TY  - JOUR
AU  - Čkrkić, Jelisaveta
AU  - Petrovic, Andjelko
AU  - Kocić, Korana
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas
AU  - Van Achterberg, Cornelis
AU  - Hebert, Paul
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/590
AB  - Abstract: Members of the Monoctonina subtribe have long been neglected in applied studies of
the subfamily Aphidiinae, due to their low economic importance, as they do not parasitize pests
of cultivated plants. Consequently, data about this group are scarce, including its taxonomy and
phylogeny. In the present study, we explore inter- and intraspecific genetic variation of Monoctonina
species, including genera Monoctonus Haliday 1833, Monoctonia Starý 1962, Falciconus Mackauer
1959 and Harkeria Cameron 1900. We employ two molecular markers, the barcode region of the
mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and the D2 region of the 28S nuclear gene
(28S rDNA), to analyze genetic structuring and phylogeny of all available Monoctonina species,
and combine them with morphological data for an integrative approach. We report one new species,
and three potentially new species which can be formally described when further specimens are
available. Analysis of phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe shows a basal position for the
genera Falciconus and Monoctonia, and the close relatedness of Harkeria and Monoctonus.
PB  - Basel : MDPI
T2  - Insects
T1  - Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)
IS  - 160
IS  - 3
VL  - 11
DO  - 10.3390/insects11030160
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Čkrkić, Jelisaveta and Petrovic, Andjelko and Kocić, Korana and Mitrović, Milana and Kavallieratos, Nickolas and Van Achterberg, Cornelis and Hebert, Paul and Tomanović, Željko",
year = "2020",
abstract = "Abstract: Members of the Monoctonina subtribe have long been neglected in applied studies of
the subfamily Aphidiinae, due to their low economic importance, as they do not parasitize pests
of cultivated plants. Consequently, data about this group are scarce, including its taxonomy and
phylogeny. In the present study, we explore inter- and intraspecific genetic variation of Monoctonina
species, including genera Monoctonus Haliday 1833, Monoctonia Starý 1962, Falciconus Mackauer
1959 and Harkeria Cameron 1900. We employ two molecular markers, the barcode region of the
mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and the D2 region of the 28S nuclear gene
(28S rDNA), to analyze genetic structuring and phylogeny of all available Monoctonina species,
and combine them with morphological data for an integrative approach. We report one new species,
and three potentially new species which can be formally described when further specimens are
available. Analysis of phylogenetic relationships within the subtribe shows a basal position for the
genera Falciconus and Monoctonia, and the close relatedness of Harkeria and Monoctonus.",
publisher = "Basel : MDPI",
journal = "Insects",
title = "Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)",
number = "160, 3",
volume = "11",
doi = "10.3390/insects11030160"
}

Čkrkić, J., Petrovic, A., Kocić, K., Mitrović, M., Kavallieratos, N., Van Achterberg, C., Hebert, P.,& Tomanović, Ž.. (2020). Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae). in Insects
Basel : MDPI., 11(160).
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11030160

Čkrkić J, Petrovic A, Kocić K, Mitrović M, Kavallieratos N, Van Achterberg C, Hebert P, Tomanović Ž. Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae). in Insects. 2020;11(160).
doi:10.3390/insects11030160 .

