The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Friday, December 16, 2005 - 8:30 AM
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Of molecules and morphology: A phylogenetic appraisal of the Trichogrammatidae

Jeremiah George, jergeorge@hotmail.com, Albert Owen, owena03@student.ucr.edu, and John D. Pinto, john.pinto@ucr.edu. University of California, Riverside, Department of Entomology, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA

Trichogrammatidae are solitary or gregarious idiobiont endoparasitoids of insect eggs. They are among the smallest insects, ranging in size from 0.2-1.5 mm. The family is represented by over 800 described species in 84 genera worldwide. The Trichogrammatidae is an ancient group, with recognizable members found in Cretaceous amber between 70-90 million years old. Phylogenetic analyses based on a combined 18S, 28S-D2-D3 rDNA and morphology dataset will be examined. Progress to unravel the phylogenetic relationships of this group and the associated taxonomic impediments will be discussed.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Trichogrammatidae
Keywords: Phylogenetics

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