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 Chalcidoidea
Chalcidoidea Links
Universal Chalcidoidea Database
Noyes, J.S. 2007. The Universal Chalcidoidea Database currently
contains original citations for all 31,000 taxonomic names made
available within the Chalcidoidea. It also includes a... |
Collections
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Entomology Research Museum , University of California at Riverside
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Other Hymenoptera
Other Hymenoptera Links
Hymenoptera On-Line Database:
Developed by Norm Johnson and Luciana Musetti at Ohio State University.
A work in progress that provides detailed information on many groups of
Hymenoptera, including non-chalcidoid parasitic wasps... |
| HymAToL |
HymAToL Intro
Hymenoptera Tree of Life project - NSF Grant EF-0341149
Goal: Recovering the phylogeny of Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps)
Activities for the relationships between Chalcidoidea and other Hymenoptera are being... |
MX Database
MX (MatriX)
•web-based content management system for evolutionary systematists, particularly those working on descriptive taxonomy.
•used to manage morphological matrices, specimen and sequence data, taxonomic descriptions, images, collecting... |
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Taxon Introduction
Under construction - but the links in the left menu are not!
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Aphelinidae
Aphelinidae
Encarsia Catalog of the World (2007)
Encarsia
Introduction:
Aphelinidae is a diverse family of insects and is poorly understood, both in terms of taxonomy, systematics, and biology. Yet, Aphelinidae are one of... |
Eucharitidae
Eucharitidae
Primary Research Projects - John Heraty
(Supported by NSF - DEB 96-29515; DEB 01-08245 [2002 report])
Molecular systematics of the Eucharitidae (John Heraty, David Hawks and Andrew Carmichael)... |
Pteromalidae
Pteromalidae
Pteromalidae is one of the largest families of Chalcidoidea, but it
is also the most poorly known taxon in the family in terms of phylogeny
and indentification. Dr. John Noyes maintains current information on
the number... |
Trichogrammatidae
Biology
Trichogrammatidae are parasitic on the eggs of other insects. In order to complete development their adult size can be no larger than a single insect egg, and often multiple individuals will develop in a single egg making the emerging... |
| Aphelinidae |
Azotinae
Azotinae (Aphelinidae: Chalcidoidea), Research by James Munro:
Literature Review:
A literature review pertaining to the taxonomy and biology of Azotinae can be viewed here. (PDF)
BASIS:
The taxonomic relational database... |
Calesinae
Subfamily Calesinae - The genus Cales
Introduction and Biological Control
Our lab is currently studying the systematics and biogeography of chalcidoid wasps in the genus Cales. Of particular interest is the species Cales noacki Howard,... |
Coccobius
The genus Coccobius (Ratzeburg)
Female Coccobius fulvus parasitizing its host, Unaspis yanonensis (arrowhead scale)
Systematics, Biology and Biological Control
Species of Coccobius are small (less than 2-mm) chalcid wasps currently... |
Encarsia
Encarsia (Aphelinidae: Coccophaginae)
Encarsia Catalog of World Species (2007)
[Following text by J.M. Heraty, P. Pedata, A.P. Polaszek and J.M. Woolley]
Encarsia is a megadiverse genus of parasitoids... |
| Faculty |
John Pinto
John Pinto
AB Humboldt State College, 1963
PhD University of Illinois, 1968 Retired (sort of) Waldport Oregon, 2006
Research Specialization - Systematics studies focus on the
Trichogrammatidae (Hymenoptera),... |
John Heraty
John Heraty
PhD. Texas A&M University, 1990
MSc University of Guelph, 1984
BSc University of Guelph, 1976
Eucharitidae page
Encarsia page
Research focuses on the systematics, phylogeny... |
| Staff |
Dave Hawks
David Hawks
david.hawks@ucr.edu
Staff Research Associate, Sequencer Extrodinaire
As a Staff
Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. John M. Heraty, Department of
Entomology, UC Riverside, I am responsible for conducting directed... |
| Postdocs |
James Munro
James B. Munro
james.munro@ucr.edu
INTRODUCTION:
I am a post-doctoral researcher in John Heraty's lab at UCR. I am currently focusing on two projects:
1) Phylogenetic analyses of a 600-plus taxon molecular dataset of Chalcidoidea... |
| Graduate Students |
Roger Burks
Roger Burks
About me
I am a Ph.D.
student at the University of California at Riverside under Dr. John M.