Čkrkić, Jelisaveta, Petrovic, Andjelko, Kocić, Korana, Mitrović, Milana, Kavallieratos, Nickolas, Van Achterberg, Cornelis, Hebert, Paul, Tomanović, Željko, "Phylogeny of the Subtribe Monoctonina (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae)" in Insects, 11, no. 160 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11030160 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Petrović, A.
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Ghaliow, M.E.
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/527
AB  - Species that belong to the Aphidius eadyi group have been used as biocontrol agents against Acyrthosiphon pisum worldwide. However, despite their extensive use, there are still gaps in our knowledge about their taxonomy and distribution. In this study, we employed an integrative taxonomic approach by combining genetic analyses (mtDNA COI barcoding) with standard morphological analyses and geometric morphometrics of forewing shape. We identified three species within the A. eadyi species group, viz., A. smithi, A. eadyi and A. banksae. Genetic separation of all three species was confirmed, with mean genetic distances between species ranging from 5 to 7.4%. The following morphological characters were determined as the most important for separating species of the A. eadyi group: number and shape of costulae on the anterolateral part of the petiole, shape of the central areola on the propodeum, and shape and venation of the forewings. The differences in wing shape of all three species were statistically significant, but with some overlapping. We identified A. banksae as a widely distributed pea aphid parasitoid, whose known range covers most of the western Palaearctic (from the UK to Israel). Aphidius banksae is diagnosed and redescribed.
PB  - Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge
T2  - Bulletin of Entomological Research
T1  - Resolving the taxonomic status of biocontrol agents belonging to the Aphidius eadyi species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): an integrative approach
EP  - 14
SP  - 1
DO  - 10.1017/S000748531800055X
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Petrović, A. and Mitrović, Milana and Ghaliow, M.E. and Ivanović, Ana and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Stary, Petr and Tomanović, Željko",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Species that belong to the Aphidius eadyi group have been used as biocontrol agents against Acyrthosiphon pisum worldwide. However, despite their extensive use, there are still gaps in our knowledge about their taxonomy and distribution. In this study, we employed an integrative taxonomic approach by combining genetic analyses (mtDNA COI barcoding) with standard morphological analyses and geometric morphometrics of forewing shape. We identified three species within the A. eadyi species group, viz., A. smithi, A. eadyi and A. banksae. Genetic separation of all three species was confirmed, with mean genetic distances between species ranging from 5 to 7.4%. The following morphological characters were determined as the most important for separating species of the A. eadyi group: number and shape of costulae on the anterolateral part of the petiole, shape of the central areola on the propodeum, and shape and venation of the forewings. The differences in wing shape of all three species were statistically significant, but with some overlapping. We identified A. banksae as a widely distributed pea aphid parasitoid, whose known range covers most of the western Palaearctic (from the UK to Israel). Aphidius banksae is diagnosed and redescribed.",
publisher = "Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge",
journal = "Bulletin of Entomological Research",
title = "Resolving the taxonomic status of biocontrol agents belonging to the Aphidius eadyi species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): an integrative approach",
pages = "14-1",
doi = "10.1017/S000748531800055X"
}

Petrović, A., Mitrović, M., Ghaliow, M.E., Ivanović, A., Kavallieratos, N. G., Stary, P.,& Tomanović, Ž.. (2018). Resolving the taxonomic status of biocontrol agents belonging to the Aphidius eadyi species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): an integrative approach. in Bulletin of Entomological Research
Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge., 1-14.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S000748531800055X

Petrović A, Mitrović M, Ghaliow M, Ivanović A, Kavallieratos NG, Stary P, Tomanović Ž. Resolving the taxonomic status of biocontrol agents belonging to the Aphidius eadyi species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): an integrative approach. in Bulletin of Entomological Research. 2018;:1-14.
doi:10.1017/S000748531800055X .

