Wroughtonia brevicarinata is a species of parasitoid wasp native to the Guizhou and Yunnan provinces of China. The female body is 8.2 millimeters long, with 7.3 millimeter forewings. The ovipositor, when fully extended, measures 5.5 millimeters long. General coloration is black, however, the first tergite is yellow. The fore and mid legs are also yellow, while the hind pair are reddish-brown and whitish-yellow. The antennae are dark brown, with a whitish-yellow stripe between the 11th and 15th flagellomeres No males of the species have been observed to date. The species name is derived from Latin brevi, meaning "short" and carinata, the word for "carina". This literally means that the species has a short dorsal carinae as part of the first tergite.[1][2][3]
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References
edit- ^ Yan, Cheng-jin; He, Jun-hua; Chen, Xue-xin (1 September 2014). "The discovery of the genus Spasskia Belokobylskij, 1989 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in China, with description of a new species" (PDF). Journal of Insect Science. 14 (119). Entomological Society of America: 119. doi:10.1093/jis/14.1.119. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 4222300. PMID 25368063. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "New Parasitoid Wasp Species Found in China". Entomology Today. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Khuat Dang, Long; Khuat Dang, Long; Achterberg, C. van; Carpenter, James M.; Nguyen, Thi Oanh (2020). Review of the genus Wroughtonia Cameron, 1899 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Helconinae), with the description of 12 new species from Vietnam. New York, NY: American Museum of Natural History.
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