The parasitoid wasp family Braconidae is likely the second-most species-rich family in the
animal kingdom. Braconid wasps are widely distributed and often encountered. They …

Background We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most
species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the …

Our current, still limited, understanding of the comparative biology and evolution of
polydnaviruses (PDVs) is reviewed, especially in the context of the possible origins of these …

We first discuss the diversity of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of
the Neotropics. Even though the emphasis is on Anastrepha parasitoids, we also review all …

The most widely recognized hymenopterans–ants, bees, and wasps or hornets–have long
been part of art, ritual, and folklore worldwide. Both extant and extinct Hymenoptera were …

The parasitoid lifestyle is largely regarded as a key innovation that contributed to the
evolutionary success and extreme species richness of the order Hymenoptera …

This study examined subfamilial relationships within Braconidae, using 4 kb of sequence
data for 139 taxa. Genetic sampling included previously used markers for phylogenetic …

Background Mitochondrial (mt) nucleotide sequence data has been by far the most common
tool employed to investigate evolutionary relationships. While often considered to be more …

The present account is a summarizing study on the fauna and tritrophic associations of the
aphidiine parasitoids of aphids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) derived from the …

We test hypotheses for the evolution of a life history trait among a group of parasitoid wasps
(Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea), namely, the transition among koinobiont parasitoids …