Species Cotesia vestalis Haliday, 1834
- Cotesia vestalis Haliday, A.H. 1834. Essay on the classification of parasitic Hymenoptera. Entomological Magazine. London 2: 93-106 [253].
- Apanteles plutellae Kurdjumov, N.V. 1912. Hyménoptères — parasites nouveaux ou peu connus. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (English translation as Entomological Reviews) 12: 223-240 [Date published 20/10/1912] [226].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown ♀, Poltava, Ukraine.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Shaw M.R. 2003. Revised synonymy in the genus Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae): The identity of Microgaster vestalis Haliday, 1834, as a senior synonym of Apanteles plutellae Kurdjumov, 1912. Entomologist's Gazette 54: 187-189
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Widely introduced to Australia, but now only infrequently found in the southern states (Furlong et al. 2008)
Introduced from Italy.
Distribution References
- Furlong, M.J., Spafford, H., Ridland, P.M., Endersby, N.M., Edwards, O.R., Baker, G.J., Keller, M.A. & Paull, C.A. 2008. Ecology of diamondback moth in Australian canola: landscape perspectives and the implications for management. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 48: 1494-1505 [1500] (Table 1 caption)
General References
Fagan-Jeffries, E.P. & Austin, A.D. 2020. Synopsis of the parasitoid wasp genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) in Australia, with the description of seven new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 667: 1-70 [58]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICHNEUMONOIDEA | 30-Mar-2021 | ADDED |