Colastomion Baker (Braconidae, Rogadinae): nine new species from Papua New Guinea reared from Crambidae | Zendy

Donаld L. J. Quicke | Zendy; M. Alex Smith | Zendy; Scott E. Miller | Zendy; Jan Hrček | Zendy; Buntika Butcher | Zendy

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Colastomion Baker (Braconidae, Rogadinae): nine new species from Papua New Guinea reared from Crambidae

Author(s) -

Donаld L. J. Quicke,

M. Alex Smith,

Scott E. Miller,

Jan Hrček,

Buntika Butcher

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of hymenoptera research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1314-2607

pISSN - 1070-9428

DOI - 10.3897/jhr.28.3484

Subject(s) - crambidae , biology , braconidae , dna barcoding , new guinea , lepidoptera genitalia , zoology , botany , hymenoptera , parasitoid , history , ethnology

Nine new species of Colastomion Baker are described, illustrated and keyed based on series of specimens reared from caterpillars of crambid moths from lowland Papua New Guinea plus one additional field collected specimen, viz. C. cheesmanae Quicke sp. n., C. crambidiphagus Quicke sp. n., C. gregarius Quicke sp. n., C. maclayi Quicke sp. n., C. madangensis Quicke sp. n., C. masalaii Quicke sp. n., C. parotiphagus Quicke sp. n., C. pukpuk Quicke sp. n. and C. wanang Quicke sp. n. Most species are morphologically easily distinguished but DNA barcoding additionally reveals a pair of exceedingly similar species (C. pukpuk sp. n. and C. maclayi sp. n.) that might otherwise have gone unrecognised. The new species each appear to be relatively specialised on their host species and all parasitize only caterpillars of Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae

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