Jannya pasargadae

Jannya pasargadae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Braconidae
Genus: Jannya
Species:
J. pasargadae
Binomial name
Jannya pasargadae
Gadelha & Shimbori, 2024

Jannya pasargadae is a species of parasitoid wasp in the family Braconidae. It can be found in Amazonas, northern Brazil.

Description

The species was the first to be described in the genus in around thirty years and was also the first described from Brazil. It was described based on two specimens, a male and a female. The female is the holotype. The female measured 1.6 mm (in) and the male measured 1.7 mm, which is about 1/16”. Overall, they are dark brown in coloration. The male is slightly darker than the female. It is morphologically similar to J. nigriceps.

Etymology

The specific epithet "pasargadae" is derived from the type locality, Aprisco Pasárgada.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shimbori, Eduardo M.; Castañeda-Osorio, Rubén; Jasso-Martínez, Jovana M.; Penteado-Dias, Angélica M.; Gadelha, Sian S.; Brady, Seán G.; Quicke, Donald L. J.; Kula, Robert R.; Zaldívar-Riverón, Alejandro (2024-08-08). Austin, Andy (ed.). "UCE-based phylogenomics of the lepidopteran endoparasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) unveils a new Neotropical tribe". Invertebrate Systematics. 38 (8): 11–13. doi:10.1071/IS24040. ISSN 1445-5226. PMID 39116275.
  2. ↑ Achterberg, van (1995). Generic revision of the subfamily Betylobraconinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and other groups with modified fore tarsus. Zoologische verhandelingen. Leiden: Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum. ISBN 90-73239-38-9. ISSN 0024-1652.