Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control

Andrew Austin, Mark Dowton

Csiro Publishing, 2000 - Science - 468 pages

The Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of terrestrial arthropods and comprises the sawflies, wasps, ants, bees and parasitic wasps. Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control examines the current state of all major areas of research for this important group of insects, including systematics, biological control, behaviour, ecology, and physiological interactions between parasitoids and hosts.

The material in this volume originates from papers presented at the Fourth International Hymenoptera Conference held in Canberra, Australia in early 1999. This material has been extensively rewritten, refereed and edited; culminating in this authoritative and comprehensive collection of review and research papers on the Hymenoptera.

The authors include many world-leading researchers in their respective fields, and this synthesis of their work will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of Hymenoptera, molecular systematics and insect ecology.

Contents

• Andrew Austin and Mark Dowton: 4
• Molecular basis of developmental alteration in Heliothis virescens F: 17
• Two genetically distinct Venturia canescens strains display different: 38
• Molecular Phylogenetics: 57
• a simultaneous: 74
• Molecular evolution in social wasps: 84
• Rearrangement of the hymenopteran mitochondrial genome is accelerated: 90
• Phylogeny of microgastroid braconid wasps and what it tells us about: 97
• Braconidae: 106
• Genetic structure of the cypress seed chalcid Megastigmus wachtli: 114
• Formicidae: 131
• Systematics: 141
• Higherlevel phylogeny of the Aulacidae and Gasteruptiidae: 154
• Monophyly and relationship of the genus Coelopisthia Förster: 165
• Hannnes Baur: 178
• Hymenopteran orbicular sensilla: 192
• current state and perspectives: 198
• Morphology and biogeography of the north African Ceramius: 207
• Historical review and current state of the world genera classification: 218
• a list of species: 231
• Biology Ecology and Behaviour: 245
• Pergidae of the Perreyia: 258
• Torymidae: 267
• Biology of an extant species of the scolebythid genus Dominibythus: 281
• Introduction and spread of four aculeate Hymenoptera in Italy Sardinia: 290
• Guido Pagliano Pierluigi Scaramozzino and Franco Strumia: 296
• the performance of an automated insect: 303
• Data warehousing architecture and tools for Hymenoptera: 313
• taxonomic: 320
• The family Braconidae in China Hymenoptera: 328
• Chalcidoidea: 339
• Biological Control: 345
• Which factors govern the host preference of aphid parasitoids when: 359
• Size and asymmetry as quality control indicators in Trichogramma: 371
• The effects of two new insecticides on the survival of adult: 381
• Field observations on selective food plants in habitat manipulation: 388
• Understorey management for the enhancement of the leafroller parasitoid: 396
• Impact and control of introduced Vespula wasps in New Zealand: 404
• poor indicators for their suitability: 410
• Encyrtidae: 417
• Aphelinidae a promising: 421
• Developing life science instructional materials using a parasitic wasp: 427
• Medical Effects of Hymenoptera: 435
• Future Research: 449
• Indexes: 457
• Index to other animal names: 466

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control; Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control
• Authors: Andrew Austin, Mark Dowton
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Csiro Publishing, 2000
• ISBN: 0643066101, 9780643066106
• Length: 468 pages
• Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Biology; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General; Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates