About the Autor

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. JOSÉ L. FERNÁNDEZ-TRIANA
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Centre,
Central Experimental Farm, 960 Carling Avenue, OTTAWA, Ontario, K1A 0C6, CANADA
Telephone: 613-759-1034. Email: jose.fernandez@agr.gc.ca, jftriana@uoguelph.ca

Citizenship: Canadian
Languages: English, Spanish
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Ontario; Research Associate, Canadian National Collection of Insects (CNC), Ottawa, Ontario

EDUCATION:
·      Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences / Entomology,                                                           2001
          University of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba
·      M.Sc. (Summa Cum Laude) Agroecology / Plant Protection.                              1999
          Andalucía International University, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain
·      B.Sc. (Honours) Biological Sciences / Entomology                                              1994
          Oriente University, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

EXPERTISE:
·      Systematics, ecology, and biology of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Ichneumonidae). More than 250 new species and 3 new genera of parasitic wasps described.
·      Biological control of agricultural pests.
·      Application of molecular DNA barcoding data for taxonomy and rapid identification of insect species.
·      Biodiversity inventories.
·      Field collecting, preparing, labeling, photographing, databasing, and curating of insect collections. Tissue sampling of specimens in collections for DNA barcoding.

PUBLICATIONS:
·      A total of 70 refereed papers, 3 non-refereed publications and 1 web product (scientific blog).

JOB EXPERIENCE (RESEARCH):
·      2006-present: Postdoctoral Fellow - Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada / Research Associate - Canadian National Collection of Insects (CNC), Ottawa, Canada.
Research projects involve systematics, ecology, and biology of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of relevance to agriculture and forestry in Canada, biological control, DNA barcoding, molecular analyses applied to taxonomy and rapid identification of species, and biodiversity inventories.
·      2002-2005: Senior Researcher - Department of Zoology, Santiago de Cuba Natural History Museum.
Research projects involved systematics of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae and Ichneumonidae), leading biodiversity inventory teams, and conservation biology studies.
·      1994-2002: Assistant Professor - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Granma Province, Cuba.
Research projects involved systematics of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), biological control of agricultural pests, plant protection, and biodiversity inventories.
·      2001-2002: Head of the Plant Protection research group - Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Granma Province, Cuba.

JOB EXPERIENCE (CURATORIAL):
·      2006-present: Increasing of the CNC collection of Braconidae by 20,000+ specimens, from all major biogeographical regions. Curation of the subfamily Microgastrinae (120,000+ specimens; at present the largest and most complete collection in the world). Databasing of North America records of relevance for Canadian agriculture.
·      2011-present: Curation of 10,000+ specimens of Braconidae from Costa Rica (Area de Conservación Guanacaste).
·      2013: Curation (8,000+ specimens) of the national collection of Braconidae at Naturalis (the Netherlands).
·      2011: Curation (5,000+ specimens) of the national collection of Braconidae at Landcare Research (New Zealand).
·      2008-present: Curation (several thousand specimens) of Braconidae from the Swedish Malaise Trap Program (Sweden), Thailand collection at University of Kentucky (US), and Madagascar collection at California Academy of Sciences (US).
·      2006-present: Tissue sampling of 40,000+ specimens in collections for DNA barcoding.
·      2006-present: Partial curation (several thousand specimens) of other Canadian collections of Braconidae: Lyman Museum (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec), the Laurentian Forestry Centre (Ste.-Foy, Quebec), Great Lakes Forestry Centre (Sault Ste Marie, Ontario), Wallis Roughley Museum (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba), Northern Forestry Centre (Edmonton, Alberta), University of Guelph Insect Collection (Guelph, Ontario).
·      1994-2006: Curation (several thousand specimens) of collections of Hymenoptera (mostly Ichneumonidae and Braconidae) from most important Cuban collections.

