Microgaster deductor Nixon, 1968

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L, 2014, Towards the conservation of parasitoid wasp species in Canada: Preliminary assessment of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Biodiversity Data Journal 2, pp. 1067-1067 : 1067

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scientific name

Microgaster deductor Nixon, 1968
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Microgaster deductor Nixon, 1968

Distribution

Figs 17, 18

The distribution and other data about this species was revised and updated recently by Fernandez-Triana 2014. It is of interest because some partial evidence suggests that the species might be shifting towards northern localities, although more study is necessary. Nothing is known about the hosts caterpillars parasitized by this braconid wasp.

Conservation

Assessment using the prioritization criteria developed by COSEWIC. Existing global conservation status: None (species is not listed on Natureserve nor has it been assigned a Canadian national conservation status rank). Canadian population size and trends: No information on population size is available. Threats: Residential and commercial development - low (areas where the species occur in Canada are not heavily populated); Agriculture and aquaculture - unknown; Human intrusions and disturbance - medium; Natural system modifications - high (alteration of the natural areas currently protected would likely extirpate the species from Canada); Invasive and other problematic species and genes - unknown but likely medium; Climate change and severe weather - likely to be high ( Fernandez-Triana 2014). Small extent of occurrence or area of occupancy: Recorded from two localities in Canada. Limiting biological factors: Unknown.

Notes

Materials: see Fernandez-Triana 2014.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Braconidae

Genus

Microgaster