Revision of Proctotrupidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) described by Ch. T. Brues from Baltic amber
Author
Kolyada, Victor A.
Author
Mostovski, Mike B.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1661
29
38
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.179943
e84e3daf-28e3-4200-9e74-40d4034485e3
1175-5326
179943
Genus
Fustiserphus
Townes, 1981
Type
species.
Fustiserphus reticulatus
Townes, 1981
; by original designation.
This genus is currently known from in
Australia
, New Zeland and in both Americas (
Townes & Townes 1981
).
New Zealand
representatives of
Fustiserphus
parasitise larvae of
Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera)
in
Nothofagus
forest, being found, however, in a variety of other habitats (
Early & Dugdale 1994
). This genus was previously unknown in the palaeontological record.