JOB EXPERIENCE (TEACHING):
·      2010-2011: Instructor for two international postgraduate courses “Leading Labs Training Workshops on DNA Barcoding”, Buenos Aires, Argentina (prepared by the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada).
·      1996-2007: Supervisor of 1 Ph.D. thesis (Oriente University, Santiago de Cuba, 2007), 1 M.Sc. and 8 B.Sc. theses (University of Granma Province, Cuba, 1996-2005).
·      1994-2005: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Granma Province, Cuba. Courses taught: General Entomology and Plant Protection, undergraduate courses (1995-2002), Integrated Pest Management in tropical crops, postgraduate course (2002), Sampling methods and monitoring of arthropods, postgraduate course (2003).

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
·      International Society of Hymenopterists (2000-present).
·      Entomological Society of Canada (2006-2009).
·      Entomological Society of Ontario, Canada (2007-2008).
·      Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society (2005-2007).
·      Cuban National Academy of Sciences (2002-2006).
·      Cuban Society of Zoology (2002-2006).
·      Aragon Entomological Society, Spain (2002-2006).

HONORS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS:
·      Temminck Fellowship, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, 2012 (awarded to curate the Netherland national collection of Braconidae at Naturalis).
·      International Mobility Fund Grant, Ministry of Science and Innovation, New Zealand, 2010 (awarded to curate the New Zealand national collection of Braconidae at Landcare Research).
·      Member of the Cuban National Academy of Sciences, Agricultural Branch, 2002-2006.
·      Granma Province (Cuba) Prize for outstanding research (Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment), 2001.
·      University of Granma Province (Cuba) Annual Prize for the most outstanding research, 1999, 2001; most outstanding young professor, 1999, 2000; most outstanding young researcher, 1995, 1996; and Annual Prize for Excellence, 1998.
·      M.Sc. Scholarship, Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI) and Andalucía International University, Spain, 1997.
·      Natural Sciences Faculty Prize to the most outstanding undergraduate research, Oriente University, Santiago de Cuba, 1994.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES:
·      Member of the Cuban National Committee for Ph.D. theses in Agricultural Sciences (2005-2006).
·      Member of the Scientific Council, Santiago de Cuba Natural History Museum (2003-2006).
·      Secretary of the Scientific Council, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Granma Province, Cuba (2001-2002).

EDITORIAL BOARDS:
·      Member of the Editorial Boards of the Biodiversity Data Journal, and Tijdschrift voor Entomologie (Netherlands Journal of Entomology) (2012-present).
·      Reviewer of papers for 18 journals: Zootaxa, ZooKeys, Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Molecular Ecology Resources, Global Change Biology, Journal of Natural History, Entomological News, European Journal of Entomology, Biodiversity Data Journal, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, The Canadian Entomologist, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Journal of Tropical Biology, Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Belgian Journal of Zoology, Brazilian Journal of Biology, Colombian Journal of Entomology (2005-present).

PUBLICATIONS:

Refereed Papers
70- Fernández-Triana, J., K. van Achterberg. 2014. Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Arabian Peninsula. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, Volumen VI (submitted).

69- Fernández-Triana, J. 2014. Towards the conservation of parasitoid wasp species in Canada: Preliminary assessment of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1067. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1067

68- Fernández-Triana, J., K. van Achterberg, J.B. Whitfield. 2014. Australasian endemic no more: four new species of Miropotes Nixon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with the first record from the Oriental region. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie (Netherlands Journal of Entomology), (in press, 35 pages).

67- Fernández-Triana, J. 2014. New records of Microgaster deductor Nixon, 1968 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) for the Holarctic region, with comments on its historical distribution. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1040. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1040

66- Fernández-Triana, J., M. Shaw, S. Cardinal, P. Mason. Contributions to the study of the Holarctic fauna of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). I. Introduction and first results of transatlantic comparisons. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, (in press, 16 pages).

65- Fernández-Triana, J., J.B. Whitfield, M.A. Smith, Y. Braet, W. Hallwachs, D.H. Janzen. 2014. Review of the Neotropical genus Prasmodon (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with emphasis on species from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, (in press, 52 pages).

