TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Ilić Milošević, Marijana
AU  - Žikić, Vladimir
AU  - Jamhour, Aiman
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/648
AB  - The main objective of the present paper was to analyse and compare the patterns of molecular and morphological divergence of European parasitoid wasps belonging to the diverse genus Aphidius Nees, 1818. The maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony trees constructed by including 64 different haplotypes of the barcoding region of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) identified for 33 Aphidius species showed identical topology. A high level (99%) of bootstrap support was found for the phylogenetic line consisting of A. ribis Haliday, 1834, A. chaetosiphonis Tomanović & Petrović, 2011 and A. hortensis Marshall, 1896, and for the group consisting of A. colemani Vierck, 1912, A. transcaspicus Telenga, 1958, A. asteris Haliday, 1834 and A. platensis Brethes, 1913. The remaining lineages on the trees were not significantly supported. We applied the approach of geometric morphometrics to explore morphological divergences in forewing size. A significant difference of mean wing shape was found between Aphidius species. The observed low resolution of the mtCOI gene of morphologically and ecologically well-defined Aphidius species is probably due to species hybridisation followed by introgression of mtDNA. Despite low resolution of the phylogenetic tree, the permutation test for a phylogenetic signal in wing shape was statistically significant, indicating that phylogenetically more closely related species are more similar than unrelated ones. A clear agreement between molecular and morphological variation was determined only for the two phylogenetically well-resolved groups.
PB  - Gesellschaft fuer Biologische Systematik
T2  - Organisms Diversity and Evolution
T1  - Molecular and morphological variation among the European species of the genus Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)
EP  - 436
SP  - 421
VL  - 21
DO  - 10.1007/s13127-021-00489-w
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana and Mitrović, Milana and Ilić Milošević, Marijana and Žikić, Vladimir and Jamhour, Aiman and Ivanović, Ana and Tomanović, Željko",
year = "2021",
abstract = "The main objective of the present paper was to analyse and compare the patterns of molecular and morphological divergence of European parasitoid wasps belonging to the diverse genus Aphidius Nees, 1818. The maximum likelihood and maximum parsimony trees constructed by including 64 different haplotypes of the barcoding region of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) identified for 33 Aphidius species showed identical topology. A high level (99%) of bootstrap support was found for the phylogenetic line consisting of A. ribis Haliday, 1834, A. chaetosiphonis Tomanović & Petrović, 2011 and A. hortensis Marshall, 1896, and for the group consisting of A. colemani Vierck, 1912, A. transcaspicus Telenga, 1958, A. asteris Haliday, 1834 and A. platensis Brethes, 1913. The remaining lineages on the trees were not significantly supported. We applied the approach of geometric morphometrics to explore morphological divergences in forewing size. A significant difference of mean wing shape was found between Aphidius species. The observed low resolution of the mtCOI gene of morphologically and ecologically well-defined Aphidius species is probably due to species hybridisation followed by introgression of mtDNA. Despite low resolution of the phylogenetic tree, the permutation test for a phylogenetic signal in wing shape was statistically significant, indicating that phylogenetically more closely related species are more similar than unrelated ones. A clear agreement between molecular and morphological variation was determined only for the two phylogenetically well-resolved groups.",
publisher = "Gesellschaft fuer Biologische Systematik",
journal = "Organisms Diversity and Evolution",
title = "Molecular and morphological variation among the European species of the genus Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)",
pages = "436-421",
volume = "21",
doi = "10.1007/s13127-021-00489-w"
}

Mitrovski-Bogdanović, A., Mitrović, M., Ilić Milošević, M., Žikić, V., Jamhour, A., Ivanović, A.,& Tomanović, Ž.. (2021). Molecular and morphological variation among the European species of the genus Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). in Organisms Diversity and Evolution
Gesellschaft fuer Biologische Systematik., 21, 421-436.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00489-w

Mitrovski-Bogdanović A, Mitrović M, Ilić Milošević M, Žikić V, Jamhour A, Ivanović A, Tomanović Ž. Molecular and morphological variation among the European species of the genus Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae). in Organisms Diversity and Evolution. 2021;21:421-436.
doi:10.1007/s13127-021-00489-w .

Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana, Mitrović, Milana, Ilić Milošević, Marijana, Žikić, Vladimir, Jamhour, Aiman, Ivanović, Ana, Tomanović, Željko, "Molecular and morphological variation among the European species of the genus Aphidius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae)" in Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 21 (2021):421-436,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00489-w . .

