A New Species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Parasitoid from China of the Invasive Gall Wasp Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Eucalyptus
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Insect Sampling
2.2. Morphology
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Images
2.5. DNA Extraction, Amplification, and Sequencing
2.6. Sequence Alignments and Phylogenetic Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Taxonomy
- 174. Antenna with funicle slightly more slender … first funicular segment 1.5–2.0× as long as broad……………………………………….…………….A. micantulus (Thomson)
- 174a. Antenna. F1 = F2. F3 0.81× as long as F2.Clava 2.5× as long as F3 and 2.2× as long as broad. Gaster 1.2× as long as broad……….……….……….A. micantulus (Thomson)
- - (a). Antenna. F1 = F2. F3 0.88× as long as F2. Clava 2.1× as long as F3 and 2.0× as long as broad. Gaster 1.6× as long as broad……………………Aprostocetus bipolaris sp. nov.
- 110. Spur of mid tibia fully as long as, or even very slightly longer than basitarsus. Antenna. Species associated with Pinus spp………………………………A. micantulus
- -. Spur of mid tibia 0.87–0.90× length of basitarsus in A. aethiops, virtually as long as basitarsus in A. lycidas mostly on deciduous trees or shrubs………….……..A. aethiops
- 110a. Antenna with ventral plaque 0.29 of length of scape. F1 0.54× as long as F2. F2 0.91× as long as F3. F2 = F3. Whorls of F1 reaching level with tip of F3. Ratio between apodemae of aedeagus and aedeagus 2.2: 1. Digitus with 1 spine. Parasitoid of Dasyneura abietiperda Henschel [46] (Domenichini 1966: 39)….A. micantulus (Thomson)
- -. (a) Antenna with ventral plaque 0.33 of length of scape. F1 0.5× as long as F2. F2 0.91× as long as F3. F3 = F4. Whorls of F1 reaching 1/3 basal part of F2. Ratio between apodemae of aedeagus and aedeagus 2.25: 1. Digitus with 1 spine. Parasitoid of Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae)…………..….Aprostocetus bipolaris sp. nov.
- 8. Gaster 4.3–5.3× as long as broad………………….……….…A. (A.) aquaticus Erdoes
- -. Gaster 1.7–4.0× as long as broad…………………….………….……….…….……….9
- 9. The longest cercal seta 1.5× longer than next cercal seta……A. (A.) escherichi Szelyni
- -. The longest cercal seta 2.0× longer than next cercal seta; gaster 1.5–2.7× as long as broad; scutellum 1.15–1.3× as long as broad….……..….………A. (A.) zosimus Walker
- 9a. Antenna female F1 3.0× as long as broad, F2 2.0× as long as broad. Antenna male with ventral plaque 0.6 of length of scape. F1 0.5× as long as F2. F2 = F3 = F4. Whorls of F1 reaching 2/3 basal part of F3. Digitus with 3 spines. Parasitoid of Dasyneura leguminicola Lint (Cecidomyidae)………………………….….…..A. (A.) zosimus Walker
- (a). Antenna female F1 1.9× as long as broad, F2 1.9× as long as broad. Antenna male with ventral plaque 0.33 of length of scape. F1 0.5× as long as F2. F2 0.91× as long as F3. F3 = F4. Whorls of F1 reaching 1/3 basal part of F2. Digitus with 1 spine. Parasitoid of Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae)…...….Aprostocetus bipolaris sp. nov.
3.2. Phylogenetic Analyses
3.3. Biology
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sex | Accession Number | |
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28S | COI | |
Female | PP407495 | PV555247 |
Male | PP407496 | PV555248 |
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Su, J.-H.; Li, Y.-H.; Hu, J.; Qin, Y.; Li, J.; Yefremova, Z.; Zheng, X.-L. A New Species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Parasitoid from China of the Invasive Gall Wasp Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Eucalyptus. Insects 2025, 16, 755. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080755
Su J-H, Li Y-H, Hu J, Qin Y, Li J, Yefremova Z, Zheng X-L. A New Species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Parasitoid from China of the Invasive Gall Wasp Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Eucalyptus. Insects. 2025; 16(8):755. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080755
Chicago/Turabian StyleSu, Jing-Hui, Yuan-Hao Li, Jin Hu, Yan Qin, Jun Li, Zoya Yefremova, and Xia-Lin Zheng. 2025. "A New Species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Parasitoid from China of the Invasive Gall Wasp Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Eucalyptus" Insects 16, no. 8: 755. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080755
APA StyleSu, J.-H., Li, Y.-H., Hu, J., Qin, Y., Li, J., Yefremova, Z., & Zheng, X.-L. (2025). A New Species of Aprostocetus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), a Parasitoid from China of the Invasive Gall Wasp Ophelimus bipolaris (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) on Eucalyptus. Insects, 16(8), 755. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080755