64- Fernández-Triana, J., J.B. Whitfield, J.J. Rodriguez, M.A. Smith, D.H. Janzen, W. Hallwachs, M. Hajibabaei, J.M. Burns, M.A. Solis, J. Brown, S. Cardinal, H. Goulet, P.D.N. Hebert. 2014. Review of Apanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica, with keys to all described species from Mesoamerica. ZooKeys, 383: 1–565, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.383.6418

63- Gupta, A., J. Fernández-Triana. 2014. Diversity, host association and cocoon variability of reared Indian Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa, (in press, 40 pages).

62- Fernández-Triana, J., M.R. Shaw, S. Cardinal, L. Dosdall, P. Mason. 2014. First Nearctic record of Diolcogaster claritibia (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), with notes on taxonomic status and biology. The Canadian Entomologist, (in press, 20 pages).

61- Hervet, V. A., H. Murillo, J.L. Fernández-Triana, M.R. Shaw, R.A. Laird, K.D. Floate. 2013. First report of Cotesia vanessae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in North America. The Canadian Entomologist, (in press, 25 pages).

60- Fernández-Triana, J., D.F. Ward, S. Cardinal, C. van Achterberg. 2013. A review of Paroplitis (Braconidae, Microgastrinae), and description of a new genus from New Zealand, Shireplitis, with convergent morphological traits. Zootaxa, 3722 (4): 549–568.

59- Fernández-Triana, J., S. Cardinal, J.B. Whitfield, W. Hallwachs, M.A. Smith, D.H. Janzen. 2013. A review of the New World species of the parasitoid wasp Iconella (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae). ZooKeys, 321: 65-87, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.321.5160

58- Fernández-Flores, S., J. Fernández-Triana, J.J. Martínez, A. Zaldivar-Riveron. 2013. DNA barcoding species inventory of Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from a Mexican tropical dry forest. Molecular Ecology Resources, doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12102

57- Stahlhut, J.K., J. Fernández-Triana, S.J. Adamowicz, M. Buck, H. Goulet, P.D.N. Hebert, J.T. Huber, M. Merilo, C.S. Sheffield, T. Woodcock, M.A. Smith. 2013. Diversity of Hymenoptera and the dominance of parasitoids in a sub-Arctic environment. BMC Ecology, 13: 2. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-2

56- Rodriguez, J.J., J.L. Fernández-Triana, M.A. Smith, D.H. Janzen, W. Hallwachs, T.L. Erwin, J.B. Whitfield. 2013. Extrapolations from field studies and known faunas converge on dramatically increased estimates of global microgastrine parasitoid wasp species richness (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Insect Conservation and Diversity, 6(4): 530-536. doi: 10.1111/icad.12003

55- Smith, M.A., J.L. Fernández-Triana, E. Eveleigh, J. Gómez, C. Guclu, W. Hallwachs, P.D.N. Hebert, J. Hrcek, J.T.Huber, D.H. Janzen, P.G. Mason, S.E. Miller, D.L.J. Quicke, J.J. Rodriguez, R. Rougerie, M.R. Shaw, G. Varkonyi, D. Ward, J.B. Whitfield, A. Zaldívar-Riverón. 2012. DNA barcoding and the taxonomy of Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae): impacts after eight years and nearly 20,000 sequences. Molecular Ecology Resources, 13: 168-176. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12038

54- Seltmann, K., M. Yoder, I. Miko, M. Forshage, M. Bertone, D. Agosti, A. Austin, J. Balhoff, M. Borowiec, S. Brady, G. Broad, D. Brothers, R. Burks, M. Buffington, H. Campbell, K. Dew, A. Ernst, J. Fernández-Triana, M. Gates, G. Gibson, J. Jennings, N. Johnson, D. Karlsson, R. Kawada, L. Krogmann, R. Kula, P. Mullins, M. Ohl, C. Rasmussen, F. Ronquist, S. Schulmeister, M. Sharkey, E. Talamas, E. Tucker, L. Vilhelmsen, P. Ward, R. Wharton, A. Deans. 2012. A hymenopterists' guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: utility, clarification, and future directions. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 27: 67-88. doi: 10.3897/jhr.27.2961

