Synopsis of Australian Calymmochilus Masi (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), description of a new Western Australian species associated with a pseudoscorpion, and review of pseudoscorpion parasites

The recognised Australian species of the eupelmid genus Calymmochilus Masi are reviewed. Diagnoses are presented for all described species and notes provided on eight potential new species, which are not named due to a lack of material and matched sexes. Calymmochilus longbottomi Gibson from Western...

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Published inJournal of natural history Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 329 - 350
Main Authors Austin, A.D., Gibson, G.A.P., Harvey, M.S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.1998
Subjects
Australia
Calymmochilus
Chalcidoidea
Eupelmidae
Garypidae
parasites
Pseudoscorpionida
Synsphyronus
taxonomy
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Summary:The recognised Australian species of the eupelmid genus Calymmochilus Masi are reviewed. Diagnoses are presented for all described species and notes provided on eight potential new species, which are not named due to a lack of material and matched sexes. Calymmochilus longbottomi Gibson from Western Australia, reared from the pseudoscorpion Synsphyronus lathrius Harvey, is described as new, and Eupelmus longifasciatipennis Girault is transferred to Calymmochilus as a result of the previous synonymy of Tasmanastatus Bouček. Information is presented on morphological variation within and between species, their distribution and relationships, as well as a key to all known species, including those which are as yet unnamed. The occurrence of pseudoscorpion parasites (Hymenoptera, Acari and Nematoda) is reviewed, the record of C. longbottomi being highlighted as the first report of a chalcidoid associated with a pseudoscorpion.
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ISSN:0022-2933
1464-5262
DOI:10.1080/00222939800770171