Adeliini (wasp)
| Adeliini | |
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| Paradelius sp. from Manitoba, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Cheloninae |
| Tribe: | Adeliini Viereck, 1918 |
| Genera | |
Adeliini is a tribe of braconid wasps within the subfamily Cheloninae. Until 2016, Adeliini was classified as a separate subfamily, the Adeliinae.[1] They are small, stout-bodied braconids that parasitize the larvae of leaf-mining moths. Despite being widespread, they tend to be rare in entomological collections.[2]
Description and distribution
[edit]Like all Chelonines, the first two (sometimes the first three or four) metasomal terga are fused, and terga six and seven lack spiracles. Features which define the Adeliini as a distinct tribe include apically reduced wing venation and less carapace-like metasomal terga.[2]
Adeliini species are distributed both in the Old and New World.[2]
Biology
[edit]Adeliini are koinobiont endoparasitoids of leaf-mining moths in the family Nepticulidae, from which the adults emerge from the host cocoon.[2] Some species appear to mimic ants in behavior, and one species of Paradelius has been recorded emitting a formic acid-like odor when disturbed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kittel, Rebecca N.; Austin, Andrew D.; Klopfstein, Seraina (August 2016). "Molecular and morphological phylogenetics of chelonine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with a critical assessment of divergence time estimations". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 101: 224–241. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.016. PMID 27179700.
- ^ a b c d Wharton, Robert A.; Marsh, Paul M.; Sharkey, Michael J. (1997). Manual of the New World Genera of the Family Braconidae (Hymenoptera). Washington DC: The International Society of Hymenopterists.
- ^ Whitfield, James B.; Whitfield, James B. (1988). "Two new species of Paradelius (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from North America with biological notes". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 64 (4): 313––319. Archived from the original on 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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