Heraty. My scientific goals include improving the classification,
identification methods, and overall knowledge base... |
Jeremiah George
Jeremiah N. George
PhD. candidate UCR, 2006
MSc UCR (Entomology), 2003
BSc UCR (Entomology), 2000
Current research is focused on the below immediate thesis objectives. Primary research interests are focused... |
Jason Mottern
Professional Interests
Broadly speaking, I am interested in the systematics, biology and biogeography of parasitic Hymenoptera, with an emphasis on the chalcidoid wasps in the family Aphelinidae. These are minute (mostly less than 1-mm body length)... |
Chrissy Romero
My Research
I am
currently working on the distribution and phylogenetic significance of a
specialized pair of scutellar sensilla. These sensilla appear in 12 of the 19 chalcidoid families as well as in... |
Elizabeth Murray
Elizabeth Murray
Ph.D. in progress, UCR
M.S. 2006, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
B.A. 2004, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN
Research Project:
I am beginning a phylogenetic revision of a genus of parasitic... |
| Undergraduates |
Andrew Ernst
Andrew Ernst
Education:
University of California, Riverside, Undergraduate, Entomology, 2006-present
College of the Desert, Palm Desert A.S., Environmental Horticulture, 2006
Research Interests:
Since... |
| Collaborators |
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith
Since 2001, I have been collaborating with David Hawks and John Heraty on a large- scale molecular phylogenetics project focusing on scarab beetles. During this time, I have visited and worked in the Heraty molecular lab at UCR on... |
M.J. Paulsen
M.J. Paulsen
I am collaborating with Dave Hawks on molecular systematics of scarabaeoid groups (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). I recently received my Ph.D. from the Department of Entomology at the University of Nebraska. My research interests... |
Giustiniano Matteucig
Giustiniano Matteucig
Currently, I am a PhD. student studying under Professor Gennaro Viggiani, at the University of Naples "Federico II." I am collaborating with Dr. John Heraty and Dr. Serguei Triapitsyn to discover if... |
Marco Gebiola
Marco Gebiola, Ph.D
Education:
Ph.D. Entomology and Biological control, University of Naples “Federico II,” February 5, 2009.
Dissertation: Morpho-bio-molecular characterization of species of the genus Pnigalio Schrank (Hymenoptera:... |
Jim Woolley
James B. Woolley
Title: Professor of Entomology, Texas A&M University
Education:
B.S., Entomology, Oregon State University, 1977
Ph.D., Entomology, University of California at Riverside, 1983
Contact:
Phone:... |
Adena Why
RESEARCH
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Johan Liljeblad
Johan Liljeblad (cynips@gmail.com)
Postdoc on Hymenoptera Tree of Life grant (2003-2007)
Research on head of Hymenoptera and a developing a morphological character matrix for Chalcidoidea. A major accomplishement was developing the MX character... |
Christiane Weirauch
Christiane Weirauch
Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside
www.heteroptera.ucr.edu
Christiane joined the faculty in
Entomology at UCR in early 2007 as a systematic entomologist. Her
interest is... |
Joanne Heraty
Joanne Heraty
MSc University of California, Davis
Joanne has participated in collecting Eucharitidae in Argentina and is in the process of describing a new species of Pseudochalcura (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae). The habitat of the... |
Javier Torréns
Javier Torréns
PhD student, Universidad de Tucuman, Argentina
Systematics of Eucharitidae of Argentina
Javier is a student with Patricio Fidalgo at the CONICET station in Anillaco Argentina. His thesis work is a revision of... |
Laura Varone
Laura Varone
Biological Control Technician
Laura is working on the biology of Orasema simplex Heraty, a parasitoid of the imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) in northeastern Argentina. In Spring 2008, Laura visited the Heraty lab to sort... |
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Online chalcid character definition and coding using mx
(J. Heraty, J. Liljeblad, et al.)
Aimed at resolving the phylogeny for the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The study is based on adult external morphology with... |
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PEET Introduction
PEET Introduction
The Partnership for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) is a National Science Foundation program focused on training taxonomists. Support is granted for studies of groups of organisms that are poorly known, or where taxonomic... |
Current PEET
NSF PEET DEB-0730616 - PEET: Consolidation of research and training activities in Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
Principal Investigators:
John Heraty (PI)
James Woolley (Co-PI)
Objectives:
1. Train specialists... |
Prior PEET
NSF PEET DEB-9978150 - Classification of Aphelinidae and Trichogrammatidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)
Student Training:
The grant trained two M.S. and five Ph.D students:
Roger Burks (M.S.) - Trichogramma (Tri... |
Collecting in Nigeria 2008
Operation Nigeria: 2008
INTRODUCTION:
We heard many foreboding words before embarking on our trip to Nigeria. Its government is regarded as one of the most corrupt in the world. Kidnappings, robberies, car-jackings civil-unrest,... |
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Lab Personnel:
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Our fearless leader John Heraty will be collecting in Argentina from 3/1-4/14/07.
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Online chalcid character definition and coding using mx
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Aimed at resolving the phylogeny for the superfamily Chalcidoidea. The study is based on adult external morphology with... |
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The Partnership for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET) is a National Science Foundation program focused on training taxonomists. Support is granted for studies of groups of organisms that are poorly known, or where taxonomic... |
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About Us
Lab Personnel:
Professor of Entomology and Entomologist (John Heraty)
Grad students (Roger Burks, Jeremiah George, Jason Mottern, Chrissy Romero)
Staff Research Associate (David Hawks)
Undergraduate (Adena Why)
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HymAToL
Hymenoptera Tree of Life project - NSF Grant EF-0341149
Goal: Recovering the phylogeny of Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps)
Activities for the relationships between Chalcidoidea and other Hymenoptera are being... |
Keys
Key to the Nearctic genera of Eulophidae
This key is the most current resource for identification of North
American eulophid genera for all subfamilies except Tetrastichinae. It
is maintained by Roger A. Burks, and updated as new information ... |
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