Biology:Stiromesostenus
Stiromesostenus is an Australian genus of ichneumon wasps in the subfamily Cryptinae.[1][2] There are two recognised species, S. albiorbitalis and S. rufus,[1][2] and potentially seven undescribed species.[3]
Description
Stiromesostenus ranges from small to moderately large, with forewing length of 4-12 mm. Most species are reddish brown in colour and several have darkened wing apices. The antennae have white bands in the middle.[3]
Ecology
Wasps of this genus are parasitoids of Lepidoptera. Stiromesostenus rufus has been reared from an unspecified "fern moth" larva.[3] Stiromesostenus albiorbitalis attacks the macadamia twig girdler, Xylorycta luteotactella (=Neodrepta luteotactella) (Xyloryctidae).[4] An unspecified species of Stiromesostenus have been reared from Uraba lugens (Nolidae)[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Genus Stiromesostenus Cameron, 1911" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Stiromesostenus.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Australia, Atlas of Living. "Genus: Stiromesostenus" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/a7c59459-1614-48ce-8840-ddcc07a2665f.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gauld, I. D. (1984). An Introduction to the Ichneumonidae of Australia. British Museum (Natural History). pp. 173–174. ISBN 0-565-00895-1. https://zenodo.org/record/1037078.
- ↑ Jones, Vincent P. (2002). Macadamia - Integrated Pest Management. University of Hawaii at Manoa. pp. 71–73. ISBN 1-929325-12-6. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/9469f8ea-81f2-43a8-8761-b7b8dbab520b/content.
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