Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson, 1932

Rousse, Pascal & Gupta, Ankita, 2013, Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) of Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local species, including 18 new taxa and a key to species, Zootaxa 3616 (6), pp. 501-547 : 510

Apanteles galleriae Wilkinson, 1932

( Figs 5 g–h)

Diagnosis. Propodeum with costulae hardly discernable among rugosities. Pterostigma enlarged, 0.5x wider than long. Hind coxa dark reddish. Female with flagellomere 15 quadrate. Ovipositor sheath about as long as hind tibia.

Description. cf. Nixon, 1976: 702 for details.

Host records. Achroia grisella (Fab.) , Galleria mellonella L. and Vitula edmansii (Packard) ( Lepidoptera : Pyralidae ).

Distribution records. Europa, Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Far East, New Zealand and Argentina. Reunion (new record).

Material examined. 1Ƥ St Leu / Colimaçons, alt. 260m, I.2011, leg. Cirad; 1Ƥ St Pierre / Bassin Martin, alt. 290m, XII.2010, leg. Cirad; 1Ƥ La Possession / Grande Chaloupe, alt. 30m, V.2009, leg. IDR (light trap); 1Ƥ St Pierre / Bassin Plat, alt. 190m, IV.2007, leg. Cirad; 1Ƥ 13 (CBGP 11755) St Denis, III.1992, ex Galleria mellonella , leg. Cirad.

Figures

FIGURE 5. Apanteles spp. a: A. nigrofemoratus Granger, female, habitus; b: A. nigrofemoratus, fore wing; c: A. nigrofemoratus, propodeum (KOH treated). d: A. nigrofemoratus, propodeum and tergum 1; e: A. bordagei Giard, female, habitus; f. A. bordagei, propodeum; g: A. galleriae Wilkinson, female, habitus; h: A. galleriae, propodeum.