Aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae) of the Forest Zones of Ukraine: species composition and habitat associations

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
M.O. Kaliuzhna
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Diaeretiella Rapae ◽  
Aphidius Ervi ◽  
Trophic Specialization ◽  
Aphid Parasitoids ◽  
Ephedrus Cerasicola ◽  
Lysiphlebus Cardui

The article presents data on species composition and habitat associations of the species of a practically important group of parasitic hymenopterous insects from the subfamily Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) within the Forest zones of Ukraine. Species composition of aphidiines of the territory of research includes 45 species from 16 genera. Among them, 32 species were recorded only in the Zone of Mixed Forest: Adialytus salicaphis, Aphidius matricariae, A. megourae, A. rhopalosiphi, A. ribis, A. urticae, Areopraon silvestre, Binodoxys angelicae, Diaeretellus ephippium, Diaeretiella rapae, Diaeretus leucopterus, Ephedrus cerasicola, E. lacertosus, E. niger, E. plagiator, E. validus, Lysiphlebus cardui, L. dissolutus, L. hirticornis, Pauesia abietis, P. laricis, P. longicauda, P. pini, P. pinicollis, Praon bicolor, P. longicorne, P. megourae, P. pubescens, Protaphidius wissmannii, Trioxys cirsii, T. curvicaudus, T. pallidus; 3 species were recorded only in the Zone of Deciduous Forests: Lipolexis gracilis, Praon abjectum, Toxares deltiger; 10 species were registered in both zones: Adialytus ambiguus, Aphidius asteris, A. ervi, A. rosae, Binodoxys acalephae, Ephedrus persicae, Lysiphlebus confusus, L. fabarum, Paralipsis evervis, Praon volucre. Eight species are associated only with aphids on coniferous trees: Diaeretus leucopterus, Pauesia abietis, P. laricis, P. longicauda, P. pini, P. pinicollis, P. unilachni, Praon bicolor. Four species are euribiotic: Aphidius ervi, Ephedrus plagiator, Lysiphlebus fabarum, Praon volucre. At the same time, we consider ten species as rare on the time of research: Diaeretus leucopterus, Diaeretellus ephippium, Pauesia abietis, P. longicauda, Р. pini, P. pinicollis, Praon bicolor, P. megourae, P. pubescens, Protaphidius wissmannii. Factors that may affect the low abundance of some species in Forest zones in Ukraine: trophic specialization of species, features of biology, patterns of geographical and habitat associations of species in the area of research, patterns of material collection.

Aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in cultivated and non-cultivated areas of Markazi Province, Iran

Biologia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Alikhani ◽  
Ali Rezwani ◽  
Petr Starý ◽  
Nickolas Kavallieratos ◽  
Ehsan Rakhshani
Keyword(s):  
Acyrthosiphon Pisum ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Diversity Indices ◽  
Aphid Species ◽  
Diaeretiella Rapae ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Aphid Parasitoids ◽  
Aphis Craccivora Koch ◽  
Host Aphid ◽  
Lysiphlebus Cardui

AbstractThe fauna of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae), as well as their diversity and tritrophic (parasitoid-host aphid-host plant) associations in cultivated and non-cultivated areas of Markazi province, was studied during 2004–2009. Thirty species of Aphidiinae belonging to 9 genera were identified. There are presented, in total, 73 associations with 32 host aphids occurring on 42 host plants. Five parasitoid-aphid associations are newly recorded from Iran. Lysiphlebus cardui (Marshall) is newly recorded for the fauna of Iran. Lysiphlebus fabarum (Marshall) and Diaeretiella rapae (M’Intosh) were the most abundant species in non-cultivated (72.96%) and cultivated (41.17%) areas, respectively. In the non-cultivated areas, L. fabarum was found on eight aphid species, while in cultivated areas it was only found on Aphis craccivora Koch. In cultivated areas, Sitobion avenae (F.) has the greatest diversity of parasitoids (Shanon-Weiner H = 0.875) whereas in non-cultivated areas the greatest diversity of parasitoids was recorded upon Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris) (Shanon-Weiner H = 1.149). Significant differences were found between diversity of two ecosystems based on the overall diversity indices. Both species diversity and evenness were greater in cultivated ecosystems. The results are discussed in relation to the over-all parasitoid-aphid-plant associations in the area.

SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ECOLOGICAL AND TROPHIC SPECIALIZATION OF MALICIOUS SPECIES OF MOTHS IN DAGESTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (41) ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
B.U. MISRIEVA ◽  
◽  
A.M. MISRIEV ◽  
T.N. ASHURBEKOVA ◽  
Z.M. RAMAZANOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Trophic Specialization

scholarly journals Honey flora of forest plant community

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 01008
Author(s):  
V.P. Naumkin ◽  
N.A. Lopachev ◽  
V.T. Lobkov
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Plant Community ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Forest Community ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Late Autumn ◽  
Flower Nectar ◽  
Oak Ash

The honey flora of the forest plant community is an important forage resource for the development of beekeeping. That’s why it is desirable to assess species composition and total number of honey plants and to determine the honey reserve of the area of the forest community plant. The forest cover of the Orel region is 9.3%, and this cover is distributed on its territory very irregularly. 257 species out of the total number of honey plants in the region are found in the forests. Deciduous forests are dominant in the Orel region including oak, ash, linden, birch and aspen. The results of studies of flowering plants in the forest plant community showed that there is a sufficient number of honey plants in the forest to provide bee families with nectar from spring to late autumn due to the natural flower-nectar conveyor. The assessment of the honey stock of this community shows that the stock equals 4,872 tons from 203 thousand hectares of forest. And bees can sip only about 30% (1,626 tons). It proves that significant honey reserves are concentrated in the forest plant community of the Orel region. The rational use of these reserves will help to solve the problem of reproduction of new bee families of the aboriginal Central Russian breed and to organize a long honey gathering by bees that provide people of the region with honey.

Carbon exchange in a hemiboreal mixed forest in relation to tree species composition

2019 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 11-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisa Krasnova ◽  
Mai Kukumägi ◽  
Ülo Mander ◽  
Raili Torga ◽  
Dmitrii Krasnov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Carbon Exchange ◽  
Tree Species Composition

scholarly journals Habitat associations of small mammals in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa

Mammalia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicity Nonsimiso Simelane ◽  
Themb’alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba ◽  
Julie Teresa Shapiro ◽  
Duncan MacFadyen ◽  
Ara Monadjem
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Habitat Associations ◽  
Riparian Habitat ◽  
Golden Mole ◽  
Rocky Outcrops ◽  
Indigenous Forest

Abstract Mountains provide important habitats for many species and often have high levels of biodiversity and endemism. Habitat associations of terrestrial small mammals were investigated at Wakefield Farm at the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa from July 2015 to January 2016. Sherman live traps were used to capture small mammals on 35 grids in six different habitats. A total of 472 individuals, from 14 species, were recorded, comprising: 10 rodents, three shrews and one golden mole. Species diversity differed across habitats and seasons. The riparian habitat had the highest species richness, diversity and abundance of small mammals. Species composition also differed across habitats with the indigenous forest and rocky outcrops supporting the most distinct assemblages.

The influence of host food plants on host recognition by four aphidiine parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

1991 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Powell ◽  
A.F. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Attack Rate ◽  
Aphid Species ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Host Recognition ◽  
Aphidius Ervi ◽  
Plant Leaves ◽  
Host Preferences ◽  
Aphid Parasitoids ◽  
Laboratory Populations

AbstractThe attack rate of four parasitoids against different aphid species was investigated in the absence and presence of leaves from aphid food plants. The parasitoids used, Aphidius ervi Haliday, A. rhopalosiphi De Stefani, A. picipes (Nees) and Ephedrus plagiator Nees, varied in the extent of their host ranges. The presence of plant leaves significantly influenced the attack rate of A. ervi and A. rhopalosiphi, the two parasitoids with the most restricted host ranges, but did not appear to affect attack rates by the more polyphagous A. picipes and E. plagiator. Consideration of these results together with those from previous studies on the host preferences of laboratory populations of A. ervi and A. rhopalosiphi leads to the conclusion that genotype is probably determining the responses of individual parasitoids to semiochemicals involved in host recognition. It is proposed that field populations of oligophagous aphid parasitoids consist of a mixture of specialist and generalist individuals.

scholarly journals BIODIVERSITY OF HEMIPTERA (HETEROPTERA) OF THE INFRAORDER PENTATOMOMORPHA I OF THE ILE-ALATAU STATE NATIONAL NATURE PARK

REPORTS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (336) ◽  
pp. 105-111
Author(s):  
P. A. Esenbekova ◽  
◽  
A. N. Iskakova ◽  
G. D. Anarbekova
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Trophic Specialization ◽  
Stages Of Development ◽  
Predominant Species ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Natural Park ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Nature Park

