Open AccessHICKMANELLA , A NEW GENUS OF SCELIONIDAE FROM AUSTRALIA (HYMENOPTERA: PROCTOTRUPOIDEA)
Author(s) -
Austin A. D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-6055
pISSN - 1326-6756
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1981.tb01051.x
Subject(s) - scelionidae , biology , hymenoptera , key (lock) , genus , zoology , ecology , parasitoid
Hickmanella gen. n. is erected for H. intrudens (Hickman) comb. n. and H. holoplatysa sp. n., egg parasites of salticid spiders. The range of H , intrudens is extended to include mainland Australia. The biology of both species is briefly discussed and a key provided to distinguish them.