Nine new species of Dimophora from Australia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new insights on the distribution of a poorly known genus of parasitoid wasps

Klopfstein, Seraina (2016). Nine new species of Dimophora from Australia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): new insights on the distribution of a poorly known genus of parasitoid wasps. Austral Entomology, 55(2), pp. 185-207. Wiley 10.1111/aen.12166

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Parasitoid wasps fulfil a vital role in all terrestrial ecosystems as natural enemies of spiders and insects, including many agricultural pests. Despite their value in biological control, even the most basic knowledge of species diversity is missing for large parts of the world, including Australia. The ichneumonid genus Dimophora (Cremastinae) was previously known from eight extant species that, with the exception of the Neotropical Dimophora daschi Gauld, were all believed to occur only in the Northern Hemisphere. Here, 11 species of this genus are reported for the first time from Australia, nine of which are described as new (D. biquadra n. sp., D. diabolica n. sp., D. kentmartini n. sp., D. lutulenta n. sp., D. migrosi n. sp., D. ocellata n. sp., D. ryhsi n. sp., D. ruficollis n. sp. and D. turista n. sp.). The two remaining species, D. nitens (Gravenhorst) and D. evanialis (Gravenhorst), also occur in the Holarctic region; their presence in Australia might thus reflect recent invasions. However, as the current study illustrates, our knowledge of ichneumonid diversity is far too patchy in most regions of the world to draw sound conclusions about biogeographical patterns. Phylogenetic analyses are needed to decide whether the surprisingly high diversity of Dimophora in Australia is due to a recent radiation, if it indicates that this is its centre of origin, or if it simply reflects a relict distribution of the genus. In any case, the doubling of the number of species of this rare genus demonstrates the need for taxonomic studies on parasitoid wasps in Australia.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE)
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Community Ecology [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Klopfstein, Seraina

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)
500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)

ISSN:

2052-1758

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Seraina Klopfstein

Date Deposited:

12 Jul 2017 15:23

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:04

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/aen.12166

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.98205

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/98205

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