53- Whitfield, J.B., J.L. Fernández-Triana, D.H. Janzen, W. Hallwachs, M.A. Smith, S. Cardinal. 2012. Mariapanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new genus of Neotropical microgastrine parasitoid wasp discovered through biodiversity inventory. ZooKeys 208: 61-80. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.208.3326

52- Quicke, D.L.J., M.A. Smith, D.H. Janzen, W. Hallwachs, J. Fernández-Triana, N.M. Laurenne, A. Zaldívar-Riverón, M.R. Shaw, G.R. Broad, S. Klopfstein, S.R. Shaw, J. Hrcek, P.D.N. Hebert, S.E. Miller, J.J. Rodriguez, J.B. Whitfield, M.J. Sharkey, B. Sharanowski, R. Jussila, I.D. Gauld, D. Chesters, A.P. Vogler. 2012. Utility of the DNA barcoding gene fragment for parasitic wasp phylogeny (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea): data release and new measure of taxonomic congruence. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12: 676-685. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2012.03143.x

51- Smith, M.A., C. Bertrand, K. Crosby, E.S. Eveleigh, J. Fernández-Triana, B.L. Fisher, J. Gibbs, M. Hajibabaei, W. Hallwachs, K. Hind, J. Hrcek, D. Huang, M. Janda, D.H. Janzen, Y. Li, S.E. Miller, L. Packer, D. Quicke, S. Ratnasingham, J. Rodriguez, R. Rougerie, M.R. Shaw, C. Sheffield, J.K. Stahlhut, D. Steinke, J. Whitfield, M. Wood, X. Zhou. 2012. Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36514. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036514

50- Fernández-Triana, J., D. F. Ward, J. B. Whitfield. 2011. Kiwigaster gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from New Zealand: the first Microgastrinae with sexual dimorphism in number of antennal segments. Zootaxa, 2932: 24-32.

49- Fernández-Triana, J., A. M. Smith, C. Boudreault, H. Goulet, P. Hebert, A. C. Smith, R. Roughley. 2011. A poorly known high-latitude parasitoid wasp community: Unexpected diversity and dramatic changes through time. PLoS ONE 6(8): e23719. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0023719

48- Rougerie, R., M.A. Smith, J. Fernández-Triana, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, S. Ratnasingham, P.D.N. Hebert. 2011. Molecular Analysis of Parasitoid Linkages (MAPL): gut contents of adult parasitoid wasps reveal larval host. Molecular Ecology, 20 (1): 179-186.

47- Fernández-Triana, J. 2010. Eight new species and an annotated checklist of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Canada and Alaska. ZooKeys, 63: 1-53.

46- Fernández-Triana, J., J. Huber. 2010. The braconid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Nearctic Choristoneura species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with a summary of other parasitoid families attacking Choristoneura. The Canadian Entomologist, 142 (4): 295-343.

45- Gauld, I., J. Fernández-Triana. 2010. Type condition and generic placement of Cuban species of Ichneumonidae described by Cresson and collected by Gundlach. Zootaxa, 2394: 41-50.

44- Frago, E., E. Portuondo, J. Fernández-Triana, O. Sariego, J. Garcés. 2010. Insectos del Parque Nacional "Desembarco del Granma", Cuba. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 46: 355-362.

43- Smith, M.A., J. Fernández-Triana, R. Roughley, P.D.N. Hebert. 2009. DNA barcode accumulation curves for understudied taxa and areas. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9 (Suppl. 1), 208-216.

