Showing papers on "Vespoidea published in 2016"

Next-Generation Sequencing of Two Mitochondrial Genomes from Family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) Reveal Novel Patterns of Gene Arrangement

Abstract: Animal mitochondrial genomes have provided large and diverse datasets for evolutionary studies. Here, the first two representative mitochondrial genomes from the family Pompilidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) were determined using next-generation sequencing. The sequenced region of these two mitochondrial genomes from the species Auplopus sp. and Agenioideus sp. was 16,746 bp long with an A + T content of 83.12% and 16,596 bp long with an A + T content of 78.64%, respectively. In both species, all of the 37 typical mitochondrial genes were determined. The secondary structure of tRNA genes and rRNA genes were predicted and compared with those of other insects. Atypical trnS1 using abnormal anticodons TCT and lacking D-stem pairings was identified. There were 49 helices belonging to six domains in rrnL and 30 helices belonging to three domains in rrns present. Compared with the ancestral organization, four and two tRNA genes were rearranged in mitochondrial genomes of Auplopus and Agenioideus, respectively. In both species, trnM was shuffled upstream of the trnI-trnQ-trnM cluster, and trnA was translocated from the cluster trnA-trnR-trnN-trnS1-trnE-trnF to the region between nad1 and trnL1, which is novel to the Vespoidea. In Auplopus, the tRNA cluster trnW-trnC-trnY was shuffled to trnW-trnY-trnC. Phylogenetic analysis within Vespoidea revealed that Pompilidae and Mutillidae formed a sister lineage, and then sistered Formicidae. The genomes presented in this study have enriched the knowledge base of molecular markers, which is valuable in respect to studies about the gene rearrangement mechanism, genomic evolutionary processes and phylogeny of Hymenoptera.

Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea).

Abstract: BACKGROUND The checklist of British and Irish aculeate Hymenoptera (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea) is revised. Species distribution is summarised for all species at the level of country (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Isle of Man). NEW INFORMATION The 601 native species represent an increase of 25 on the 1978 checklist, comprising mostly new discoveries. This increase is nearly balanced by the 23 species now presumed to be extinct in Britain and Ireland.

A faunistic study on Pompilidae and Vespidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) from the west and northwest of Iran, with addition of new records

Abstract: Cette enquete faunistique traite des Pompilidae et Vespidae (Hymenoptera Vespoidea) de l’ouest et nord-ouest de l’Iran avec au total 4 especes de Vespides et 12 de Pompilides pour lesquels le genre Caliadurgus est cite pour la premiere fois et 8 especes sont nouvelles pour la faune du pays.

Notes on the ant genus Hypoclinea Mayr, with descriptions of three new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Abstract: Three new species of Hypoclinea from the bispinosa -group are described, two from western Colombia, and the other from southern Venezuela. Biological data on H. dolonigera is offered, including a description of the queen and nest.

The Situation of the Scoliidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) in the Çukurova Region

Abstract: Scoliidae, larvalarına besin sağlamak amacı ile tarım ürünlerine ve meyvelere zarar veren Coleoptera larvalarını topladığı için biyolojik ve ekonomik öneme sahiptirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Çukurova Bölgesi’ndeki Scoliidae familyasının günümüzdeki durumunu, mevcut türleri tespit ederek ve önceki verilerle karşılaştırarak ortaya çıkarmaktır. Çalışma sonunda, 8 tür ve 2 alttürün varlığı tespit edilmiştir. Önceki verilerle karşılaştırıldığında tür sayısında ciddi bir azalma tespit edilmiştir. Tarım arazilerinin çevrelerinde doğal böcek faunasının neredeyse yok denecek kadar az miktarda olduğu gözlenmiştir. Pestisitler, doğal polinatör böceklerin yok olmasına neden olmaktadır. Doğal faunanın korunması için daha etkili tedbirler alınması gerekmektedir.