Taeniogonalos gestroi

Taeniogonalos gestroi
	Adult found in Selangor, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Family:	Trigonalidae
Genus:	Taeniogonalos
Species:	T. gestroi
Binomial name
	Taeniogonalos gestroi; (Schultz, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
	Poecilogonalos thwaitesi var. gestroi Schultz, 1908; Poecilogonalos pulchella gestroi Weinstein and Austin, 1991; Poecilogonalos thwaitesi thwaitesi Weinstein and Austin, 1991;

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.

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.[3]

Description

T. gestroi adult

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

"Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz 1908)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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.
Smith, David R.; Tripotin, Pierre (2015). "Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin. 44: 1–18. doi:10.3897/JHR.44.4495. Retrieved 11 Jun 2021.

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[Info-1] "Taeniogonalos gestroi (Schultz 1908)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

[Taxonomy-2] 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.

[Diagnosis_and_distribution-3] Smith, David R.; Tripotin, Pierre (2015). "Trigonalidae (Hymenoptera) of Thailand, other southeastern Asian records, and a new Trigonalys from India". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. David R. Smith, Pierre Tripotin. 44: 1–18. doi:10.3897/JHR.44.4495. Retrieved 11 Jun 2021.