 different insect orders, attacking the egg, larval or pupal stages, though phytophagy and other life cycles and hosts are known. Iran is the 18th largest country in the world and has a rich and diverse insect fauna, including Chalcidoidea. It is extremely interesting from a biogeographic point of view, and a paradise for an entomologist. This book summarizes the results of all prior research concerning species diversity of Iranian Chalcidoidea, including host records and distribution records by province in Iran as well as world distribution by country for 1,351 species of Chalcidoidea recorded from Iran through the end of 2019.
Author : Peter G Mason
Publisher : CABI
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 15,39 MB
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1780642571
Canada is a world leader in biological control research. Reporting the status of biocontrol agents released in Canada over the last decade, this book presents case studies by target pest that evaluate the impact of biocontrol and recommend future priorities. In addition to a new chapter on future targets and an appendix listing established agents, this edition contains information of interest to a global audience, and chapters that address effects of invasive species and climate change.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Agriculture
ISBN :
Author : Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 24,49 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN :
This publication is the result of a course on identification of Hymenoptera given three times since 1985 at the Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. The considerable interest in these courses indicated the need for a comprehensive identification guide to all extant families of Hymenoptera. The main emphasis is on family identification using the keys, which are complemented by family sketches. The sketches include a taxonomic diagnosis to supplement the keys, a summary of the biology, the size and distribution, and important literature references.
Author : Gary A. P. Gibson
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 27,52 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780660166698
This publication presents illustrated keys to the 19 families and 706 described genera of Chalcidoidea known to occur in the Nearctic region (minimally America north of Mexico, but also including those areas of Mexico generally considered as having a Nearctic insect fauna). The first three chapters provide an introduction to this superfamily of wasps, most of whose members are parasites of other insects; a review of chalcidoid morphology as related to terms used in the keys & diagnoses; and an overview of the superfamily, including a 41 couplet key to families. Each of the remaining 19 chapters reviews one family & includes sections on recognition, systematics & relationships, biology, literature, an annotated key to the Nearctic genera, and for larger families an index to genera based on couplet number. Over 1,800 line drawings & electron micrographs illustrate the keys. Annotations include references to existing keys to species, estimated number of species, and known distribution & host range in the region.
Author : Z. Bouček
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 10,57 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Chalcid wasps
ISBN :
Author : Serge Morand
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 40,46 MB
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1107037654
By joining phylogenetics and evolutionary ecology, this book explores the patterns of parasite diversity while revealing diversification processes.
Author : John LaSalle
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Music
ISBN :
Increasing attention has been focused on biodiversity in recent years, based on a number of arguments to justify the conservation of the world's flora and fauna. Such arguments may be economic - that species may have potential for food or medicine - or ecological - that the extinction of any species affects the overall ecological balance. Little attention, however, has been focused on which groups have the greatest impact on maintaining diversity. Hymenoptera is one of these groups. It not only forms a major component of diversity itself, but is vital in sustaining diversity in other groups. Hymenoptera species (bees, wasps, ants and sawflies) are major plant pollinators, seed dispersers and parasitoids and predators of other arthropods (and hence important in biological control). This volume therefore tackles an important subject and concentrates on three key issues: how species of Hymenoptera affect diversity in other organisms; whether Hymenoptera is a group prone to extinction; and the consequences if Hymenoptera species are differentially removed from terrestrial ecosystems. The book is essential reading for entomologists and those concerned with biodiversity and conservation.