2008/08/22 by Robert A. Wharton, Karl A. Roeder, Matthew Yoder · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Fossil Insects in Amber #Plant and animal studies
paper · doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1855.1.1
openalex publication_date 2008/08/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Westwoodia (Ichneumonidae: Ctenopelmatinae) is an Australian endemic heretofore known from only two described species. Three additional species are described here: Westwoodia gauldi Wharton and Roeder, n. sp. and W. romani Wharton and Roeder, n. sp., both from southeastern Australia, and W. rodmani Wharton and Roeder, n. sp. from western Australia. A neotype is designated for W. ruficeps, following a detailed morphological comparison of topotypic material from Tasmania with populations from mainland Australia. New host records are provided; known hosts all belong to the Perginae (Hymenoptera: Pergidae). A phylogenetic analysis of relationships among species is presented along with a key to species. Species richness is greatest in southeastern Australia, which may simply represent a collecting bias.