Petrović, A., Mitrović, Milana, Ghaliow, M.E., Ivanović, Ana, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Stary, Petr, Tomanović, Željko, "Resolving the taxonomic status of biocontrol agents belonging to the Aphidius eadyi species group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae): an integrative approach" in Bulletin of Entomological Research (2018):1-14,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S000748531800055X . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Zikić, Vladimir
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Rakhshani, Ehsan
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Vorburger, Christoph
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/519
AB  - Members of the genus Lysiphlebus Foerster are medium-sized endoparasitoid aphidiine wasps with over 30 species distributed worldwide. They attack numerous aphid hosts, and some species are important biological control agents. All European Lysiphlebus species are revised based on sequence information from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene and the nuclear 28SD2 gene, morphological traits, and on information about their host specificity. The taxonomic status of 13 European Lysiphlebus species is confirmed, while 11 are redescribed and illustrated. The following four Lysiphlebus species are synonymized: L. melandriicola Stary, 1961 [= L. fabarum (Marshall, 1896)], L. hirtus Stark, 1985 (= L. confusus Tremblay & Eady, 1978), L. hispanus Stary, 1973 (= L. desertorum Stary, 1965), and L. safavii Stary, 1985 (= L. hirticornis Mackauer, 1960). Two new Lysiphlebus species are described: L. volkli sp.n. and L. brachycaudi sp.n. Our results, based on both COI and 28SD2, confirm the existence of three monophyletic species groups within the genus: (1) the 'fabarum' group, which includes L. fabarum, L. cardui (Marshall, 1896), L. confusus, L. hirticornis, L. brachycaudi sp.n., and L. volkli sp.n.; (2) the 'testaceipes' group, which includes L. testaceipes (Cresson, 1880), L. orientalis Stary & Rakhshani, 2010, L. fritzmuelleri Mackauer, 1960, L. balcanicus Stary, 1998, L. desertorum, [and probably L. dissolutus (Nees, 1811)]; and (3) the 'alpinus' group, consisting solely of L. alpinus Stary, 1971. Geometric morphometrics of fore wing shape proved to be a powerful tool to delineate sibling species within the fabarum' group. We were able to confirm for the first time sexual lines of L. cardui and L. confusus. Furthermore, an additional potentially asexual Lysiphlebus taxon in Europe is revealed based on the discovery of an asexual line of L. volkli sp.n. in Iran. An illustrated key for identification of the European Lysiphlebus species is provided.
PB  - Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum Tierkunde, Dresden
T2  - Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny
T1  - Revision of the European Lysiphlebus species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on the basis of COI and 28SD2 molecular markers and morphology
EP  - 213
IS  - 2
SP  - 179
VL  - 76
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tomanović, Željko and Mitrović, Milana and Petrović, Anđeljko and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Zikić, Vladimir and Ivanović, Ana and Rakhshani, Ehsan and Stary, Petr and Vorburger, Christoph",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Members of the genus Lysiphlebus Foerster are medium-sized endoparasitoid aphidiine wasps with over 30 species distributed worldwide. They attack numerous aphid hosts, and some species are important biological control agents. All European Lysiphlebus species are revised based on sequence information from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene and the nuclear 28SD2 gene, morphological traits, and on information about their host specificity. The taxonomic status of 13 European Lysiphlebus species is confirmed, while 11 are redescribed and illustrated. The following four Lysiphlebus species are synonymized: L. melandriicola Stary, 1961 [= L. fabarum (Marshall, 1896)], L. hirtus Stark, 1985 (= L. confusus Tremblay & Eady, 1978), L. hispanus Stary, 1973 (= L. desertorum Stary, 1965), and L. safavii Stary, 1985 (= L. hirticornis Mackauer, 1960). Two new Lysiphlebus species are described: L. volkli sp.n. and L. brachycaudi sp.n. Our results, based on both COI and 28SD2, confirm the existence of three monophyletic species groups within the genus: (1) the 'fabarum' group, which includes L. fabarum, L. cardui (Marshall, 1896), L. confusus, L. hirticornis, L. brachycaudi sp.n., and L. volkli sp.n.; (2) the 'testaceipes' group, which includes L. testaceipes (Cresson, 1880), L. orientalis Stary & Rakhshani, 2010, L. fritzmuelleri Mackauer, 1960, L. balcanicus Stary, 1998, L. desertorum, [and probably L. dissolutus (Nees, 1811)]; and (3) the 'alpinus' group, consisting solely of L. alpinus Stary, 1971. Geometric morphometrics of fore wing shape proved to be a powerful tool to delineate sibling species within the fabarum' group. We were able to confirm for the first time sexual lines of L. cardui and L. confusus. Furthermore, an additional potentially asexual Lysiphlebus taxon in Europe is revealed based on the discovery of an asexual line of L. volkli sp.n. in Iran. An illustrated key for identification of the European Lysiphlebus species is provided.",
publisher = "Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum Tierkunde, Dresden",
journal = "Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny",
title = "Revision of the European Lysiphlebus species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on the basis of COI and 28SD2 molecular markers and morphology",
pages = "213-179",
number = "2",
volume = "76"
}

Tomanović, Ž., Mitrović, M., Petrović, A., Kavallieratos, N. G., Zikić, V., Ivanović, A., Rakhshani, E., Stary, P.,& Vorburger, C.. (2018). Revision of the European Lysiphlebus species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on the basis of COI and 28SD2 molecular markers and morphology. in Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny
Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum Tierkunde, Dresden., 76(2), 179-213.

Tomanović Ž, Mitrović M, Petrović A, Kavallieratos NG, Zikić V, Ivanović A, Rakhshani E, Stary P, Vorburger C. Revision of the European Lysiphlebus species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on the basis of COI and 28SD2 molecular markers and morphology. in Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 2018;76(2):179-213..

Tomanović, Željko, Mitrović, Milana, Petrović, Anđeljko, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Zikić, Vladimir, Ivanović, Ana, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Stary, Petr, Vorburger, Christoph, "Revision of the European Lysiphlebus species (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) on the basis of COI and 28SD2 molecular markers and morphology" in Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 76, no. 2 (2018):179-213.

