Biology:Mesostoinae

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Biology

The Mesostoini and Hydrangeocolini include primary gall formers on Banksia[1] and parasites of the gall-forming Cecidomyiidae. The Avgini include parasitoids of leaf-mining and leaf-rolling Lepidoptera.[2]

Genera

This subfamily contains the following thirteen genera:[2]

Avgini (Austrohormiini)

  • Apoavga
  • Austrohormius
  • Canberria
  • Doryctomorpha
  • Hormiitis
  • Neptihormius
  • Proavga

Hydrangeocolini

  • Aspilodemon
  • Hydrangeocola

Mesostoini

  • Andesipolis
  • Opiopterus
  • Mesostoa
  • Praonopterus

References

  1. โ†‘ Austin, A.D.; Dangerfield, P.C. (1998). "Biology of Mesostoa kerri Austin and Wharton (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae), an endemic Australian wasp that causes stem galls on Banksia marginata". Australian Journal of Botany 46 (3): 559โ€“569. doi:10.1071/BT97042. 
  2. โ†‘ 2.0 2.1 Shimbori, Eduardo Mitio; Souza-Gessner, Carolina DA Silva Souza; Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria; Shaw, Scott Richard (2017). "A revision of the genus Andesipolis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae) and redefinition of the subfamily Mesostoinae". Zootaxa 4216 (2): zootaxa.4216.2.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4216.2.1. PMID 28183125. 

Further reading

Data related to Mesostoinae at Wikispecies

Wikidata ☰ Q1942850 entry