First record of the genus Phradis Förster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Tersilochinae) from the Neotropical Region

One new species of the genus Phradis, Phradis peruvianus sp. n., from the mountainous part of Peruvian Amazonia, is described and illustrated. This is the first record of the genus from South America and the Neotropical region.This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (No. 10-04-00265), by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences Programme “Origin and Evolution of Biosphere, Subprogram II”, and by Project A/013484/07 from Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación, Spain). A research visit made by the second author to the Universidad Nacional Agraria la Molina (Lima, Peru), was supported by a grant from University of Alicante, Spain (Vicerrectorado de Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperación, Programa Propio para el Fomento de las Relaciones Institucionales, 2010)

The wasps, bees and ants (Insecta: Vespida=Hymenoptera) from the Insect Limestone (Late Eocene) of the Isle of Wight, UK

The types and undescribed material of the hymenopteran fossils of the Insect Bed of the Bembridge Marls from the Isle of Wight (UK) are critically revised and studied. A total of 1460 fossils are recorded and attributed to 20 families: Gasteruptiidae s.l. (1); Proctotrupidae (3); Diapriidae (24); Cynipidae (7); Figitidae (6); Pteromalidae (1); Agaonidae (3); Scelionidae (12); Platygastridae (2); Ichneumonidae (32); Braconidae (75); Bethylidae (3); Crabronidae (2); Sphecidae (1); Apidae (2); Scoliidae (1); Tiphiidae (2); Vespidae (4); and Formicidae (1220). Described as new are 51 species, 13 genera, two tribes and two subfamilies. Minimum number of species recorded (either as described species or representing higher taxa with no described species in the assemblage) is 118. The composition of the hymenopteran assemblage is most similar to that of Baltic amber and indicative of a well forested territory, as well as of a humid, equable (aseasonal but not very hot) climate, more typically equable than in the Baltic amber source area, judging from the absence of Aphidiinae and scarcity of aphids

Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of leaf-spinning moths (Lepidoptera) feeding on Vaccinium uliginosum L. along an ecological gradient in central European peat bogs

Parasitoids of leaf-spinning Lepidoptera associated with two isolated central European peat bogs were investigated. Five families of parasitoid Hymenoptera (Braconidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Pteromalidae and Encyrtidae) were recorded. Three categories were recognised: (1) primary parasitoids, (2) facultative hyperparasitoids and (3) obligatory hyperparasitoids. Ten species of Braconidae, five species and seven marked morphospecies among Ichneumonidae, and three species of Chalcidoidea were identified. Despite of some niche-specific (but less host-specific) parasitoids, all these hymenopterans are likely to be generalists and none of them were confirmed to be habitat and/or host specialists. Unlike their eurytopic (opportunistic tyrphoneutral) parasitoids, the Lepidoptera hosts associated with peat bogs are partially highly stenotopic (tyrphobionts and tyrphophiles). The occurrence of parasitoids compared to their potential hosts was structured along an ecological (mesoclimatic) gradient, so most parasitoids were recorded from margins while stenotopic (narrow habitat adaptation) moths were mostly distributed near the centre of the bog habitat

Biodiversidad de Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) en México

ResumenLos ichneumónidos integran la familia con mayor diversidad de especies en el orden Hymenoptera y una de las más diversas en la clase Insecta. Para México se registran 1 291 especies (5.3% del total mundial) de 300 géneros y 28 subfamilias, con 43 géneros por identificar sus especies, para un total de 343 géneros. Se estiman entre 3 215 y 4 544 especies para el país, considerando la necesidad de más estudios en las regiones norte, centro, occidente y sureste. El 59% (760) de las especies son neotropicales, el 29% (371) son neotropicales y neárticas, el 10% (127) son neárticas y el 2% restante (33) tiene otra distribución. De momento, 45% (580) de las especies se consideran endémicas, situación que se debe a la descripción reciente de muchas especies nuevas y a la falta de más estudios en Centroamérica (excepto Costa Rica).AbstractIchneumonids form the family with more diversity of species in the Order Hymenoptera and one of the more diverse families in the Class Insecta. For Mexico, 1 291 species (5.3% of the world’s total) from 300 genera and 28 subfamilies are recorded; from 43 genera the species have not been identifies, for a total of 343 genera. Between 3 215 and 4 534 species are estimated for the country, considering the necessity of consistent studies in the north, central, western and southeastern regions. Fifty nine percent (760) of the species are Neotropical, 29% (371) are Neotropical and Nearctic, 10% (127) are Nearctic, and the remaining 2% (33) have other affinities. At the moment, 45% (580) of the species are considered endemics but this is because of the recent description of many new species and the necessity of more studies in Central America (except Costa Rica)

Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Israel. Part 1

The Tersilochinae fauna of Israel is reviewed. Five genera with nine species are found to occur in Israel: Aneuclis brevicauda (Thomson), A. incidens (Thomson), Diaparsis gerlingi n. sp., D. nitida Horstmann, D. frontella (Holmgren), Gelanes clavulatus Khalaim & Blank, G. simillimus Horstmann, Palpator turpilucricupidus Khalaim and Phradis interstitialis (Thomson). Two more genera, Probles Förster and Tersilochus Holmgren, are formally recorded here from Israel but excluded from the present paper and will be treated separately.   Cite as: Khalaim, A.I. 2018. Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Israel. Part 1. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (2): 113–121. <published 2 July 2018> DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1302891 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F49E63DC-5ADA-4220-96E0-C4900B73167

Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) associated with xyelid sawflies (Hymenoptera, Xyelidae) in Mexico