42- Fernández-Triana, J., H. Goulet, N. Bostanian, C. Boudreault. 2009. Diversity of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in apple orchards of southern Quebec, Canada. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 19 (3): 237-248.

41- Fernández-Triana, J., H. Goulet. 2009. A review of the genus Philoplitis Nixon (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae). ZooKeys, 20: 285-298.

40- Fernández, J., E. Portuondo. 2008. Biodiversidad del Orden Hymenoptera (Insecta) en las pluvisilvas de Cuba Oriental, pp. 259-262. In: A. Núñez Jiménez and L. Núñez Velis (Eds.). La Cuenca del río Toa. Colección Cuba: La naturaleza y el hombre. Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la naturaleza y el hombre. La Habana, Cuba, 343 pp.

39- Fernández-Triana, J., H. Grillo. 2007. A taxonomic review of Cuban Eiphosoma (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with biogeographical notes. Zootaxa, 1665: 49-61.

38- Grillo, H., Fernández-Triana, J. 2007. Phoracantha semipunctata (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) en Cuba. Primer registro en el Caribe Insular, Centroamérica. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 41: 444.

37- Fernández-Triana, J. 2007. Notes on Cuban Pimplinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with the description of two new species. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 40: 211-214.

36- Fernández, J. 2007. Relaciones de asociación entre insectos plagas del maíz y su incidencia en las afectaciones ocasionadas al cultivo en la provincia de Granma, Cuba. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 40: 539-541.

35- Fernández, J. 2007. Sobre distribución y abundancia de Scapteriscus abbreviatus Scudder (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) en la región oriental de Cuba, y su potencial como plaga. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 40: 484.

34- Fernández, J., H. Grillo, M. López. 2006. The state of the art of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) in Cuba, and new records to the country. Journal of Tropical Biology, Vol. 54(3): 821-827.

33- Portuondo, E., G. Garcés, J. Fernández. 2006. Informe Final, Hymenoptera. In: E. Portuondo (ed.), Caracterización de la biodiversidad y estrategias de conservación en la cuenca del río Cauto, Cuba. Technical Report No. 5, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba.

32- Fernández-Triana, J. 2005. The taxonomy and biogeography of Cuban Ophioninae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). Zootaxa, 1007: 1-60.

31- Fernández, J. 2005. Los inventarios de himenópteros (Insecta: Hymenoptera) en Cuba: Logros, limitaciones y perspectivas futuras. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 37: 201-206.

30- Fernández, J., G. Garcés, E. Portuondo, A. Sánchez. 2005. Ecological relationships in nests of six Cuban aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Sphecidae, Apidae). Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 36: 115-118.

29- Fernández, J., M. González, C. Landvogt. 2005. Ecological data of Bemisia tabaci Guennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) during nine years (1993-2001) on three horticultural crops in the southern region of Granma province, Cuba. Revista Fitosanidad, 4: 9-15.

28- Fernández, J., J. Fontenla, E. Portuondo, J. Genaro. 2005. Hymenopterans. In: A. Fong, D. Maceiras & W. Alverson (eds.), Rapid Biological Inventories, Report 13. Cuba: La Bayamesa. The Field Museum, Chicago, pp. 91-93, 136-139, 225-227.

27- P. López, C. Naranjo, J. Fernández, J. Pérez, D. González, A. Trapero. 2005. Freshwater Insects. In: A. Fong, D. Maceiras & W. Alverson (eds.), Rapid Biological Inventories, Report 13. Cuba: La Bayamesa. The Field Museum, Chicago, pp. 91-93, 134-136, 221-223.

26- Portuondo, E., J. Fernández. 2005. Hymenopterans. In: D. Maceiras, A. Fong & W. Alverson (eds.), Rapid Biological Inventories, Report 14. Cuba: Humboldt. The Field Museum, Chicago, pp. 130-133, 193-195, 336-345.

