New species of Allorhogas Gahan (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reared from galls on Lycium cestroides Schltdl. (Solanaceae) in Argentina

Allorhogas cordobensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) is described from the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Its representatives can be distinguished from all other known species of the genus by the unusual morphology of the ovipositor tip and the expanded clypeus apically. Remarkably...

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Published in:Entomological science 2011-07, Vol.14 (3), p.304-308
Main Authors: MARTÍNEZ, Juan José, ALTAMIRANO, Alejandra, SALVO, Adriana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allorhogas
Braconidae
Chaco Serrano
Doryctinae
Entomology
Galls
Hymenoptera
insect morphology
insect taxonomy
Insects
Lycium
Mandible
Morphology
Neotropical Region
New species
Ovipositor
Solanaceae
stem galls
Taxonomy
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Summary:Allorhogas cordobensis sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) is described from the province of Córdoba, Argentina. Its representatives can be distinguished from all other known species of the genus by the unusual morphology of the ovipositor tip and the expanded clypeus apically. Remarkably, this species is also characterized by having a tridentate mandible, a feature known only in exodont braconids, mostly of the subfamily Alysiinae. The new species was reared from stem galls on Lycium cestroides, which constitutes the second record of an Allorhogas species associated with galls on representatives of the plant family Solanaceae.
ISSN:1343-8786
1479-8298
DOI:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00453.x