Aerophilus

Aerophilus
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Aerophilus

Szepligeti, 1902
Species

Many, see text

Aerophilus is a genus of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Braconidae. As members of the subfamily Agathidinae, they are koinobiont endoparasitoids of caterpillars.[1] The host is attacked as an early instar, but not consumed and killed until the host is about to pupate. Nearly all species of Aerophilus have a narrow host range, attacking only one caterpillar species. However, the host range of the genus as a whole is quite broad, including many families of Lepidoptera.[2]

Several species have been used in biological control programs, but with minimal success. Aerophilus has a world-wide distribution. Thirty-five species have been described from the United States and Canada.

Species

  • Aerophilus abdominalis[3]
  • Aerophilus aciculatus[4]
  • Aerophilus acrobasidis[4]
  • Aerophilus areolatus[5]
  • Aerophilus astioles[6]
  • Aerophilus arthurevansi[4]
  • Aerophilus bakeri[4]
  • Aerophilus barbieri[4]
  • Aerophilus bicarinatum[4]
  • Aerophilus bicristata[4]
  • Aerophilus binominatus[4]
  • Aerophilus boliviensis[4]
  • Aerophilus bradzlotnicki[4]
  • Aerophilus brasiliense[4]
  • Aerophilus brevitarsus[4]
  • Aerophilus brullei[4]
  • Aerophilus buttricki[4]
  • Aerophilus calcaratus[7]
  • Aerophilus chapmani[7]
  • Aerophilus colleenhitchcockae[4]
  • Aerophilus crassicornis[4]
  • Aerophilus davidsmithi[7]
  • Aerophilus davidwagneri[8]
  • Aerophilus difficillis[4]
  • Aerophilus ebulus[6]
  • Aerophilus erythrogaster[7]
  • Aerophilus facetus[4]
  • Aerophilus femoratus[4]
  • Aerophilus flavicalcar[4]
  • Aerophilus fortipes[4]
  • Aerophilus fundacionbandorum[8]
  • Aerophilus gregburtoni[4]
  • Aerophilus hopkinsensis[7]
  • Aerophilus infumatus[4]
  • Aerophilus jdherndoni[7]
  • Aerophilus jessicadimauroae[4]
  • Aerophilus jessiehillae[4]
  • Aerophilus klastos[4]
  • Aerophilus kowlesae[4]
  • Aerophilus lamelliger[4]
  • Aerophilus leucotretae[4]
  • Aerophilus lucidus[4]
  • Aerophilus macadamiae[4]
  • Aerophilus malus[3]
  • Aerophilus melanocephalus[4]
  • Aerophilus melleus[4]
  • Aerophilus mingfangi[4]
  • Aerophilus minys[7]
  • Aerophilus nicklaphani[8]
  • Aerophilus niger[4]
  • Aerophilus nigripes[4]
  • Aerophilus nigrobalteatus[4]
  • Aerophilus ninanae[4]
  • Aerophilus nucicola[4]
  • Aerophilus pastranai[4]
  • Aerophilus paulmarshi[5]
  • Aerophilus perforator[4]
  • Aerophilus persicus[9]
  • Aerophilus philippinensis[4]
  • Aerophilus pilosus[4]
  • Aerophilus pookae[4]
  • Aerophilus rayfisheri[3]
  • Aerophilus rebeccashapleyae[4]
  • Aerophilus reginae[4]
  • Aerophilus reticulatus[4]
  • Aerophilus robertcourtneyi[4]
  • Aerophilus robpringlei[4]
  • Aerophilus romani[4]
  • Aerophilus rufipes[9]
  • Aerophilus rufus[4]
  • Aerophilus rugulosus[4]
  • Aerophilus sandraberriosae[4]
  • Aerophilus scuptilis[4]
  • Aerophilus speciosicornis[4]
  • Aerophilus spinulatus[4]
  • Aerophilus stoelbae[7]
  • Aerophilus sulcatus[4]
  • Aerophilus tayrona[4]
  • Aerophilus tenuiceps[4]
  • Aerophilus terrymoyeri[7]
  • Aerophilus tommurrayi[4]
  • Aerophilus usitatus[4]
  • Aerophilus vaughntani[4]
  • Aerophilus wyomingensis[4]

References

  1. ^ Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). The Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera) (PDF). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists. pp. 68–83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
  2. ^ Sharkey MJ, Chapman EG. 2016. Revision of Aerophilus Szépligeti (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from eastern North America, with a key to the Nearctic species. Contributions in Science 524: 51-110.
  3. ^ a b c Sharkey, Michael J.; Chapman, Eric (2017-03-13). "Ten new genera of Agathidini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from Southeast Asia". ZooKeys (660): 107–150. Bibcode:2017ZooK..660..107S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.660.12390. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5549531. PMID 28794675.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk Sharkey, Michael J.; Sharkey, Michael J.; Chapman, Eric G.; Campos, Giulia Yurie Iza de (2016-12-09). "Revision of Aerophilus Szépligeti (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) from eastern North America, with a key to Nearctic species north of Mexico". Contributions in Science. 524: 51––109. doi:10.5962/p.308968.
  5. ^ a b Sharkey, Michael J.; Janzen, Daniel H.; Hallwachs, Winnie; Chapman, Eric G.; Smith, M. Alex; Dapkey, Tanya; Brown, Allison; Ratnasingham, Sujeevan; Naik, Suresh; Manjunath, Ramya; Perez, Kate; Milton, Megan; Hebert, Paul; Shaw, Scott R.; Kittel, Rebecca N. (2021-02-02). "Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species". ZooKeys (1013): 1–665. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1013....1S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1013.55600. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8390796. PMID 34512087.
  6. ^ a b "Fauna of India Checklist". zsi.gov.in. doi:10.26515/fauna/1/2023/. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sharkey, Michael J.; Chapman, Eric G. (2017-12-29). "Phylogeny of the Agathidinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) with a Revised Tribal Classification and the Description of a New Genus". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 119 (sp1): 823. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.119.SpecialIssue.823. ISSN 0013-8797.
  8. ^ a b c Sharkey, Michael J.; Baker, Austin; McCluskey, Kathryn; Smith, Alex; Naik, Suresh; Ratnasingham, Sujeevan; Manjunath, Ramya; Perez, Kate; Sones, Jayme; D'Souza, Michelle; Jacques, Brianne St.; Hebert, Paul; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel (2021-12-07). "Addendum to a minimalist revision of Costa Rican Braconidae: 28 new species and 23 host records". ZooKeys (1075): 77–136. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1075...77S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1075.72197. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8671719. PMID 35046752.
  9. ^ a b Gadallah, Neveen S.; Ghahari, Hassan; Shaw, Scott Richard, eds. (2022). Braconidae of the Middle East (Hymenoptera): taxonomy, distribution, biology, and biocontrol benefits of parasitoid wasps. London, UK: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-323-96099-1.