25- Fernández, J., A. Fong, F. Santana, P. López, E. Portuondo, B. Lauranzón. 2005. Inventario biológico rápido de fauna en el área protegida "Pico Caracas", Cuba. Technical Report, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, 25 pp.

24- Fernández, J., A. Fong, F. Santana, P. López. 2005. Inventario biológico rápido de fauna en el Parque Nacional "Turquino", Cuba. Technical Report, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, 23 pp.

23- Portuondo, E., G. Garcés, J. Fernández. 2005. Insectos. In: E. Portuondo (ed.), Caracterización de la biodiversidad y estrategias de conservación en la cuenca del río Cauto, Cuba. Technical Report # 4, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba.

22- López, P., C. Naranjo, J. Fernández, D. González, A. Trapero, J. Pérez. 2004. Insectos acuáticos del Parque Nacional "La Bayamesa", Cuba. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 35: 225-231.

21- Portuondo, E., J. Fernández. 2004. Biodiversidad del Orden Hymenoptera en los macizos montañosos de Cuba oriental. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 35: 121-136.

20- Portuondo, E., J. Fernández, B. Lauranzón. 2004. Hymenoptera. In: E. Portuondo (ed.), Caracterización de la biodiversidad y estrategias de conservación en la cuenca del río Cauto, Cuba. Technical Report # 3, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, 166-175.

19- López, P., C. Naranjo, J. Fernández, J. Pérez, D. González, A. Trapero. 2004. Insectos acuáticos. In: E. Portuondo (ed.), Caracterización de la biodiversidad y estrategias de conservación en la cuenca del río Cauto, Cuba. Technical Report # 3, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, 176-183.

18- Portuondo, E., J. Fernández. 2003. Sistemática de los himenópteros de Cuba: estado de conocimiento y perspectivas. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 33: 101-112.

17- Fernández, J., E. Portuondo. 2003. Hymenoptera. In: E. Portuondo (ed.), Caracterización de la biodiversidad y estrategias de conservación en la cuenca del río Cauto, Cuba. Technical Report No. 2, Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad, Santiago de Cuba, 76-85.

16- Fernández, J., J. Joa, C. Jiménez, L. Danger, M. Andino, N. González. 2002. Control biológico de Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) con Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Cepa LBT - 24) en la provincia Granma, Cuba, II. Centro Agrícola, 29 (3): 1-7.

15- Fernández, J., H. Sariol, M. Castillo, S. Ricardo, M. González, E. Portuondo. 2002. Datos preliminares sobre la biodiversidad del Orden Hymenoptera en la provincia Granma, Cuba. Boletín Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 31: 43-48.

14- Fernández, J. 2002. Propuesta de metodología para estimar los daños ocasionados por Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) al cultivo del maíz. Investigación Agraria, Serie Producción y Protección de Plantas, 17 (3): 467-474.

13- Fernández, J., J. Joa, C. Jiménez, L. Danger, M. Andino, N. González. 2001. Control biológico de Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) con Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Cepa LBT - 24) en la provincia Granma, Cuba, I. Centro Agrícola, 28 (4): 2-7.

12- Fernández, J., G. Garcés, E. Portuondo, P. Valdés, I. Expósito. 2001. Insectos asociados a las flores de varias malezas del Jardín Botánico de Santiago de Cuba, con énfasis en el orden Hymenoptera. Journal of Tropical Biology, 49 (3-4): 1013-1026.

11- Fernández, J. 2001. Reporte de un nido de Megachile sp. (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) en una galería de Diatraea lineolata (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) en maíz, Granma, Cuba. Biodiversidad de Cuba Oriental, 5: 104-105.

10- Fernández, J. 2001. Biodiversidad de los enemigos naturales de las plagas del maíz en la provincia Granma, Cuba. Biodiversidad de Cuba Oriental, 5: 94-103.

9- Fernández, J., E. Portuondo. 2001. Estado actual del conocimiento sobre la Familia Braconidae (Hymenoptera) en Cuba, y nuevos registros para el país. Cocuyo Newsletter, Cuba, 10: 6-7.