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Zikić, Vladimir
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
AU  - Vorburger, Christoph
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/418
AB  - Background: Morphological divergence often increases with phylogenetic distance, thus making morphology taxonomically informative. However, transitions to asexual reproduction may complicate this relationship because asexual lineages capture and freeze parts of the phenotypic variation of the sexual populations from which they derive. Parasitoid wasps belonging to the genus Lysiphlebus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) are composed of over 20 species that exploit over a hundred species of aphid hosts, including many important agricultural pests. Within Lysiphlebus, two genetically and morphologically well- defined species groups are recognised: the "fabarum" and the "testaceipes" groups. Yet within each group, sexual as well as asexual lineages occur, and in L. fabarum different morphs of unknown origin and status have been recognised. In this study, we selected a broad sample of specimens from the genus Lysiphlebus to explore the relationship between genetic divergence, reproductive mode and morphological variation in wing size and shape (quantified by geometric morphometrics). Results: The analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences revealed a clear separation between the "testaceipes" and "fabarum" groups of Lysiphlebus, as well as three well-defined phylogenetic lineages within the "fabarum" species group and two lineages within the "testaceipes" group. Divergence in wing shape was concordant with the deep split between the "testaceipes" and "fabarum" species groups, but within groups no clear association between genetic divergence and wing shape variation was observed. On the other hand, we found significant and consistent differences in the shape of the wing between sexual and asexual lineages, even when they were closely related. Conclusions: Mapping wing shape data onto an independently derived molecular phylogeny of Lysiphlebus revealed an association between genetic and morphological divergence only for the deepest phylogenetic split. In more recently diverged taxa, much of the variation in wing shape was explained by differences between sexual and asexual lineages, suggesting a mechanistic link between wing shape and reproductive mode in these parasitoid wasps.
PB  - BMC
T2  - BMC Evolutionary Biology
T1  - Genetic and morphological variation in sexual and asexual parasitoids of the genus Lysiphlebus - an apparent link between wing shape and reproductive mode
VL  - 15
DO  - 10.1186/s12862-015-0293-5
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Petrović, Anđeljko and Mitrović, Milana and Ivanović, Ana and Zikić, Vladimir and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Stary, Petr and Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S and Tomanović, Željko and Vorburger, Christoph",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Background: Morphological divergence often increases with phylogenetic distance, thus making morphology taxonomically informative. However, transitions to asexual reproduction may complicate this relationship because asexual lineages capture and freeze parts of the phenotypic variation of the sexual populations from which they derive. Parasitoid wasps belonging to the genus Lysiphlebus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) are composed of over 20 species that exploit over a hundred species of aphid hosts, including many important agricultural pests. Within Lysiphlebus, two genetically and morphologically well- defined species groups are recognised: the "fabarum" and the "testaceipes" groups. Yet within each group, sexual as well as asexual lineages occur, and in L. fabarum different morphs of unknown origin and status have been recognised. In this study, we selected a broad sample of specimens from the genus Lysiphlebus to explore the relationship between genetic divergence, reproductive mode and morphological variation in wing size and shape (quantified by geometric morphometrics). Results: The analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences revealed a clear separation between the "testaceipes" and "fabarum" groups of Lysiphlebus, as well as three well-defined phylogenetic lineages within the "fabarum" species group and two lineages within the "testaceipes" group. Divergence in wing shape was concordant with the deep split between the "testaceipes" and "fabarum" species groups, but within groups no clear association between genetic divergence and wing shape variation was observed. On the other hand, we found significant and consistent differences in the shape of the wing between sexual and asexual lineages, even when they were closely related. Conclusions: Mapping wing shape data onto an independently derived molecular phylogeny of Lysiphlebus revealed an association between genetic and morphological divergence only for the deepest phylogenetic split. In more recently diverged taxa, much of the variation in wing shape was explained by differences between sexual and asexual lineages, suggesting a mechanistic link between wing shape and reproductive mode in these parasitoid wasps.",
publisher = "BMC",
journal = "BMC Evolutionary Biology",
title = "Genetic and morphological variation in sexual and asexual parasitoids of the genus Lysiphlebus - an apparent link between wing shape and reproductive mode",
volume = "15",
doi = "10.1186/s12862-015-0293-5"
}

Petrović, A., Mitrović, M., Ivanović, A., Zikić, V., Kavallieratos, N. G., Stary, P., Mitrovski-Bogdanović, A. S., Tomanović, Ž.,& Vorburger, C.. (2015). Genetic and morphological variation in sexual and asexual parasitoids of the genus Lysiphlebus - an apparent link between wing shape and reproductive mode. in BMC Evolutionary Biology
BMC., 15.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0293-5

Petrović A, Mitrović M, Ivanović A, Zikić V, Kavallieratos NG, Stary P, Mitrovski-Bogdanović AS, Tomanović Ž, Vorburger C. Genetic and morphological variation in sexual and asexual parasitoids of the genus Lysiphlebus - an apparent link between wing shape and reproductive mode. in BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2015;15.
doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0293-5 .

