Systematic revision of the parasitoid wasp genus Glyptapanteles Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) for Australia results in a ten-fold increase in species
Author
Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P.
C724E269-029E-49E8-8D95-6F5A5DA6BAAF
Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia. & South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
erinn.fagan-jeffries@adelaide.edu.au
Author
McCLELLAND, Alana R.
3FDC78D1-CDF3-472F-B4EE-63A43C1730AF
Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
alana.mcclelland@adelaide.edu.au
Author
Bird, Andrew J.
DC97FEB2-1BB0-48CE-9178-0C5F98131CC0
Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia.
andrewbird@ozemail.com.au
Author
Giannotta, Madalene M.
FF66BA72-4585-402F-AA42-61C9B7856048
Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Black Mountain, ACT, Australia and Centre for Biodiversity Analysis, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia.
madalene.giannotta@gmail.com
Author
Bradford, Tessa M.
D018F430-ED59-47BA-BF6A-EF8C6675AC20
Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia. & South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
tessa.bradford@samuseum.sa.gov.au
Author
Austin, Andrew D.
DE71F924-750D-490D-84A7-F5960066F7CC
Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia. & South Australian Museum, Adelaide, Australia.
andrew.austin@adelaide.edu.au
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2022
2022-02-08
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.792.1647
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Glyptapanteles deliasa
Austin & Dangerfield, 1992
Figs 13A
,
27
Diagnosis
Glyptapanteles deliasa
can be separated from the other described species of
Glyptapanteles
in
Australia
by the combination of the following characters: gena without a pale spot, T1 and T2 dark, anteromesoscutum very smooth, with only shallow and regular punctures, no orange markings on the postero-lateral anteromesoscutum, propodeum very smooth with only shallow punctures and the median carina faintly indicated, T1 parallel-sided for most of length, only narrowing/curving inwards right at boundary with T3, ventral side of antennal scape (at least in distal half) darker than flagellomeres, tegula dark.
Material examined
Paratypes
AUSTRALIA
•
2 ♀♀
;
South Australia
,
Waikerie
;
22 Jun. 1988
;
M.D. Moore
leg.;
ex
Delias aganippe
(Donovan) (Pieridae)
;
WINC
.
Remarks
There is a possibility that this species is conspecific with
Cotesia deliadis
(Bingham, 1906)
, as it is morphologically very similar and parasitises the same host. However, several attempts to extract DNA from
paratype
specimens to either confirm or refute this hypothesis have been unsuccessful. As such, we leave it within the genus
Glyptapanteles
until next-generation sequencing techniques can be used on the type series.
Distribution
Known from
Australia
, currently only from SA.