8- Machado, J., M. Fonseca, A. Puertas, D. Bruqueta, J. Pérez, C. Tornés, J. Fernández, C. Guerrero, M. Castella, L. Sueiro, M. Fonseca,  E. González. 2001. Metodología de manejo integrado del complejo mosca blanca (Bemisia  spp.)-geminivirus en el cultivo del tomate en la provincia Granma, Cuba. Technical Report of the Expert Committee for the Food Production Programme, Granma Province, Bayamo, 15 pp.

7- Fernández, J., I. Expósito. 2000. Nuevo método de muestreo para Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E.Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) en Cuba. Centro Agrícola, 27 (2): 32-38.

6- Fernández, J. 1999. Reporte de Spodoptera latisfacia (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) atacando al cultivo del maíz en la provincia Granma, Cuba. Centro Agrícola, 26 (4): 91-92.

5- Fernández, J. 1998. Datos  ecológicos preliminares  sobre  las  principales plagas   del  maíz  en  la  Provincia  Granma. I: Spodoptera frugiperda. Centro Agrícola, 25 (2): 26-29.

4- Grillo, H., J. Fernández. 1997. Enemigos naturales de Toxoptera citricidus Kirkaldy en la Provincia Granma. Centro Agrícola, 24 (2): 78-80.

3- Fernández, J. 1997. Datos  ecológicos preliminares  sobre  las  principales plagas del maíz en la Provincia Granma. II. Centro Agrícola, 24 (2): 30-36.

2- Ruiz, A., J. Fernández. 1996. Nuevo reporte de localidad para Scapteriscus abbreviatus (Scudd) (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). Revista Venezolana de Entomología, 61-62.

1- Fernández, J., G. Garcés, E. Portuondo. 1994. Composición del Orden Hymenoptera presente en el  Jardín Botánico de Santiago de Cuba. Biodiversidad de Cuba Oriental, 1: 19-24.

Non-Refereed Publications
3- Fernández-Triana, J. 2009. A first look at the diversity of Thai Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). TIGER Newsletter, 2(6): 1-2.

2- Fernández-Triana, J., C. Boudreault, H. Goulet. 2009. Revisiting the Northern Insect Survey: Preliminary Results for Microgastrinae Wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), 28 (1): 21-25.

1- Fernández, J. 2007. An overview and update of the Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) holdings in the Canadian National Collection, Ottawa. Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods), 26(2), 51-54.

Web Products
Scientific blog about braconid parasitoid wasps, caterpillars and biological control: http://cncbraconidae.blogspot.ca/