Petrović, Anđeljko, Mitrović, Milana, Ivanović, Ana, Zikić, Vladimir, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Stary, Petr, Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S, Tomanović, Željko, Vorburger, Christoph, "Genetic and morphological variation in sexual and asexual parasitoids of the genus Lysiphlebus - an apparent link between wing shape and reproductive mode" in BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15 (2015),
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0293-5 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Rakhshani, Ehsan
AU  - Rakhshanipour, M.
AU  - Popović, A.
AU  - Shukshuk, A. H.
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/336
AB  - We have identified the following three taxa related to the Aphidius colemani species group, which are important biological control agents: Aphidius colemani, Aphidius transcaspicus and Aphidius platensis. Using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene and geometric morphometric analysis of the forewing shape, we have explored the genetic structure and morphological variability of the A. colemani group from different aphid host/plant associations covering a wide distribution area. The topology of the maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood trees were identical with 98-100% bootstrap support, clustering A. colemani, A. platensis and A. transcaspicus into separate species. The distances among the taxa ranged from 2.2 to 4.7%, which is a common rate for the between-species divergence within the subfamily Aphidiinae. Differences in the shape of the forewing investigated within the biotypes of A. colemani group are congruent with their genetic diversification. Both A. platensis and A. colemani share a common host range pattern, and it would be interesting to estimate and compare the role of these two species in future biological control strategies against aphids of economic importance. Our results indicate that 'genetic screening' is a reliable approach for identification within the A. colemani group. The high variation in the wing shape among species, including a significant divergence in the wing shape among specimens that emerged from different hosts, makes the forewing shape and wing venation less reliable for species determination. Aphidius platensis is diagnostified and redescribed, and the key for the A. colemani group is presented.
PB  - Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge
T2  - Bulletin of Entomological Research
T1  - Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)
EP  - 565
IS  - 5
SP  - 552
VL  - 104
DO  - 10.1017/S0007485314000327
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tomanović, Željko and Petrović, Anđeljko and Mitrović, Milana and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Stary, Petr and Rakhshani, Ehsan and Rakhshanipour, M. and Popović, A. and Shukshuk, A. H. and Ivanović, Ana",
year = "2014",
abstract = "We have identified the following three taxa related to the Aphidius colemani species group, which are important biological control agents: Aphidius colemani, Aphidius transcaspicus and Aphidius platensis. Using partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene and geometric morphometric analysis of the forewing shape, we have explored the genetic structure and morphological variability of the A. colemani group from different aphid host/plant associations covering a wide distribution area. The topology of the maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood trees were identical with 98-100% bootstrap support, clustering A. colemani, A. platensis and A. transcaspicus into separate species. The distances among the taxa ranged from 2.2 to 4.7%, which is a common rate for the between-species divergence within the subfamily Aphidiinae. Differences in the shape of the forewing investigated within the biotypes of A. colemani group are congruent with their genetic diversification. Both A. platensis and A. colemani share a common host range pattern, and it would be interesting to estimate and compare the role of these two species in future biological control strategies against aphids of economic importance. Our results indicate that 'genetic screening' is a reliable approach for identification within the A. colemani group. The high variation in the wing shape among species, including a significant divergence in the wing shape among specimens that emerged from different hosts, makes the forewing shape and wing venation less reliable for species determination. Aphidius platensis is diagnostified and redescribed, and the key for the A. colemani group is presented.",
publisher = "Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge",
journal = "Bulletin of Entomological Research",
title = "Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)",
pages = "565-552",
number = "5",
volume = "104",
doi = "10.1017/S0007485314000327"
}

Tomanović, Ž., Petrović, A., Mitrović, M., Kavallieratos, N. G., Stary, P., Rakhshani, E., Rakhshanipour, M., Popović, A., Shukshuk, A. H.,& Ivanović, A.. (2014). Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). in Bulletin of Entomological Research
Cambridge Univ Press, Cambridge., 104(5), 552-565.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485314000327

Tomanović Ž, Petrović A, Mitrović M, Kavallieratos NG, Stary P, Rakhshani E, Rakhshanipour M, Popović A, Shukshuk AH, Ivanović A. Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). in Bulletin of Entomological Research. 2014;104(5):552-565.
doi:10.1017/S0007485314000327 .

