DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Systematics of the Enigmatic Wasp Family Evaniidae

论文研究：神秘黄蜂科 Evaniidae 的系统学

• 批准号: 0407616
• 负责人: James Whitfield
• 金额: $ 0.99万
• 依托单位: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-01 至 2006-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0407616&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: DISSERTATION; RESEARCH; Systematics; Enigmatic; Wasp

Abstract Ensign wasps (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) are colorful, frequently collected, and recognizable parasites of cockroach eggs, yet they have been relatively neglected by systematists and evolutionary ecologists. The main obstacle to future research on evaniids is the current classification, which is outdated and inadequate. The intent of this project is to overhaul evaniid taxonomy, investigate the phylogenetic relationships within the family and between it and other major Hymenopteran groups, and to use the relationships to examine several phenomena in an evolutionary context. In part I, a revision of evaniid genera will be conducted based on examination of a large body of material already assembled, and the new classification used to structure a world catalog of species following examination of type specimens in several major museums. In part II, phylogenetic relationships among the genera will be estimated using DNA sequence data from five genes (16S, COI, 28S, LW Rh, and one new gene) along with morphological characters. In Part III, the relationships between Evaniidae and other Hymenopteran superfamilies (emphasizing Evanioidea) will be estimated using DNA sequence data from three genes that have already been widely used across Hymenoptera (16S, COI and 28S). The results of Parts I through III will but useful not only for proposing new and more predictive classifications, but also for investigating the evolution of oviposition behavior in these wasps, as well as their biogeographic history. A promising young systematist will be trained during this dissertation project, and the results of the work will also have immediate impact on the larger NSF-funded Assembling the Tree of Life project on the megadiverse insect order Hymenoptera. The new generiuc classification for Evaniidae will open up this fascinating group to further taxonomic and ecological study.

抽象的黄蜂（膜翅目：evaniidae）是五颜六色的，经常收集的，并且是可识别的蟑螂卵寄生虫，但是它们被系统主义者和进化生态学家所忽视。 未来对埃文尼的研究的主要障碍是当前的分类，它已经过时且不足。 该项目的目的是对埃文尼的分类法进行大修，研究家庭内部以及其他主要膜翅目之间的系统发育关系，并利用这种关系在进化环境中检查几种现象。 在第一部分中，将根据对已经组装的大量材料的检查进行修订，并在几个主要博物馆检查类型标本后，用于构造世界物种目录的新分类。 在第二部分中，将使用来自五个基因（16S，COI，28S，LW RH和一个新基因）的DNA序列数据以及形态学特征来估计属之间的系统发育关系。在第三部分中，将使用来自三个基因的DNA序列数据估算e依尼迪科与其他膜翅目超家族之间的关系（强调依凡尼氏菌），这些数据已经广泛使用，这些基因已被广泛使用（16S，COI和28S）。 第I到III部分的结果将不仅有助于提出新的和更具预测性的分类，而且对于研究这些黄蜂的产卵行为的演变以及它们的生物地理历史。在本论文项目期间，将对有希望的年轻系统主义者进行培训，并且该作品的结果还将立即对Megadiverse昆虫秩序膜翅目对较大的NSF资助的生命项目组装。 Evaniidae的新代生殖器分类将为进一步的分类学和生态研究开放。