The article presents the results of field research conducted in 2020 on the territory of the Ile-Alatau State National Natural Park. As a result of the conducted research, 32 species belonging to 2 families of hemiptera of the infraorder Pentatomomorpha I were identified. Among them, the predominant species composition of the family Lygaeidae is 21 species (66%), and 11 species are known from the family Aradidae (34%). On trophic specialization, they are divided into mycetophagy (11 species), phytophages (21 species, of which politicology – 16 types, wide oligotherapy – 3, narrow oligotherapy – 2). According to the type of food, both taking into account the number and number of species in the complex of hemiptera, phytophages clearly predominate. According to the number of generations per year, the hemiptera of the Ile-Alatau SNNP are divided into 4 groups: acyclic (different stages of development can be found simultaneously throughout the year) – 11 species, monovoltine (one generation per year) - 15 species, bivoltine (two generations per year) – 5 species, polyvoltine (several generations per year) - 1 species. There are 30 species with mesophilic ecology in the study area, only 1 species is hygromesophilus. Among the hemiptera of the Ile-Alatau GNPP, 19 species (61%) overwinter in the imago stage, 11 species (35%) in the imago and larvae stage, and 1 species (4%) in the egg stage.

scholarly journals Preliminary data on centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha and Scutigeromorpha) in Ta Xua natural reserve, Son La Province, Vietnam

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Tran Thi Thanh Binh ◽  
Nguyen Duc Hung ◽  
Ha Kieu Loan ◽  
Vu Thi Ha
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
New Records ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Natural Forest ◽  
Northwestern Part ◽  
Bamboo Forest ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
Study Results

 Study on centipedes was conducted in Muong Thai commune, Ta Xua Natural Reserve, Son La in May and November 2017. Samples were collected in four typical habitats: natural forests, bamboo mixed forests, bamboo forests and agro-residental areas. As a result, a total of 17 species and subspecies in two orders (Scolopendromorpha and Scutigeromorpha) was recorded in that region. Of which, the order Scolopendromorpha has 15 recorded species and subspecies belonging to 7 genera, 3 families (Cryptopidae, Scolopendridae, Scolopocryptopidae). The other order, Scutigeromorpha, has only one species in one family (Scutigeridae). The study results also contributed new records of 13 species in 7 genera to the centipede fauna of the northwestern part of Vietnam, and 1 genus, Thereuonema, to the Vietnamese fauna.Among four habitats, natural and bamboo forests have highest similarity on species composition, but agro-residental area and bamboo forest have lowest value on species composition. The diversity index (H’) is highest in bamboo forests (2,98), decreases in mixed forest (2,31), natural forest (1,67) and agro-residental area (0,74). In contrast, centipede density is highest in natural forest (0,60 ind./m2), reduces in bamboo forest (0,47 ind./m2) and mixed forest (0,20 ind./m2).

scholarly journals Dampak Jangka Pendek Penjarangan Hutan Campuran terhadap Keanekaragaman Serangga Terbang di KPH Banten (Short-Term Impact of Thinning of Mixed Forest on the Diversity of Flying Insects in Forest Management Unit of Banten)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Ahmad Budiaman ◽  
Noor Farikhah Haneda ◽  
Sarah Nova Irene Lumbantobing
Keyword(s):  
Species Composition ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Similarity Index ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
Forest Thinning ◽  
Flying Insects ◽  
Evenness Index ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Richness Index

Forest thinning is a sylvicultural practice that aims to provide better growth space for increasing tree growth and stand quality. Forest thinning is a form of forest disturbance that has an impact on the forest environment, including flying insects. This study aimed to assess the impact of thinning of mixed forest stands on the diversity of flying insects. Eight circular plots of 0.1 ha were laid out systematically on thinning plots of 15.3 ha. Parameters observed in the plot included environment factors (stand composition, temperature, humidity, and canopy cover), abundance, species composition, and biodiversity index of flying insects (diversity index, species richness index, evenness index, and similarity index).  The sweep net was used to collect the flying insects. Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the index of biodiversity of flying insects before and after forest thinning. Forest thinning caused a decrease in abundance, species composition, diversity index, richness index, and evenness index of flying insects. Forest thinning led to a decrease in the abundance of herbivorous flying insects and an increase in the abundance of predatory flying insects. Flying insect species found before thinning was not identical to those after thinning.Keywords: diversity index, flying insect, forest ecosystem, forest tending

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