Tomanović, Željko, Petrović, Anđeljko, Mitrović, Milana, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Stary, Petr, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Rakhshanipour, M., Popović, A., Shukshuk, A. H., Ivanović, Ana, "Molecular and morphological variability within the Aphidius colemani group with redescription of Aphidius platensis Brethes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)" in Bulletin of Entomological Research, 104, no. 5 (2014):552-565,
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485314000327 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Petrović-Obradović, Olivera
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
AU  - Vorburger, Christoph
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/297
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/584
AB  - Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cress.) is an aphidiine parasitoid originally introduced to Europe as a biological control agent of citrus aphids in the Mediterranean. It has rapidly become widespread in coastal areas continuing gradually to expand inland. L. testaceipes exploited a large number of aphids in Europe, including new hosts and significantly changed the relative abundance of the native parasitoids. This behavior may reflect a broad oligophagy of the introduced parasitoid or it may require the evolution of host specialization that results in genetically differentiated subpopulations on different hosts. To address this issue we used the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and seven microsatellite loci to analyze the structure of genetic variation for L. testaceipes samples collected from 12 different aphid hosts across seven European countries, as well as some samples from Benin, Costa Rica, USA, Algeria and Libya for comparison. Only five COI haplotypes with moderate divergence were identified overall. There was no evidence for the association of haplotypes with different aphid hosts in the European samples, but there was geographic structuring in this variation. Haplotype diversity was highest in France, where L. testaceipes was introduced, but only a single haplotype was detected in areas of south-eastern Europe that were invaded subsequently. The analysis of microsatellite variation confirmed the lack of host-associated genetic structure, as well as differentiation between populations from south-western and southeastern Europe. The parasitoid L. testaceipes in Europe is thus an opportunistic oligophagous species with a population structure shaped by the processes of introduction and expansion rather than by host exploitation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PB  - Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego
T2  - Biological Control
T1  - Geographic structure with no evidence for host-associated lineages in European populations of Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced biological control agent
EP  - 158
IS  - 3
SP  - 150
VL  - 66
DO  - 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.05.007
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mitrović, Milana and Petrović, Anđeljko and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Stary, Petr and Petrović-Obradović, Olivera and Tomanović, Željko and Vorburger, Christoph",
year = "2013",
abstract = "Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cress.) is an aphidiine parasitoid originally introduced to Europe as a biological control agent of citrus aphids in the Mediterranean. It has rapidly become widespread in coastal areas continuing gradually to expand inland. L. testaceipes exploited a large number of aphids in Europe, including new hosts and significantly changed the relative abundance of the native parasitoids. This behavior may reflect a broad oligophagy of the introduced parasitoid or it may require the evolution of host specialization that results in genetically differentiated subpopulations on different hosts. To address this issue we used the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and seven microsatellite loci to analyze the structure of genetic variation for L. testaceipes samples collected from 12 different aphid hosts across seven European countries, as well as some samples from Benin, Costa Rica, USA, Algeria and Libya for comparison. Only five COI haplotypes with moderate divergence were identified overall. There was no evidence for the association of haplotypes with different aphid hosts in the European samples, but there was geographic structuring in this variation. Haplotype diversity was highest in France, where L. testaceipes was introduced, but only a single haplotype was detected in areas of south-eastern Europe that were invaded subsequently. The analysis of microsatellite variation confirmed the lack of host-associated genetic structure, as well as differentiation between populations from south-western and southeastern Europe. The parasitoid L. testaceipes in Europe is thus an opportunistic oligophagous species with a population structure shaped by the processes of introduction and expansion rather than by host exploitation. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego",
journal = "Biological Control",
title = "Geographic structure with no evidence for host-associated lineages in European populations of Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced biological control agent",
pages = "158-150",
number = "3",
volume = "66",
doi = "10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.05.007"
}

Mitrović, M., Petrović, A., Kavallieratos, N. G., Stary, P., Petrović-Obradović, O., Tomanović, Ž.,& Vorburger, C.. (2013). Geographic structure with no evidence for host-associated lineages in European populations of Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced biological control agent. in Biological Control
Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego., 66(3), 150-158.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.05.007

Mitrović M, Petrović A, Kavallieratos NG, Stary P, Petrović-Obradović O, Tomanović Ž, Vorburger C. Geographic structure with no evidence for host-associated lineages in European populations of Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced biological control agent. in Biological Control. 2013;66(3):150-158.
doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.05.007 .