Scientific Conference Presentations:
·      Fernández-Triana J. 2011. Introduction to BOLD, the global online repository for barcode data. Third Leading Labs Training Workshops on DNA Barcoding, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
·      Fernández-Triana J., Whitfield, J.B. 2010. Challenges, opportunities and future strategies in the study of Microgastrinae (Braconidae). International Society of Hymenopterists, Koszeg, Hungary.
·      Smith M.A., Fernández-Triana J., Achterberg van K., Goulet H., Hallwachs W., Hrcek J., Huber J.T., Janzen D.H., Miller S., Quicke D.L.J., Rodriguez J., Sharkey M.J., Ward D., Whitfield J.B., Zaldivar-Riverón A., Hebert P.D.N. 2010. An inordinate fondness for parasitoid wasps: DNA barcoding data from a global array of projects. International Society of Hymenopterists, Koszeg, Hungary.
·      Huber J.T., Fernández-Triana J. 2010. Parasitoids of Choristoneura spp. (Lep.: Tortricidae) in the Nearctic region. International Society of Hymenopterists, Koszeg, Hungary.
·      Chesters D., Vogle, A.P., Smit, M.A., Janze, D., Hallwach, W., Fernández-Triana J., Laurenne N.M., Zaldivar-Riverón A., Shaw M.R., Broad G.R., Klopfstein S., Shaw S.R., Hrcek J., Hebert P.D.N., Miller S., Rodriguez J., Whitfield J.B., Sharkey M.J., Sharanowski B., Gauld I.D., Quicke D.L.J. 2010. Beyond the barcode to the tree: Ichneumonoid phylogeny and the importance of taxon sampling density and strategy. International Society of Hymenopterists, Koszeg, Hungary.
·      Fernández-Triana J. 2010. Introduction to BOLD. Second Leading Labs Training Workshops on DNA Barcoding, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
·      Fernández-Triana J. 2008. The collections of microgastrine wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in Canada: importance, present situation and future opportunities. Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Societies of Canada and Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
·      Fernández-Triana J., Smith A., Huber J., Goulet H., Roughley R., Hebert P. 2008. Barcoding parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera) in Canada: an overview after 6000 sequences. Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Societies of Canada and Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
·      Fernández-Triana J., Smith M.A., Goulet H., Boudreault C., Hebert P. 2008. Combining barcoding and traditional taxonomy to study the diversity of Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Arctic North America. Arctic Change meeting, Quebec city, Canada.
·      Smith M.A., Fernández-Triana J. 2008. Progress on barcoding parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera) from Churchill, Canada, and its implication on biodiversity and ecosystems studies within the Arctic. Arctic Change meeting, Quebec city, Canada.
·      Fernández-Triana J., Smith A., Roughley R., Hebert P. 2008. Estimating the diversity of parasitic wasps in Churchill, Manitoba, through DNA barcoding. 2nd Canadian Barcode of Life Science Symposiums, Toronto, Canada.
·      Fernández-Triana J., Smith A., Hebert P. 2007. The astonishing diversity of parasitic wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) from Churchill, Manitoba. 1st Canadian Barcode of Life Science Symposiums, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
·      Fernández-Triana J. 2006. An overview of Cuban Hymenoptera: taxonomy, diversity and conservation. 143rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Guelph, Canada, 2006.
·      Fernández-Triana J., Genaro J.A. 2006. Preliminary proposal of Hymenoptera (Insecta) as a new group for conservation biology in Cuba. The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation's Ninth Annual Spring Symposium, American Museum of Natural History, New York, US.
·      First National Meeting of Hymenopterists, Santiago de Cuba, 2003 (Scientific Coordinator).
·      Follow-up Workshop on Neotropical Ichneumonidae, INBio, Heredia, Costa Rica, 2000.
·      National Forum for Integrated Pest Management, Havana, Cuba, 2000, 2002.
·      3rd and 4th International Symposium on Plant Protection, Cuba, 1997, 2001.
·      6th International Zoology Symposiums, Topes de Collantes, Cuba, 2004.
·      1st–5th Eastern Cuba Biodiversity Workshops, Santiago de Cuba, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005.
·      5th and 6th Plant Protection International Symposiums, University of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba, 1995, 2005.

MAJOR INSTITUTIONS VISITED FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY:
·      National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2013.
·      Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, 2013.
·      New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.
·      Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, New Zealand, 2011.
·      Illinois Natural History Survey and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US, 2011, 2012.
·      Austrian National Museum of Natural History, Vienna, Austria, 2010.
·      Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary, 2010.
·      Argentinean National Museum of Natural History, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010, 2011.
·      La Plata Natural History Museum, La Plata, Argentina, 2011.
·      Laurentian Forestry Center, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, 2008.
·      Lyman Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2008.
·      J. B. Wallis Museum, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 2007.
·      Churchill Northern Studies Center, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, 2007.
·      The University of Guelph Insect Collection, Ontario, Canada, 2006.
·      Smithsonian Institution (National Museum of Natural History), Washington, US, 2004.
·      American Entomological Institute Collection, Gainesville, Florida, US, 2001, 2003.
·      Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio) and University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2000, 2012.
·      Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Huelva, Spain, 1997.
·      All major Cuban entomological collections, Cuba, 1992-2006.

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