Taeniogonalos gestroi is a species of wasp in the family Trigonalidae.[2] It is a hyperparasitoid that parasitise Ichneumonidae and Tachinidae larva inside the caterpillars of Lepidoptera.
| Taeniogonalos gestroi | |
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| Adult found in Selangor, Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Trigonalidae |
| Genus: | Taeniogonalos |
| Species: | T. gestroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz, 1908)[1]
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Distribution
editIt has a wide range, as it is native to India (Sikkim), Malaysia, China (Hainan, Jiangsu, Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.[3]
Description
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Ground colour is black with yellow maculae (spots; patterns). Wings are hyaline (translucent), with the forewings having a brown translucent area covering most of the radial cell. Adults are diurnal.[1] It was previously thought to be a subspecies or a variety of a different species, Taeniogonalos thwaitesii,[2] which is native to Sri Lanka.
Females lack a medio-apical process on the second sternite.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz 1908)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b Zaifu, Xu; Huayan, Chen; Van Achterberg, Kees; He, Jun-Hua (2014). "A revision of the Chinese Trigonalyidae (Hymenoptera, Trigonalyoidea)". ZooKeys (385): 1–207. doi:10.3897/zookeys.385.6560. PMC 3950486. PMID 24624023. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, David R.; Tripotin, Pierre (2015). "Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 44. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin: 1–18. doi:10.3897/JHR.44.4495. Retrieved 11 Jun 2021.
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