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Chalcedectus atratus Gibson
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Kingdom: Metazoa (animals);
Phylum: Arthropoda;
Class: Hexapoda;
Order: Hymenoptera; Superfamily: Chalcidoidea; Family: Chalcedectidae; Genus: Chalcedectus)
Chalcedectus atratus
Gibson, 2026. Holotype ♀in CNC on long term loan from QSBG. Type locality: THAILAND, Prachuab Khiri Khan, Khao Sam Roi Yot NP, Saline wetland, Pa Gwad, NW, 12°9.276´N 99°58.311´E, Malaise trap, 12-19.iv.2009, Yai; Amnad leg., T4605. |
Distribution
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Philippines, Thailand.
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Biology
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Unknown, but probably a parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larva.
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References |
Cameron, P. 1884. Fam. Chalcididae. [continued]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Hymenoptera. (Families
Tenthredinidae-Chrysididae.). 1:129-135.
Gibson, G.A.P. 2003,
Phylogenetics and classification of Cleonyminae (Hymenoptera:
Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae). Memoirs on Entomology, International
16: 1-339. van Noort S, Gibson GAP, Ranjith AP, Mitroiu M-D. 2026. Revision of Chalcedectidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from the Afrotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic regions with description of eleven new species. Zootaxa 5781: 1-106. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5781.1.1 |
Credits
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Photographs
© Gary Gibson (CNC, Ottawa, Canada).
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