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  - Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Zikić, Vladimir
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Vorburger, Christoph
PY  - 2014
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/344
AB  - In this paper we apply an integrative approach combining morphometric and molecular analyses to explore parasitoids of the Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex. These parasitoids occur in natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout the Palaearctic and parasitize aphid hosts belonging to the tribe Macrosiphini. The P. dorsale-yomenae species complex represents a morphologically cryptic group, consisting of several hidden taxa with specific host adaptations and distributions. For the morphometric analyses we used a large dataset comprising 230 female specimens that emerged from 30 different species of aphid hosts throughout the Palaearctic. The molecular analysis included a reduced dataset of 44 specimens that emerged from 19 aphid hosts. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and the nuclear second expansion segment of the 285 rRNA gene (28SD2) were used to estimate a genetic diversity within this complex. Although all Praon species clustered closely together in the 28SD2 tree, confirming their close relatedness, the molecular characterization based on COI identified five clearly separate taxa with sequence divergences in the range of 4.7-8.9%. These taxa also exhibited significant differences in forewing shape as revealed by geometric morphometric analyses. Classical morphometric analyses revealed the length of m-cu vein as a new taxonomic character, but suggested that one commonly used trait, the color pattern of the Rs + M and m-cu veins, cannot be used for species distinction as it was highly variable in one of the taxa. Based on the combined morphometric and genetic data, we confirm the species status of Praon dorsale, P. yomenae, P. longicorne and P. volucre, and describe and illustrate a new parasitoid species of the "dorsale-yomenae" group, i.e. Praon staticobii n.sp. associated with Staticobium limonii on Limonium angustifolium. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
PB  - Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena
T2  - Zoologischer Anzeiger
T1  - The Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae): Species discrimination using geometric morphometrics and molecular markers with description of a new species
EP  - 282
IS  - 4
SP  - 270
VL  - 253
DO  - 10.1016/j.jcz.2014.02.001
ER  - 

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author = "Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S and Tomanović, Željko and Mitrović, Milana and Petrović, Anđeljko and Ivanović, Ana and Zikić, Vladimir and Stary, Petr and Vorburger, Christoph",
year = "2014",
abstract = "In this paper we apply an integrative approach combining morphometric and molecular analyses to explore parasitoids of the Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex. These parasitoids occur in natural and agricultural ecosystems throughout the Palaearctic and parasitize aphid hosts belonging to the tribe Macrosiphini. The P. dorsale-yomenae species complex represents a morphologically cryptic group, consisting of several hidden taxa with specific host adaptations and distributions. For the morphometric analyses we used a large dataset comprising 230 female specimens that emerged from 30 different species of aphid hosts throughout the Palaearctic. The molecular analysis included a reduced dataset of 44 specimens that emerged from 19 aphid hosts. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and the nuclear second expansion segment of the 285 rRNA gene (28SD2) were used to estimate a genetic diversity within this complex. Although all Praon species clustered closely together in the 28SD2 tree, confirming their close relatedness, the molecular characterization based on COI identified five clearly separate taxa with sequence divergences in the range of 4.7-8.9%. These taxa also exhibited significant differences in forewing shape as revealed by geometric morphometric analyses. Classical morphometric analyses revealed the length of m-cu vein as a new taxonomic character, but suggested that one commonly used trait, the color pattern of the Rs + M and m-cu veins, cannot be used for species distinction as it was highly variable in one of the taxa. Based on the combined morphometric and genetic data, we confirm the species status of Praon dorsale, P. yomenae, P. longicorne and P. volucre, and describe and illustrate a new parasitoid species of the "dorsale-yomenae" group, i.e. Praon staticobii n.sp. associated with Staticobium limonii on Limonium angustifolium. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.",
publisher = "Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena",
journal = "Zoologischer Anzeiger",
title = "The Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae): Species discrimination using geometric morphometrics and molecular markers with description of a new species",
pages = "282-270",
number = "4",
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Mitrovski-Bogdanović, A. S., Tomanović, Ž., Mitrović, M., Petrović, A., Ivanović, A., Zikić, V., Stary, P.,& Vorburger, C.. (2014). The Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae): Species discrimination using geometric morphometrics and molecular markers with description of a new species. in Zoologischer Anzeiger
Elsevier Gmbh, Urban & Fischer Verlag, Jena., 253(4), 270-282.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2014.02.001

Mitrovski-Bogdanović AS, Tomanović Ž, Mitrović M, Petrović A, Ivanović A, Zikić V, Stary P, Vorburger C. The Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae): Species discrimination using geometric morphometrics and molecular markers with description of a new species. in Zoologischer Anzeiger. 2014;253(4):270-282.
doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2014.02.001 .

Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S, Tomanović, Željko, Mitrović, Milana, Petrović, Anđeljko, Ivanović, Ana, Zikić, Vladimir, Stary, Petr, Vorburger, Christoph, "The Praon dorsale-yomenae s.str. complex (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Aphidiinae): Species discrimination using geometric morphometrics and molecular markers with description of a new species" in Zoologischer Anzeiger, 253, no. 4 (2014):270-282,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2014.02.001 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S
AU  - Petrović, Anđeljko
AU  - Mitrović, Milana
AU  - Ivanović, Ana
AU  - Zikić, Vladimir
AU  - Stary, Petr
AU  - Vorburger, Christoph
AU  - Tomanović, Željko
PY  - 2013
UR  - https://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/289
AB  - The genus Praon represents a large group of aphid endoparasitoids and is exemplary for the problems encountered in their taxonomy because of a great variability of morphological characters. To investigate the intraspecific variability and to ascertain cryptic speciation within the Praon abjectum Haliday group, biotypes in association with the aphid hosts Aphis sambuci L., Longicaudus trirhodus Walker, and Rhopalosiphum spp. were examined. We combined molecular and geometric morphometric analyses, that is, partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and nuclear 28SD2 genes and the shape of the forewing. Low variation of 28SD2 sequences confirmed the close relatedness of species from the genus Praon. Analysis of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences however identified three separate taxa within the P. abjectum group with substantial genetic divergence. The biotype of P. abjectum associated with L. trirhodus differed from those associated with Rhopalosiphum sp. and A. sambuci by 5.4-6.5% and 7.7% sequence divergence, respectively, while the genetic distance between the latter two biotypes ranged from 9.5 to 10%. The main changes in the forewing shape that discriminate these three biotypes as revealed by geometric morphometrics are related to the stigma shape and the position of the radial nerve. Based on the differences determined in mitochondrial sequences and in the shape of the wing, we describe two new cryptic species within the P. abjectum group as follows: P. sambuci sp. n. in association with A. sambuci/S. nigra and P. longicaudus sp. n. in association with L. trirhodus/T. aquilegifolium.
PB  - Oxford Univ Press Inc, Cary
T2  - Annals of the Entomological Society of America
T1  - Identification of Two Cryptic Species Within the Praon abjectum Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) Using Molecular Markers and Geometric Morphometrics
EP  - 180
IS  - 2
SP  - 170
VL  - 106
DO  - 10.1603/AN12100
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S and Petrović, Anđeljko and Mitrović, Milana and Ivanović, Ana and Zikić, Vladimir and Stary, Petr and Vorburger, Christoph and Tomanović, Željko",
year = "2013",
abstract = "The genus Praon represents a large group of aphid endoparasitoids and is exemplary for the problems encountered in their taxonomy because of a great variability of morphological characters. To investigate the intraspecific variability and to ascertain cryptic speciation within the Praon abjectum Haliday group, biotypes in association with the aphid hosts Aphis sambuci L., Longicaudus trirhodus Walker, and Rhopalosiphum spp. were examined. We combined molecular and geometric morphometric analyses, that is, partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I and nuclear 28SD2 genes and the shape of the forewing. Low variation of 28SD2 sequences confirmed the close relatedness of species from the genus Praon. Analysis of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences however identified three separate taxa within the P. abjectum group with substantial genetic divergence. The biotype of P. abjectum associated with L. trirhodus differed from those associated with Rhopalosiphum sp. and A. sambuci by 5.4-6.5% and 7.7% sequence divergence, respectively, while the genetic distance between the latter two biotypes ranged from 9.5 to 10%. The main changes in the forewing shape that discriminate these three biotypes as revealed by geometric morphometrics are related to the stigma shape and the position of the radial nerve. Based on the differences determined in mitochondrial sequences and in the shape of the wing, we describe two new cryptic species within the P. abjectum group as follows: P. sambuci sp. n. in association with A. sambuci/S. nigra and P. longicaudus sp. n. in association with L. trirhodus/T. aquilegifolium.",
publisher = "Oxford Univ Press Inc, Cary",
journal = "Annals of the Entomological Society of America",
title = "Identification of Two Cryptic Species Within the Praon abjectum Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) Using Molecular Markers and Geometric Morphometrics",
pages = "180-170",
number = "2",
volume = "106",
doi = "10.1603/AN12100"
}

Mitrovski-Bogdanović, A. S., Petrović, A., Mitrović, M., Ivanović, A., Zikić, V., Stary, P., Vorburger, C.,& Tomanović, Ž.. (2013). Identification of Two Cryptic Species Within the Praon abjectum Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) Using Molecular Markers and Geometric Morphometrics. in Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Oxford Univ Press Inc, Cary., 106(2), 170-180.
https://doi.org/10.1603/AN12100

Mitrovski-Bogdanović AS, Petrović A, Mitrović M, Ivanović A, Zikić V, Stary P, Vorburger C, Tomanović Ž. Identification of Two Cryptic Species Within the Praon abjectum Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) Using Molecular Markers and Geometric Morphometrics. in Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 2013;106(2):170-180.
doi:10.1603/AN12100 .

Mitrovski-Bogdanović, Ana S, Petrović, Anđeljko, Mitrović, Milana, Ivanović, Ana, Zikić, Vladimir, Stary, Petr, Vorburger, Christoph, Tomanović, Željko, "Identification of Two Cryptic Species Within the Praon abjectum Group (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) Using Molecular Markers and Geometric Morphometrics" in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 106, no. 2 (2013):170-180,
https://doi.org/10.1603/AN12100 . .

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",
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volume = "104",
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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 . .