The rare beetle egg parasitoid Platystasius transversus (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae: Sceliotrachelinae), a new genus and species record for Germany

Authors

Jessica Awad, State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, GermanyFollow
Cristina Vasilița, tate Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Germany
Lars Krogmann, tate Museum of Natural History Stuttgart, Germany

ORCID IDs

Cristina Vasilița 0000-0003-0140-3859

Lars Krogmann 0000-0002-3724-1735

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

9-24-2021

Citation

Awad J, Vasilița C, Krogmann L. 2021. The rare beetle egg parasitoid Platystasius transversus (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae: Sceliotrachelinae), a new genus and species record for Germany. Insecta Mundi 0886: 1–5.

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Published on September 24, 2021 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.

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Abstract

Platystasius transversus (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) is a rarely collected egg parasitoid of Leptura aurulenta Fabricius (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Four female specimens were found in Germany, a new country record for the genus and species. Illustrations, DNA barcodes, and an updated distribution are provided. We review its taxonomic history, biology, and ecological associations.