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Cryptic biodiversity of tropical hesperiid caterpillar-attacking parasitoid wasps: three new species of Creagrura Townes (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cremastinae) from Costa Rica and Perú

Authors :
Ilari Sääksjärvi
Kari Kaunisto
Michael Sharkey
Shelby Stedenfeld
M. Alex Smith
Winnie Hallwachs
Daniel Janzen
Source :
Biodiversity Data Journal, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 1-18 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Pensoft Publishers, 2022.

Abstract

We describe three new species of the previously monotypic genus Creagrura Townes from Central and South America: C. alejandromasisi sp. n. and C. rogerblancoi sp. n. from Costa Rica and C. allpahuaya sp. n. from Peru, all of which emphasise the unknown parasitoid insect diversity yet to be revealed in the tropics.Host relationships of the two Costa Rican species are described in detail. In addition, it is inferred that the Creagrura wasps find and oviposit in the caterpillar when it is exposed at night, rather than when it is concealed during daylight hours.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13142828
Volume :
10
Issue :
1-18
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Biodiversity Data Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.ba4cc56e6e4017b302c832101d85b2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e91486