Dinotrema is a genus of wasps in the family Braconidae. Species are amongst the largest parasitoid wasps in the tribe Alysiini (Alysiinae). There are approximately 350 species described around worldwide.[1]
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| Genus: | Dinotrema Foerster, 1862
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Economic significance edit
Generally, Dinotrema species are parasitoids of the larvae of Diptera predominantly from families Anthomyiidae, Phoridae and Platypezidae, groups considered as pests.[2]
Distribution edit
Dinotrema comprises a large number of species described from Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oceanic, Oriental and Palaearctic (mainly from Western Europe) regions.[3]
Identification edit
This genus has tridentate and small mandibles, with paraclypeal fovea short, not reaching ventral edge of eyes. Vein cuqu1 (2-SR) present and sclerotized and nervulus (cu-a) postfurcal. It is differentiated from the genus Aspilota by the short size of the paraclypeal fovea far separated from the inner margin of the eye. Moreover, this genus can be differentiated from the genus Synaldis Foerster, 1862 by the presence of the vein cuqu1 (2-SR) and Adelphenaldis Fischer, 2003 by the short size of the paraclypeal fovea and the presence of the vein cuqu1 (2-SR).[4]
References edit
- ^ Yu D.S., Achterberg C. van & Horstman K. 2012. Taxapad 2012, Ichneumonoidea 2011. Database on flash-drive. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- ^ Achterberg, C. van (1988). "The genera of the Aspilota–group and some descriptions of fungicolous Alysiini from the Netherlands (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Alysiinae)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 247: 1–88.
- ^ Peris-Felipo, F.J.; Belokobylskij, S.A. (2016). "First record of the genus Dinotrema Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from the Neotropical region with description of four new species and a key to the New World taxa". European Journal of Taxonomy. 179 (179): 1–23. doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.179.
- ^ Peris-Felipo, F.J.; Belokobylskij, S.A. (2016). "First record of the genus Dinotrema Foerster, 1862 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from the Neotropical region with description of four new species and a key to the New World taxa". European Journal of Taxonomy. 179 (179): 1–23. doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.179.