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Research Project: Systematics of Beetles, Flies, Moths and Wasps with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Checklists of the Ceraphronoidea, Cynipoidea, Evanioidea, Stephanoidea and Trigonalyoidea (Hymenoptera) of Canada, Alaska and Greenland

Author
item BENNETT,, ANDREW - Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
item Buffington, Matthew
item DEANS, A. - North Carolina State University
item FORSHAGE, M. - The Swedish Museum Of Natural History
item MELIKA, GEORGE - University Of Hungary
item MIKO, ISTVAN - University Of New Hampshire
item SMITH, D. - Retired ARS Employee

Submitted to: Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/9/2024
Publication Date: 11/22/2024
Citation: Bennett,, A.M., Buffington, M.L., Deans, A.R., Forshage, M., Melika, G., Miko, I., Smith, D.R. 2024. Checklists of the Ceraphronoidea, Cynipoidea, Evanioidea, Stephanoidea and Trigonalyoidea (Hymenoptera) of Canada, Alaska and Greenland. Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 97:1163-1220. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.130428.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.97.130428

Interpretive Summary: The Hymenoptera is an order of insects that includes bees, wasps, ants and sawflies. Wasps, in particular, are used by the agricultural sector for controlling pest insect species. However, determining the best species for the job requires careful identification. This paper is a list of what species have been recorded in the neighboring country of Canada. As Canada is a major trading partner with the US, and shares many species with the US, this research is critical to US food security and infrastructure. These wasps attack pests that damage crops, costing Americans hundreds of millions in damage. This research will be used by biocontrol workers and ecologists trying to understand links between these wasps and the environment.

Technical Abstract: Distributional checklists of the extant, described species of five superfamilies of Hymenoptera of Canada, Alaska and Greenland are presented. In total, 286 species in 77 genera in 12 families are recorded: 54 species of Ceraphronoidea, classified in 10 genera in 2 families, 196 species of Cynipoidea in 56 genera in 5 families of Cynipoidea, 30 species in 5 genera in 3 families of Evanioidea, 2 species in 2 genera in 1 family of Stephanoidea and 4 species in 4 genera in 1 family of Trigonalyoidea. Of the reported species, 271 (in 77 genera in 12 families) are listed from Canada, 30 (in 15 genera in 5 families) from Alaska, and 7 (in 5 genera in 2 families) from Greenland. The list includes 8 new generic records for Canada (1 Ceraphronoidea, 6 Cynipoidea and 1 Evanioidea) and 48 new Canadian species records (12 Ceraphronoidea, 34 Cynipoidea and 2 Evanioidea). For each species in Canada, distribution is tabulated by province or territory, except the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is divided into the island of Newfoundland and the region of Labrador. These checklists are compared with previous Nearctic and Palaearctic surveys, checklists and catalogues. Kleidotoma minima Provancher, 1883 (Figitidae) is moved from this genus to Hexacola Förster, 1869 to form H. minimum (Provancher, 1883) comb. nov. Amblynotus slossonae Crawford, 1917 (Figitidae) is moved from Melanips Walker, 1835 to Amphithectus Hartig, 1840 forming A. slossonae (Crawford, 1917) comb. nov.