Taeniogonalos gestroi explained

Taeniogonalos gestroi is a species of wasp in the family Trigonalidae.^[1] It is a hyperparasitoid that parasitise Ichneumonidae and Tachinidae larva inside the caterpillars of Lepidoptera.

Distribution

It 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.^[2]

Description

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.^[3] It was previously thought to be a subspecies or a variety of a different species, Taeniogonalos thwaitesii,^[4] which is native to Sri Lanka.

Females lack a medio-apical process on the second sternite.^[5]

Notes and References

1. A revision of the Chinese Trigonalyidae (Hymenoptera, Trigonalyoidea) . ZooKeys . 2014. 385. 10.3897/zookeys.385.6560. 13 June 2021. free. Zaifu. Xu. Huayan. Chen. Van Achterberg. Kees. He. Jun-Hua. 1–207. 24624023. 3950486.
2. Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India . Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 2015. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin . 10.3897/JHR.44.4495. 11 Jun 2021. Smith. David R.. Tripotin. Pierre. 44. 1–18. free.
3. Web site: Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz 1908) . Encyclopedia of Life . 13 June 2021.
4. A revision of the Chinese Trigonalyidae (Hymenoptera, Trigonalyoidea) . ZooKeys . 2014. 385. 10.3897/zookeys.385.6560. 13 June 2021. free. Zaifu. Xu. Huayan. Chen. Van Achterberg. Kees. He. Jun-Hua. 1–207. 24624023. 3950486.
5. Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India . Journal of Hymenoptera Research . 2015. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin . 10.3897/JHR.44.4495. 11 Jun 2021. Smith. David R.. Tripotin. Pierre. 44. 1–18. free.