New species of baeine parasitoids of spider eggs (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) from Western Australia

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 9 years ago

Abstract:  Six species of scelionid wasps from Western Australia belonging to the tribe Baeini, a group known only to be parasitic on spider eggs, are described as new: Mirobaeoides barbarae, M. manjimupensis, Ceratobaeus mainae, C. clavisegmentus, Hickmanlella walpolensis and H. noyesi. These species extend the morphological limits of their respective genera, and in the case of Mirobaeoides, enough to warrant its redescription. Psyllobaeus Austin (type species P. pecki Austin) known only from Lord Howe Island is synonymised with Mirobaeoides. Additional diagnostic notes are provided for Ceratobaeus Ashmead and Hickmanella Austin, along with comments on the relationships of the six new species, and the diversity and make up of the baeine fauna in southwestern Western Australia.

Author(s) A.D. Austin : Part 1
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