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MDPI, Forests, 10(14), p. 1991, 2023

DOI: 10.3390/f14101991

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Barcoding Hymenoptera: 11 Malaise Traps in Three Thai Forests: The First 68 Trap Weeks and 15,338 Parasitoid Wasp Sequences

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Abstract

We report the results of DNA barcoding week-long Malaise trap catches from 11 sites in three Thai conservation areas, concentrating on the parasitoid Hymenoptera, particularly the superfamily Ichneumonoidea. From a total of 15,338 parasitoid wasp sequences, 13,473 were barcode compliant and could be assigned to a family based on morphology and sequence data. These collectively represented 4917 unique BINs (putative species) in 46 families, with the Scelionidae, Ichneumonidae, Eulophidae, Braconidae and Platygastridae being, by far, the most abundant. Spatial proximity had a strong positive effect on the numbers of BINs shared between traps.