Sizing the knowledge gap in taxonomy: The last dozen years of Aphidiinae research

A Petrović - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Taxonomy is a biological discipline with the task to identify, name, and
describe organisms, and as such, it provides necessary data for all other biological …

How many specimens do I need? Sampling error in geometric morphometrics: testing the sensitivity of means and variances in simple randomized selection …

A Cardini, K Seetah, G Barker - Zoomorphology, 2015 - Springer
One of the most basic but problematic issues in modern morphometrics is how many
specimens one needs to achieve accuracy in samples. Indeed, this is one of the most …

Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)

Ž Tomanović, A Petrović, M Mitrović… - Bulletin of …, 2014 - cambridge.org
We have identified the following three taxa related to the Aphidius colemani species group,
which are important biological control agents: Aphidius colemani, Aphidius transcaspicus …

Cereal aphid parasitoids in Europe (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): taxonomy, biodiversity, and ecology

Ž Tomanović, NG Kavallieratos, Z Ye, EP Nika… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Here, we review the current knowledge on the taxonomy, biodiversity, and
ecology of cereal aphid parasitoids in Europe, which include 26 cereal aphid primary …

Cryptic diversity: Two morphologically similar species of invasive apple snail in Peninsular Malaysia

S Rama Rao, TS Liew, YY Yow, S Ratnayeke - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Invasive snails in the genus Pomacea have spread across Southeast Asia including
Peninsular Malaysia. Their effects on natural and agricultural wetlands are appreciable, but …

Evolutionary relationships of wing venation and wing size and shape in Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

V Žikić, SS Stanković, A Petrović… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2017 - Springer
We explored evolutionary changes in wing venation and wing size and shape in Aphidiinae,
one of the well-known groups of parasitic wasps from the family Braconidae. Forewings of …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic relationships and subgeneric classification of European Ephedrus species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)

K Kocić, A Petrović, J Čkrkić, M Mitrović, Ž Tomanović - ZooKeys, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this study two molecular markers were used to establish taxonomic status and
phylogenetic relationships of Ephedrus subgenera and species distributed in Europe …

A Complex Evolutionary History in a Remote Archipelago: Phylogeography and Morphometrics of the Hawaiian Endemic Ligia Isopods

CA Santamaria, M Mateos, S Taiti, TJ DeWitt… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Compared to the striking diversification and levels of endemism observed in many terrestrial
groups within the Hawaiian Archipelago, marine invertebrates exhibit remarkably lower …

Evaluating the significance of wing shapes in inferring phylogenetic proximity among the generic taxa: an example of Cantharinae (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)

W Zhao, HY Liu, XY Ge… - Arthropod …, 2023 - arthropod-systematics.arphahub …
The resolution of phylogenetic relationship among animals is still one of the most
challenging problems in systematic zoology. Insect wing is a highly valued morphological …

Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) of aphids feeding on ornamental trees in southeastern Europe: key for identification and tritrophic associations

NG Kavallieratos, Ž Tomanović… - Annals of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Ornamental trees are valuable natural elements which provide several economic, aesthetic,
and ecological benefits to humans. They are seriously infested by numerous pests and …