Mitrović, Milana, Petrović, Anđeljko, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Stary, Petr, Petrović-Obradović, Olivera, Tomanović, Željko, Vorburger, Christoph, "Geographic structure with no evidence for host-associated lineages in European populations of Lysiphlebus testaceipes, an introduced biological control agent" in Biological Control, 66, no. 3 (2013):150-158,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2013.05.007 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kos, Katarina
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Toševski, Ivo
AU  - Jakse, J
AU  - Trdan, Stanislav
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
PY  - 2011
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/169
AB  - In this study, the relationships among and the taxonomic status of three closely related parasitic wasps that are widely used as biological control agents of cereal aphids, Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetzki, Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani Perez, and Aphidius avenaphis (Fitch), were examined. Genetic divergence at an average of 6% was recorded between A. uzbekistanicus and A. rhopalosiphi by using the mitochondrial (mt) gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcoding region. Identical mtCOI gene sequences were observed in A. uzbekistanicus specimens that originated from Eurasia and in the North American species A. avenaphis. The haplotype fluctuation in A. rhopalosiphi specimens that originated from the west Palaearctic was an average of 1.5% (maximum, 2.4%). In contrast, specimens of A. uzbekistanicus from central and western parts of Eurasia were largely homogenous, with only a single mutation recorded in a specimen from eastern Europe (Serbia). The morphological and genetic diversity found in A. rhopalosiphi may suggest the existence of cryptic species, especially for lineages that have a large degree of mtCOI diversity and sympatric occurrence. The geometric morphometric analysis of stigma shape presented in this study demonstrated that members of A. uzbekistanicus have a shorter forewing r vein and a more elongated stigma, relative to those of A. avenaphis. Our research validates the use of stigma shape and flagellomere 1 color for morphological discrimination between wasp species.
PB  - Entomological Soc Amer, Lanham
T2  - Annals of the Entomological Society of America
T1  - On the Identity of Cereal Aphid Parasitoid Wasps Aphidius uzbekistanicus, Aphidius rhopalosiphi, and Aphidius avenaphis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Examination of COI Mitochondrial Gene, Geometric Morphometrics, and Morphology
EP  - 1232
IS  - 6
SP  - 1221
VL  - 104
DO  - 10.1603/AN11055
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Kos, Katarina and Petrović, Anđeljko and Stary, Petr and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Ivanović, Ana and Toševski, Ivo and Jakse, J and Trdan, Stanislav and Tomanović, Željko",
year = "2011",
abstract = "In this study, the relationships among and the taxonomic status of three closely related parasitic wasps that are widely used as biological control agents of cereal aphids, Aphidius uzbekistanicus Luzhetzki, Aphidius rhopalosiphi De Stefani Perez, and Aphidius avenaphis (Fitch), were examined. Genetic divergence at an average of 6% was recorded between A. uzbekistanicus and A. rhopalosiphi by using the mitochondrial (mt) gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcoding region. Identical mtCOI gene sequences were observed in A. uzbekistanicus specimens that originated from Eurasia and in the North American species A. avenaphis. The haplotype fluctuation in A. rhopalosiphi specimens that originated from the west Palaearctic was an average of 1.5% (maximum, 2.4%). In contrast, specimens of A. uzbekistanicus from central and western parts of Eurasia were largely homogenous, with only a single mutation recorded in a specimen from eastern Europe (Serbia). The morphological and genetic diversity found in A. rhopalosiphi may suggest the existence of cryptic species, especially for lineages that have a large degree of mtCOI diversity and sympatric occurrence. The geometric morphometric analysis of stigma shape presented in this study demonstrated that members of A. uzbekistanicus have a shorter forewing r vein and a more elongated stigma, relative to those of A. avenaphis. Our research validates the use of stigma shape and flagellomere 1 color for morphological discrimination between wasp species.",
publisher = "Entomological Soc Amer, Lanham",
journal = "Annals of the Entomological Society of America",
title = "On the Identity of Cereal Aphid Parasitoid Wasps Aphidius uzbekistanicus, Aphidius rhopalosiphi, and Aphidius avenaphis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Examination of COI Mitochondrial Gene, Geometric Morphometrics, and Morphology",
pages = "1232-1221",
number = "6",
volume = "104",
doi = "10.1603/AN11055"
}

