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Meteorus rubens

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Species of wasp

Meteorus rubens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Meteorus
Species: M. rubens
Binomial name
Meteorus rubens
(Nees, 1811)
Synonyms

Meteorus leviventris (Wesmael, 1835)

Meteorus rubens is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae which attacks significant crop pests including the black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon. The wasps have been shown to be easily collected through the use of traps baited with mustard oils. They have been shown to carry Rioviridae RNA viruses, one of only a few parasitoids to carry them.

References

  1. Stigenberg, Julia; Ronquist, Fredrik (2011). "Revision of the Western Palearctic Meteorini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), with a molecular characterization of hidden Fennoscandian species diversity". Zootaxa. 3084: 1–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3084.1.1. ISSN 1175-5326. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  2. Quicke, Donald (22 December 2014). The Braconid and Ichneumonid Parasitoid Wasps: Biology, Systematics. Wiley and Sons. ISBN 9781118907054.
  3. Renault, Sylvaine (2012). "RNA Viruses in Parasitoid Wasps". Parasitoid Viruses Symbionts and Pathogens.
  4. Pivnick, Kenneth (September 1993). "Response of Meteorus leviventris, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to mustard oils in field trapping experiments". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 19 (9): 2075–2079. doi:10.1007/bf00983809. PMID 24249381. S2CID 19244165.
  5. Beckage, Nancy (2011). Parasitoid Viruses: Symbionts and Pathogens. p. 194.
Taxon identifiers
Meteorus rubens


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