DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia
Microgastrinae is a megadiverse subfamily of wasps in the family Braconidae. As parasitoids of caterpillars, members of the subfamily play important roles in regulating native caterpillar populations, and several species are used commercially as biological control agents. The genus Apanteles compris...
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| author | Mollie-Rosae Slater-Baker Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries Katherine J. Oestmann Olivia G. Portmann Tiahni M. Bament Andy G. Howe Michelle T. Guzik Tessa M. Bradford Alana R. McClelland Alice Woodward Sylvia Clarke Nathan Ducker José Fernández-Triana |
| author_facet | Mollie-Rosae Slater-Baker Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries Katherine J. Oestmann Olivia G. Portmann Tiahni M. Bament Andy G. Howe Michelle T. Guzik Tessa M. Bradford Alana R. McClelland Alice Woodward Sylvia Clarke Nathan Ducker José Fernández-Triana |
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| description | Microgastrinae is a megadiverse subfamily of wasps in the family Braconidae. As parasitoids of caterpillars, members of the subfamily play important roles in regulating native caterpillar populations, and several species are used commercially as biological control agents. The genus Apanteles comprises a large portion of total microgastrine diversity, however it has not been studied in Australia for more than 30 years, with only nine described species previously known from the continent. We explore the diversity and systematics of Apanteles in Australia, using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and Wingless (wg) DNA barcodes from more than 400 Australian Apanteles specimens. Using molecular species delimitation in combination with reduced morphological diagnoses, at least 48 distinct molecular lineages of Apanteles are confirmed in Australia, and 34 new species are formally described, all authored by Slater-Baker, Fagan-Jeffries, Fernández-Triana, Portmann & Oestmann: A. adustus, A. aeternus, A. alatomicans, A. allapsus, A. amicalis, A. apollo, A. apricus, A. artemis, A. aurantius, A. auroralis, A. banrock, A. breviflagellarius, A. brockhedgesi, A. cuprum, A. darthvaderi, A. doreenwatlerae, A. ethanbeaveri, A. fenestrinus, A. ferripulvis, A. focusalis, A. hades, A. insulanus, A. kelpiellus, A. lamingtonensis, A. ligdus, A. magicus, A. margaritarius, A. pellucidus, A. phantasmatus, A. pharusalis, A. ramsaris, A. rufiterra, A. sinusulus, and A. translucentis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e4c19bb8b6245e39c62489417da7b862025-08-20T03:12:38ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-02-011227112810.3897/zookeys.1227.130467130467DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in AustraliaMollie-Rosae Slater-Baker0Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries1Katherine J. Oestmann2Olivia G. Portmann3Tiahni M. Bament4Andy G. Howe5Michelle T. Guzik6Tessa M. Bradford7Alana R. McClelland8Alice Woodward9Sylvia Clarke10Nathan Ducker11José Fernández-Triana12The University of AdelaideSouth Australian MuseumThe University of AdelaideThe University of AdelaideThe University of AdelaideUniversity of the Sunshine CoastThe University of AdelaideSouth Australian MuseumThe University of AdelaideMurraylands and Riverland Landscape BoardMurraylands and Riverland Landscape BoardWestern Australian Gould LeagueCanadian National Collection of InsectsMicrogastrinae is a megadiverse subfamily of wasps in the family Braconidae. As parasitoids of caterpillars, members of the subfamily play important roles in regulating native caterpillar populations, and several species are used commercially as biological control agents. The genus Apanteles comprises a large portion of total microgastrine diversity, however it has not been studied in Australia for more than 30 years, with only nine described species previously known from the continent. We explore the diversity and systematics of Apanteles in Australia, using cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and Wingless (wg) DNA barcodes from more than 400 Australian Apanteles specimens. Using molecular species delimitation in combination with reduced morphological diagnoses, at least 48 distinct molecular lineages of Apanteles are confirmed in Australia, and 34 new species are formally described, all authored by Slater-Baker, Fagan-Jeffries, Fernández-Triana, Portmann & Oestmann: A. adustus, A. aeternus, A. alatomicans, A. allapsus, A. amicalis, A. apollo, A. apricus, A. artemis, A. aurantius, A. auroralis, A. banrock, A. breviflagellarius, A. brockhedgesi, A. cuprum, A. darthvaderi, A. doreenwatlerae, A. ethanbeaveri, A. fenestrinus, A. ferripulvis, A. focusalis, A. hades, A. insulanus, A. kelpiellus, A. lamingtonensis, A. ligdus, A. magicus, A. margaritarius, A. pellucidus, A. phantasmatus, A. pharusalis, A. ramsaris, A. rufiterra, A. sinusulus, and A. translucentis.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/130467/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Mollie-Rosae Slater-Baker Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries Katherine J. Oestmann Olivia G. Portmann Tiahni M. Bament Andy G. Howe Michelle T. Guzik Tessa M. Bradford Alana R. McClelland Alice Woodward Sylvia Clarke Nathan Ducker José Fernández-Triana DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia ZooKeys |
| title | DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia |
| title_full | DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia |
| title_fullStr | DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia |
| title_short | DNA barcoding, integrative taxonomy, citizen science, and Bush Blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of Apanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Australia |
| title_sort | dna barcoding integrative taxonomy citizen science and bush blitz surveys combine to reveal 34 new species of apanteles hymenoptera braconidae microgastrinae in australia |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/130467/download/pdf/ |
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