Description of two new Australian genera of Megastigmidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with notes on the biology of the genus Bortesia

Julie Böhmová; Jean-Yves Rasplus; Gary S Taylor; Petr Janšta

doi:10.3897/jhr.90.82585

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Description of two new Australian genera of Megastigmidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with notes on the biology of the genus Bortesia

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Description of two new Australian genera of Megastigmidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with notes on the biology of the genus Bortesia

Julie Böhmová, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Gary S Taylor and Petr Janšta

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol.90

29/04/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.90.82585

Abstract

Casuarinaceae

gall

Hakea

parasitoid

phytophagous

Two new genera, Striastigmus, gen. nov., and Vitreostigmus, gen. nov., as well as three new species, S. bicoloratus, sp. nov., V. maculatus, sp. nov., and V. kangarooislandi, sp. nov., are described from Australia. A key to species of Vitreostigmus is provided as well as new information on the biology of genus Bortesia. Potential hosts of the newly described genera are discussed.

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Title: Description of two new Australian genera of Megastigmidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) with notes on the biology of the genus Bortesia
Creators - without role: Julie Böhmová - Charles University
Jean-Yves Rasplus - Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations
Gary S Taylor - University of Adelaide
Petr Janšta - Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Publication Details: Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Vol.90
Grant note: This work was supported by The Charles University Grant Agency (GAUK) - project n. 1122218 (to JB) and SVV 260571/2022 (to PJ) . We thank the following institutions: the Queensland Government, Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing for delivering permits to sample in Queensland National Parks (permits #WITK18248017-WITK18278817 to JYR) ; Government of South Australia, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources for providing collecting permit for national parks of South Australia (permit U26825-1 to PJ) ; Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Energy for providing export permit (PWS2019-AU-000191 to PJ).
Identifiers: 9936337809311
Academic Unit: Université de Montpellier
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-04007180