Mesostoinae

Mesostoinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Braconidae
Subfamily:	Mesostoinae van Achterberg, 1975

The Mesostoinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps with a Gondwanan distribution. ^[1] The members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings.^{[ citation needed ]}

Biology

The Mesostoini and Hydrangeocolini include primary gall formers on Banksia ^[2] and parasites of the gall-forming Cecidomyiidae. The Avgini include parasitoids of leaf-mining and leaf-rolling Lepidoptera. ^[1]

Genera

This subfamily contains the following thirteen genera: ^[1]

Avgini (Austrohormiini)

• Apoavga
• Austrohormius
• Canberria
• Doryctomorpha
• Hormiitis
• Neptihormius
• Proavga

Hydrangeocolini

• Aspilodemon
• Hydrangeocola

Mesostoini

• Andesipolis
• Opiopterus
• Mesostoa
• Praonopterus

References

1. Shimbori, Eduardo Mitio; Souza-Gessner, Carolina DA Silva Souza; Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria; Shaw, Scott Richard (2017). "A revision of the genus Andesipolis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae) and redefinition of the subfamily Mesostoinae". Zootaxa. 4216 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4216.2.1. PMID   28183125.
2. Austin, A.D.; Dangerfield, P.C. (1998). "Biology of Mesostoa kerri Austin and Wharton (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae), an endemic Australian wasp that causes stem galls on Banksia marginata". Australian Journal of Botany. 46 (3): 559–569. doi:10.1071/BT97042.

Further reading

• Australian Faunal Directory ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Data related to Mesostoinae at Wikispecies