Braconid Wasps

Washtenaw Co., Michigan

Chippewa Co., Michigan

Sometimes it’s hard to tell where one organism stops and another begins. That’s especially true with the kind of evolutionary arms race that takes place between parasites and their unwilling hosts. It’s biological warfare at the level of the genes. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports from Athens, Georgia, USA.  Podcast transcript read moreDuration: 5:30Published: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:58:48 +0000

Figures 12–16.Hartemita coffeana sp. n., female, holotype. 12 head frontal 13 head dorsal 14 fore wing 15 metanotum dorsal 16 hind tibia and tarsus.

Figure 2.Heerz ecmhala sp. n. (holotype) (A, C–F) and Heerz lukenatcha Marsh (B): A, B habitus, lateral view C propodeum and basal half of metasoma, dorsal view D head, lateral view E mesosoma, dorsal view F fore wing.

Figure 1.Sesioctonus huggerti. 1a dorsal habitus 1b lateral habitus 1c wings 1d propodeum and first metasomal segment.

Figures 25–29.Diachasmimorpha spp. 25 Diachasmimorpha norrbomi Wharton sp. n., paratype female, habitus showing relatively shorter ovipositor 26 Diachasmimorpha martinalujai Wharton sp. n., holotype, habitus showing relatively longer ovipositor 27 Diachasmimorpha martinalujai paratype male, base of notaulus 28 Diachasmimorpha tryoni (Cameron) apex of ovipositor showing subapical sinuation 29 Diachasmimorpha norrbomi, paratype female, apex of ovipositor.

Figures 1–10.Brulleia fanjingensis, sp. n. 1 head, frontal aspect 2 head, dorsal aspect 3 head, lateral aspect 4 mesosoma, lateral aspect 5 propodeum, dorsal aspect; 6 fore wing 7 hind wing 8 habitus, lateral aspect 9 10th-42th flagellomeres 10 first and basal second metasomal tergites, dorsal aspect.

Figures 1–4.Opius spp., face. 1 Opius matthaei Fischer, holotype, showing granular sculpture 2 Opius raphaeli Fischer, holotype 3 Opius melchioricus Fischer 4 Opius rojam Daniels & Wharton sp. n., holotype.

Figures 1–6.Dinotrema amparoae sp. n. (1, 3–6 female; 2 male). 1, 2 Habitus, lateral view 3 Head, lateral view 4 Mandible 5 Antenna 6 Basal segments of antenna.

Figures 4–9.Iconella andydeansi. 4 Habitus, lateral view 5 Fore wing 6 Ovipositor sheats and metatibia 7 Head, dorsal view 8 Propodeum 9 Meso- and metasoma (partially), dorsal view.

Figure 1.Ontsira abbreviata sp. n. (female). A habitus, lateral view B head, front view C head, dorsal view D metasoma, dorsal view E mesosoma, lateral view F basal segments of antenna G fore and hind wings H mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar 0.5 mm.

Figures 1–6.Indiopius cretensis Fischer (1, 3–6 female 2 male). 1, 2 Habitus, lateral view 3 Head, lateral view 4 Face in front view, mandible and maxillary palpi 5 Antenna 6 Basal segments of antenna.

Figure 35.Apanteles aichagirardae. A Habitus, lateral view B Fore wing C Hypopygium and ovipositor sheats D Head, frontal view E Head, meso- and metasoma (partially), dorsal view.

Figure 1.Habitus Wilkinsonellus species. A Female, Wilkinsonellus alexsmithi Arias-Penna & Whitfield, 2013 B Male, Wilkinsonellus kogui Arias-Penna & Whitfield, 2013 C Female, Wilkinsonellus panamaensis Arias-Penna & Whitfield, 2013 D Female, Wilkinsonellus corpustriacolor Arias-Penna, Zhang & Whitfield, sp. n. E Female, Wilkinsonellus fijiensis Arias-Penna, Zhang & Whitfield, sp. n. F Female, Wilkinsonellus nescalptura Arias-Penna, Zhang & Whitfield, sp. n.

Figures 1–10.Spathius mexicanus sp. n. (female). 1 Habitus, lateral view 2 Head, dorsal view 3 Head, front view 4 Head and anterior half of mesosoma, lateral view 5 Basal segments of antenna 6 Apical segments of antenna 7 Mesosoma, dorsal view 8 Mesosoma, lateral view 9 Fore tibia 10 Middle tibia.

Figures 5–8.Diachasma dentatum Shirley, Restuccia & Ly head, holotype female. 5 Frontal view showing juxtaposition of mandibles 6 mandible, frontal-oblique view, arrows = flanges on dorsal and ventral margins 7 ventral-posterior view showing widely spaced occipital and hypostomal carinae 8 lateral view showing relative size of eye.

Cheboygan Co., Michigan

Figures 17–22.Hartemita daklaka sp. n., male, holotype. 17 head frontal 18 head dorsal 19 fore wing 20 metanotum dorsal 21 hind tarsal claw 22 hind tibia and tarsus.

Figure 3.Heerz macrophthalma sp. n. (holotype): A habitus, lateral view B head, frontal view C mesosoma, dorsal view D propodeum and basal half of mesosoma, dorsolateral view.

Figure 2.Sesioctonus wayquecha. 2a lateral habitus 2b wings 2c dorsal scutellum and propodeum 2d anterior head 2e dorsal habitus.

Figures 30–33.Diachasmimorpha spp., heads. 30 Diachasmimorpha norrbomi Wharton, sp. n., paratype female, face 31 Diachasmimorpha martinalujai Wharton, sp. n., paratype male, face 32 Diachasmimorpha norrbomi paratype female, lateral view 33 Diachasmimorpha martinalujai, holotype female, face.