James B. Whitfield

University of Illinois System — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny(99), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(97), Plant and animal studies(57), Insect behavior and control techniques(42), Forest Insect Ecology and Management(36)

Publications175 total

Cotesia itororensis sp. nov. from Brazilian savanna: a new reared microgastrine wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) described using an integrative taxonomic approach
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Cotesia itororensis sp. nov. from Brazilian savanna: a new reared microgastrine wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) described using an integrative taxonomic approach
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, with the description of 102 new species
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Tachinid Flies (Diptera), Caterpillar Hosts (Lepidoptera) and Their Food Plants, Reared in Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), Northwestern Costa Rica: Documenting Community Structure with the Aid of DNA Barcodes
Diversity·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A New Species of Enicospilus Stephens, 1835 (Ichneumonidae, Ophioninae), from Southern Mexico, Parasitic on Zanola verago Cramer, 1777 (Lepidoptera, Apatelodidae), Feeding on Piper neesianum C. DC. (Piperaceae)
Diversity·2025Open Access
A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichogenidea Viereck (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in the Neotropical region, with the description of 102 new species
ZooKeys·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Two new Neotropical genera of Miracinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with unusual metasomal morphology
Journal of Hymenoptera Research·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A remarkable Cornish site for ground-nesting bees and wasps
Biodiversity Data Journal·2024Open Access
Pierid Butterflies, Legume Hostplants, and Parasitoids in Urban Areas of Southern Florida
Insects·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Referee report. For: The genome sequence of the Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Andrena haemorrhoa (Fabricius, 1781) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]
Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd·2024Open Access
Referee report. For: The genome sequence of an ichneumonid wasp, Netelia fuscicornis (Holmgren, 1860) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]
Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd·2024Open Access
The wing interference patterns (WIPs) of Parapanteles (Braconidae, Microgastrinae): demonstrating a powerful and accessible tool for species-level identification of small and clear winged insects
Journal of Hymenoptera Research·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
A revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Alphomelon Mason with the description of 30 new species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae)
ZooKeys·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Larissimus nigricans sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new reared species of a rare neotropical genus recovered through biodiversity inventory in Ecuador
ZooKeys·2023Open Access
Three New Perspectives on Aculeate Wasp Biology and Diversity
American Entomologist·2023Open Access
Communities of Small Terrestrial Arthropods Change Rapidly Along a Costa Rican Elevation Gradient
2023· 3 cited
Resurrection of Neocardiochiles Szépligeti, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae) with descriptions of five new species from the Neotropical region
Journal of Hymenoptera Research·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
First record of miracine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Australia: molecular phylogenetics and morphology reveal multiple new species
Austral Entomology·2022· 13 cited
<i>Aximopsis gabrielae</i>sp. nov.: a gregarious parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae) of the skipper<i>Quadrus cerialis</i>(Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) feeding on<i>Piper amalago</i>in southern Mexico
Journal of Natural History·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Subfamily Microgastrinae Foerster, 1863
Elsevier eBooks·2022· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Josephine Rodriguez(9), M. Alex Smith(8), Daniel H. Janzen(8), Winnie Hallwachs(7), Paul D. N. Hebert(6), José Fernández-Triana(6), Scott E. Miller(5), Mehrdad Hajibabaei(4), Jan Hrček(4), Jonathan C. Banks(4), Andrew D. Austin(4), Jetske G. de Boer(4), Andrew Deans(3), Rodolphe Rougerie(3), Michael J. Sharkey(3), David B. Wahl(3), Donаld L. J. Quicke(3), Mark Shaw(3), Gaelen R. Burke(3), George E. Heimpel(3)