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A new species of Syntretus Foerster (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Euphorinae), a parasitoid of the stingless bee Trigona carbonaria Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae) |
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| Authors: | Rosalyn Gloag Scott R Shaw Chris Burwell |
| Institution: | School of Biological Sciences, A12, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.; U.W.Insect Museum, Department of Renewable Resources (3354), University of Wyoming, 1000 East University Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming, WY 82071, USA.; Queensland Museum, PO Box 3300, South Brisbane, Queensland, Qld 4101, Australia.; Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia. |
| Abstract: | A new species of euphorine braconid, Syntretus trigonaphagus sp. nov., is described and illustrated. This is the first Australian Syntretus species to be described and the first record of braconids parasitising Trigona Jurine stingless bees. Egg-laying by adults and emergence of larvae from the host Trigona carbonaria is detailed. A 12S ribosomal rRNA gene fragment was sequenced to confirm the association of larvae and adults of the wasp parasitoid. |
| Keywords: | Australia braconid imagobiosis stingless bee |