Aphaereta ceratitivora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ichneumonoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Ichneumonoidea

Familia: Braconidae
Subfamilia: Alysiinae
Tribus: Alysiini
Genus: Aphaereta
Species: Aphaereta ceratitivora

Name

• Aphaereta ceratitivora van Achterberg & Oliveira in van Achterberg, Teixeira & Oliveira, 2012

Holotype: RMNH, ♀.

Type locality: “Portugal: Azores, Ponta Delgada, reared in lab., summer 2010, L. Oliviera, RMNH’ 11”, “ex Ceratitis capitata (Wied.)”.

Etymology: From the generic name of its host (Ceratites) and “voro” (Latin for “devour”), because it is devouring this host.

Primary references

• Achterberg, K. van; Teixeira, T.; Oliveira, L. 2012: Aphaereta ceratitivora sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new parasitoid of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera, Tephritidae) from the Azores. ZooKeys 222: 1-9. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.222.3618 Reference page.