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

Generic relationships within the parasitoid wasp subfamily Braconinae are assessed based
on a molecular phylogenetic analysis of four gene fragments: mitochondrial cytochrome c …

Besides recruitment and dispersal, fruits are key resources for the maintenance of insect
communities. This study is focused on the insects inhabiting the fruits of 4 wild Lauraceae …

Phytophagy has promoted species diversification in many insect groups, including
Hymenoptera, one of the most diverse animal orders on Earth. In the predominantly …

Hymenopteran parasitoids are well known for their ubiquitous diversity, important ecological
roles and biocontrol potential. We report the first detailed documentation of mite predation by …

 Abstract Two new genera and one new species of the Braconinae tribe Adeshini are
described and illustrated: Crenuladesha Ranjith & Quicke, gen. nov., type species …

The huge and diverse family Braconidae is described and various specific morphological
terms used in their description are illustrated. A simplified identification key to most of the …

The subfamilies Amicrocentrinae and Dirrhopinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) are two
small, monogeneric braconid subfamilies whose species exclusively attack lepidopteran …

A new genus of Braconinae, Pseudorhadinobracon Ranjith & van Achterberg, is described
based on the species (P. luteus (Szpligeti) gen. et. comb. nov.) earlier classified under the …

Many tropical organisms have narrow altitudinal ranges and therefore may be especially
vulnerable to climate change. Parasitoid wasps are no exception, so baseline knowledge …