HYMENOPTERA: Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of a Quercus forest from Tamaulipas, Mexico

Authors

  • Patricia Marissa Castillo Flores Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Enrique Ruíz-Cancino Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Juana María Coronado Blanco Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Andrey Ivanovich Khalaim Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Svetlana Nikolaevna Myartseva Universidad de Guadalajara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v21i2.4156

Keywords:

parasitoides, encinos, nuevos registros, fauna.

Abstract

Ichneumonidae is a family of parasitoid wasps that contributes to the regulation of insect and spider populations. Almost 1300 species are known from Mexico at the present day. About 919 samples were obtained from one Malaise trap operated from March 2010 to March 2011 in the oak forest at Rancho Santa Elena near Victoria City, Tamaulipas, Mexico. In this material, most abundant subfamilies are Pimplinae (263 specimens) and Cryptinae (247), and most diverse Cryptinae (25 genera) and Ichneumoninae (17). Most abundant genera are Pimpla Fabricius (220 specimens), Lymeon Förster (65) and Casinaria Holmgren (55), and most species rich Diapetimorpha Viereck (6 species) and Centeterus Wesmael (5). Most frequently collected species are Pimpla punicipes (Cresson) (148 specimens) and Pimpla sanguinipes (Cresson) (51). The genus Diaglyptidea Viereck (Cryptinae) is a new record from Mexico and Aphanistes Förster and Corsoncus marianoi Gauld & Bradshaw (Anomaloninae), Diradops mexicana (Cresson) (Banchinae), Ceratophygadeuon Viereck (Cryptinae), Cryptojoppa Kriechbaumer (Ichneumoninae) and Oedemopsis noyesi Gauld (Tryphoninae) are new records from Tamaulipas. A new species of Dichrogaster Doumerc (Cryptinae) was collected.

Published

2015-10-05