The utility of internally transcribed spacer 2 DNA sequences of the nuclear ribosomal gene for distinguishing sibling species of Trichogramma
- R. Stouthamer, Jianguo Hu, F. J. van Kan, G. R. Platner, J. D. Pinto
- BiologyBioControl (Dordrecht)
- 1 December 1999
The usefulness of the internally transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of the nuclear ribosomal gene complex is tested for providing taxonomic characters to identify Trichogramma species. The ITS2 sequences of…
A phylogenetic analysis of the megadiverse Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
The first phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Chalcidoidea based on both morphological and molecular data is presented and several life‐history traits are mapped onto the new phylogeny.
Phylogenetic studies of Meloidae (Coleoptera), with emphasis on the evolution of phoresy
- M. Bologna, J. D. Pinto
- Biology
- 1 January 2001
It is concluded that phoresy evolved several times in Meloinae alone and that Meloini, when defined to include all phoretic genera, is polyphyletic.
The New World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis
- M. Bologna, J. D. Pinto
- Biology
- 1 April 1999
This paper reviews the 77 Old World genera of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Included is a key to genera and a synopsis of each genus. The generic synopses incorporate synonyms, number of…
The bionomics of blister beetles of the genus Meloe: And a classification of the New World species
- J. D. Pinto, R. B. Selander
- Biology
- 1970
The taxonomy of North American Epicauta (Coleoptera: Meloidae), with a revision of the nominate subgenus and a survey of courtship behavior.
- J. D. Pinto
- Biology
- 1991
This study treats all of the continent's 173 species and includes keys to species, descriptions, summaries of bionomic data, and a cladistic classification of Epicauta.
Variation in reproductive compatibility in Trichogramma and its taxonomic significance (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
- J. D. Pinto, R. Stouthamer, G. R. Platner, E. Oatman
- Biology
- 1991
Results show that extremely complex patterns of reproductive compatibility exist among collections considered conspecific on morphological grounds, including complete compatibility, varying levels of partial one- and two-way incompatibility, and complete incompatibility.
The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis
- M. Bologna, J. D. Pinto
- Biology
- 1 December 2002
This paper reviews the 77 Old World genera of blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Included is a key to genera and a synopsis of each genus. The generic synopses incorporate synonyms, number of…
Crossing Incompatibility Between Trichogramma minutum and T. platneri (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae): Implications for Application in Biological Control
- R. Stouthamer, P. Jochemsen, Gary R. Platner, J. D. Pinto
- Biology, Environmental Science
- 1 August 2000
It is shown that females in between-species crosses are inseminated and use the sperm to fertilize their eggs, but that these fertilized eggs die, and these results are used in a model to predict the effect of releasing the non-native species in the native area of the other species.
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