Taeniogonalos gestroi

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Taeniogonalos gestroi
Taeniogonalos wasp.jpg
Adult found in Selangor, Malaysia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Trigonalidae
Genus: Taeniogonalos
Species:
T. gestroi
Binomial name
Taeniogonalos gestroi
(Schultz, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
  • Poecilogonalos thwaitesi var. gestroiSchultz, 1908
  • Poecilogonalos pulchella gestroiWeinstein and Austin, 1991
  • Poecilogonalos thwaitesi thwaitesiWeinstein and Austin, 1991

Taeniogonalos gestroi is a species of wasp in the family Trigonalidae. [2] It is a hyperparasitoid that parasitise Ichneumonidae and Tachinidae larva inside the caterpillars of Lepidoptera.

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Distribution

It has a wide range, as it is native to India (Sikkim), Malaysia, China (Hainan, Jiangsu, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea. [3]

Description

Taeniogonalos gestroi adult Taeniogonalos gestroi.jpg
Taeniogonalos gestroi adult

Ground colour is black with yellow maculae (spots; patterns). Wings are hyaline (translucent), with the forewings having a brown translucent area covering most of the radial cell. Adults are diurnal. [1] It was previously thought to be a subspecies or a variety of a different species, Taeniogonalos thwaitesii , [2] which is native to Sri Lanka.

Females lack a medio-apical process on the second sternite. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz 1908)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Zaifu, Xu; Huayan, Chen; Van Achterberg, Kees; He, Jun-Hua (2014). "A revision of the Chinese Trigonalyidae (Hymenoptera, Trigonalyoidea)". ZooKeys (385): 1–207. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.385.6560 . PMC   3950486 . PMID   24624023 . Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Smith, David R.; Tripotin, Pierre (2015). "Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin. 44: 1–18. doi: 10.3897/JHR.44.4495 . Retrieved 11 Jun 2021.