Kos, K., Petrović, A., Stary, P., Kavallieratos, N. G., Ivanović, A., Toševski, I., Jakse, J., Trdan, S.,& Tomanović, Ž.. (2011). On the Identity of Cereal Aphid Parasitoid Wasps Aphidius uzbekistanicus, Aphidius rhopalosiphi, and Aphidius avenaphis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Examination of COI Mitochondrial Gene, Geometric Morphometrics, and Morphology. in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Entomological Soc Amer, Lanham., 104(6), 1221-1232.
https://doi.org/10.1603/AN11055

Kos K, Petrović A, Stary P, Kavallieratos NG, Ivanović A, Toševski I, Jakse J, Trdan S, Tomanović Ž. On the Identity of Cereal Aphid Parasitoid Wasps Aphidius uzbekistanicus, Aphidius rhopalosiphi, and Aphidius avenaphis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Examination of COI Mitochondrial Gene, Geometric Morphometrics, and Morphology. in Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 2011;104(6):1221-1232.
doi:10.1603/AN11055 .

Kos, Katarina, Petrović, Anđeljko, Stary, Petr, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Ivanović, Ana, Toševski, Ivo, Jakse, J, Trdan, Stanislav, Tomanović, Željko, "On the Identity of Cereal Aphid Parasitoid Wasps Aphidius uzbekistanicus, Aphidius rhopalosiphi, and Aphidius avenaphis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Examination of COI Mitochondrial Gene, Geometric Morphometrics, and Morphology" in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 104, no. 6 (2011):1221-1232,
https://doi.org/10.1603/AN11055 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Toševski, Ivo
AU  - Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S
PY  - 2009
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/97
AB  - Areopraon chaitophori n. sp. associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on Populus nigra is described and illustrated. The main diagnostic characters of Areopraon species are discussed, and a key for identification of European species is provided. The distal dorsal part of the second metasomal tergite of Areopraon species has a very prominent horizontal longitudinal protuberance, which represents a new diagnostic character for Areopraon.
PB  - Soc Entomologique France, Paris
T2  - Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France
T1  - Areopraon chaitophori n. sp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on poplars, with a key for European Areopraon Mackauer species
EP  - 192
IS  - 2
SP  - 187
VL  - 45
DO  - 10.1080/00379271.2009.10697601
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Tomanović, Željko and Petrović, Anđeljko and Kavallieratos, Nickolas G. and Stary, Petr and Toševski, Ivo and Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S",
year = "2009",
abstract = "Areopraon chaitophori n. sp. associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on Populus nigra is described and illustrated. The main diagnostic characters of Areopraon species are discussed, and a key for identification of European species is provided. The distal dorsal part of the second metasomal tergite of Areopraon species has a very prominent horizontal longitudinal protuberance, which represents a new diagnostic character for Areopraon.",
publisher = "Soc Entomologique France, Paris",
journal = "Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France",
title = "Areopraon chaitophori n. sp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on poplars, with a key for European Areopraon Mackauer species",
pages = "192-187",
number = "2",
volume = "45",
doi = "10.1080/00379271.2009.10697601"
}

Tomanović, Ž., Petrović, A., Kavallieratos, N. G., Stary, P., Toševski, I.,& Mitrovski-Bogdanović, A. S.. (2009). Areopraon chaitophori n. sp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on poplars, with a key for European Areopraon Mackauer species. in Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France
Soc Entomologique France, Paris., 45(2), 187-192.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2009.10697601

Tomanović Ž, Petrović A, Kavallieratos NG, Stary P, Toševski I, Mitrovski-Bogdanović AS. Areopraon chaitophori n. sp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on poplars, with a key for European Areopraon Mackauer species. in Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France. 2009;45(2):187-192.
doi:10.1080/00379271.2009.10697601 .

Tomanović, Željko, Petrović, Anđeljko, Kavallieratos, Nickolas G., Stary, Petr, Toševski, Ivo, Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S, "Areopraon chaitophori n. sp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) associated with Chaitophorus leucomelas Koch on poplars, with a key for European Areopraon Mackauer species" in Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France, 45, no. 2 (2009):187-192,
https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2009.10697601 . .