A new parasitoid wasp, Aphaereta vondelparkensis sp. n. (Braconidae, Alysiinae), from a city park in the centre of Amsterdam

Abstract. BACKGROUND: The parasitic wasp genus Aphaereta Foerster, 1863, belongs to the large subfamily Alysiinae Leach, 1815 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and contains solitary or gregarious endoparasitoids of larvae of cyclorrhaphous Diptera living in decaying organic matter. NEW INFORMATION: A new sp...

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Autores principales: van Achterberg, Kees, Schilthuizen, Menno, van der Meer, Marrit, Delval, Richard, Dias, Claudia, Hoynck, Marlene, Köster, Heko, Maarschall, Rudie, Peeters, Norbert, Venema, Peter, Zaremba, Ryan, Beltrami, Cristina, Nieuwenhuis, Florinda, de Rop, Nicole, Njunjić, Iva, Koene, Joris M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
Materias:
Single Taxon Treatment
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6997242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042251
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e49017
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Sumario:Abstract. BACKGROUND: The parasitic wasp genus Aphaereta Foerster, 1863, belongs to the large subfamily Alysiinae Leach, 1815 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and contains solitary or gregarious endoparasitoids of larvae of cyclorrhaphous Diptera living in decaying organic matter. NEW INFORMATION: A new species, Aphaereta vondelparkensis sp. n. (Braconidae, Alysiinae, Alysiini), from a city park in the centre of Amsterdam (Vondelpark) is described and illustrated. The species was discovered on a so-called taxon expedition, in which experts and citizen scientists collaborate on taxonomic projects. The finding highlights the fact that new animal species can still be discovered today, even in the busiest park of the capital of one of the best studied European countries.

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