Subfamily Ambositrinae
Compiler and date details
N.B. Stevens, M. Iqbal & A.D. Austin, Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity and the Department of Applied and Molecular Ecology, Waite Campus, Adelaide University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Introduction
The Ambositrinae is the only group of proctotrupoid wasps that has been revised for the Australian Region. The subfamily comprises about 50 species (Naumann 1982) and has a largely Gondwanan distribution, the vast majority of species being found in Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand and South America. Host records are limited, but they indicate that members of the group parasitise Mycetophilidae and other nematoceran Diptera (Masner 1993).
General References
Masner, L. 1993. Superfamily Proctotrupoidea. pp. 537-557 in Goulet, H. & Huber, J.T. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: An Identification Guide to Families. Ottawa : Research Branch, Agriculture Canada 668 pp.
Naumann, I.D. 1982. Systematics of the Australian Ambositrinae (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), with a synopsis of the non-Australian genera of the subfamily. Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 85: 1-239
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2012 | 25-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |