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Phanerotomella erena Braet

(Life: Kingdom: Metazoa (animals); Phylum: Arthropoda; Class: Hexapoda; Order: Hymenoptera;  Superfamily: Ichneumonoidea; Family: Braconidae; Subfamily: Cheloninae; Genus: Phanerotomella)

Phanerotomella erena Braet, 2012. Holotype in: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco (CASC). Type locality: Madagascar, Province Fianarantsoa, PN Ranomafana, radio tower at forest edge, elev. 1130m, 21°15'05''S-47°24'43''E

Classification
Phanerotomella_erena_habitus_dorsal Phanerotomella_erena_habitus_lateral
Phanerotomela_erena_metasoma_legs_lateral  

Biology

Unknown.

Distribution

Madagascar.

Diagnoses

Distinguished from other Phanerotomella by the presence of various dark patches on its body. It is closely related to Phanerotomella seyrigi Granger from which it can be separated by having long lateral spines on the propodeum (vs. short).

Etymology

From the Greek 'ειρήνη (eirenè)' meaning "the peace" and in honour of Braet Yves girlfriend who shares his study of insects.

References

Braet, Y., Rousse, P. & Sharkey, M. 2012. New data on African Cheloninae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) show a strong biogeographic signal for taxa with spined propodea. Zootaxa 3385: 1–32.

De Saeger, H. 1948. Cardiochilinae et Sigalphinae (Hymenoptea: Apocrita) Fam. Braconidae. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G.F. de Witte. 53:1-272.

Granger, C. 1949. Braconides de Madagascar. Mémoires de l’Institut scientifique de Madagascar (A), 2, 1–428.

Shenefelt, R.D. 1973. Braconidae 6. Cheloninae. Hymenopterorum Catalogus (nova editio). Pars 10. pp.813-936.

Credits

Photographs © Yves Braet.

Web author Simon van Noort (Iziko South African Museum)

 

Citation: van Noort, S. 2024. WaspWeb: Hymenoptera of the World. URL: www.waspweb.org (accessed on <day/month/year>).

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