Se describen dos especies de Ichneumonidae, Gelanes horstmanni Khalaim, sp. n. (Tersilochinae) e Idiogramma elbakyanae Khalaim sp. n. (Tryphoninae), de un bosque de pinos a 2800–2900 msnm en el Estado de Tlaxcala en la zona central de México; una tercera especie, I. comstockii (Ashmead), se reporta del Estado de Nuevo León en el noreste de México. Los géneros Gelanes Horstmann e Idiogramma Förster están asociados con moscas sierra xyélidas (Xyelidae), ambos géneros y la tribu Idiogrammatini de la subfamilia Tryphoninae se reportan para México por primera vez. Se elaboró una clave para la identificación de las dos especies de Idiogramma que ocurren en México. ABSTRACT Two species of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae), Gelanes horstmanni Khalaim, sp. n. (Tersilochinae) and Idiogramma elbakyanae Khalaim sp. n. (Tryphoninae), are described from the pine forest at 2800– 2900 m from the State of Tlaxcala in Central Mexico; a third species, I. comstockii (Ashmead), is found to occur in the State of Nuevo León in Northeast Mexico. The genera Gelanes Horstmann and Idiogramma Förster are associated with xyelid sawflies (Xyelidae), and both, as well as the tryphonine tribe Idiogrammatini, are recorded from Mexico for the first time. An identification key to the two Idiogramma species occurring in Mexico is provided

First record of Sathropterus pumilus (Holmgren) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae) from Mexico

Primer registro de Sathropterus pumilus (Holmgren) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Tersilochinae) para México. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (n. s.), 31(1): 141-142

Special characteristics of grassland carbon cycling in outh-eastern Crimea under altered precipitation in 2012

Створення експериментального стаціонару в рамках проекту «Нелінійна відповідь степових угруповань України на зміну кількості опадів», що було побудовано у співпраці з Карадазьким природним заповідником НАН України у 2011 р., доповнює світову базу кліматичних експериментів, представляючи нові дані зі східноєвропейського регіон

ОЦІНКА ВПЛИВУ ТЕМПЕРАТУРНИХ ПОКАЗНИКІВ НА ФОРМУВАННЯ МАЛЯРІОГЕННОСТІ ТЕРИТОРІЇ УКРАЇНИ

Malaria is an anthroponotic protozoan vector-borne disease which takes 2.6 % of all worldwide diseases. To estimate the level of malariogenic potential of a certain territory, air temperature data should be taken into account. Due to shifting the temperature patterns, climate change can create more appropriate conditions for malaria spreading; that is why it is important to estimate spacial distribution of malaria vectors and parasites for further evaluation of these species’ areal increase. In this research we have compared the temperature data (1991-2010) and prognoses (Shevchenko, 2014) for 5 main regions of Ukraine (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, and Central) with a temperature range tolerance for malaria vector (mosquito g. Anopheles) and parasites (P. vivax, P. malariae and P. falciparum).Climatic conditions in Ukraine allow executing a full sporogonic cycle of P. vivax and P. malariae in mosquito organism in all regions during the summer period. To form sporozoites P. falciparum the average seasonal temperature should not be lower than 18 °С, which is not expected for Western part of Ukraine. Winter temperatures in Ukraine are not optimal for sporozoites development in the organism of a mosquito and can be regarded as limiting factors for malaria spread in winter.Малярія – антропонозна трансмісивна хвороба, частка якої становить 2,6 % від усіх захворювань у світі. При оцінці рівня маляріогенності території враховують показники температури повітря. Зміна клімату може створити сприятливіші умови для поширення малярії; необхідною є оцінка просторового розподілу переносників і збудників малярії для подальшого визначення потенційних ареалів цих видів. Порівняно температурні показники (1991-2010 рр.) і прогнози (Шевченко, 2014) для 5 регіонів України (Північний, Південний, Східний, Західний, Центральний) з температурними діапазонами толерантності для переносників малярії (комарів Anopheles) та збудників (P. vivax, P. malariae, P. falciparum).Сформовані кліматичні особливості України передбачають придатні умови для завершення статевого розвитку малярійних плазмодіїв виду P. vivax та P. malariae в організмі комара у всіх регіонах країни влітку. Для формування спорозоїтів P. falciparum необхідною є середньосезонна температура не нижче 18 °С, що не спостерігається в наш час та не прогнозується в майбутньому у межах Західного регіону. Температури на території Україні взимку не є оптимальними для розвитку спорозоїтів в організмі комара, а тому можуть виступати лімітуючим фактором при поширенні малярії

Pedagogy of Rethinking: Teaching Students to Transform Conventional Professional Practices to Sustainable Ones

Sustainable development serves an umbrella concept for the transformation of individual and professional life. Students of higher educational institutions must acquire the skills of sustainable decision making and practicing, which will be applied in their working place. They might face problems in changing the existing professional practices to sustainable ones. The experience of ESD methods application in the universities of Ukraine, Poland, and Latvia was analysed in order to define common challenges and issues encountered by the supervisors of the courses, which included design of a project. The courses with projects were taught to the students of all three education levels with various backgrounds: Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Transport Technologies, and Management. The central idea of those projects was to transform chosen industrial and managerial practices to ones aligned with the SDGs. A self-assessment of course results, comparative analysis of methods and approaches used yield a list of recommendations and methods that contribute to the rethinking capacity for transformation of any professional field practices towards the principles of sustainability. In particular, it is clear that the project course should be co-created using transformative learning approach and “flipped classroom” to stimulate generation of students’ ideas. Equally important is to adapt SDGs to each professional field not only highlighting their varied applicabilitybut also conceptual equivalence. The important result of project-based learning is also action competence of students, being ready and interested to implement sustainability principles in their work and see them as options for entrepreneurship and business development.