Taeniogonalos gestroi

Taeniogonalos gestroi
Adult found in Selangor, Malaysia
Scientific classification
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.

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

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]

References

1. "Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz 1908)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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. Smith, David R.; Tripotin, Pierre (2015). "Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 44. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin: 1–18. doi: 10.3897/JHR.44.4495 . Retrieved 11 Jun 2021.