Colastes
Haliday, 1833
Colastes is a of braconid wasps in the Exothecinae, comprising at least 80 described . These are that attack larval stages of various insects across multiple orders. The genus has been documented from the Korean Peninsula, Europe, Asia, and North America. The genus Shawiana has been recently treated as a subgenus of Colastes.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Colastes: //koʊˈlæstiːz//
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Distribution
Korean Peninsula; Tunisia; Europe (widely distributed); Caucasus; Turkey; Iran; Kazakhstan; Russia (European part, Urals, Siberia, Far East, southern Far East); Japan; China (Taiwan); Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Vermont, United States
Host Associations
- Diptera: Agromyzidae - larval
- Diptera: Anthomyiidae (Chirosia histricina) - specific record for C. pubicornis
- Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Elachistidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Eriocraniidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Momphidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Pyralidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Tischeriidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Tortricidae - larval
- Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae - larval
- Coleoptera: Curculionidae - larval
- Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae - larval
Behavior
attacking larval stages of various insects.
Ecological Role
of various insect larvae; contributes to of multiple groups across Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera.
More Details
Taxonomic Note
The Shawiana has been recently treated as a subgenus of Colastes.
Species Diversity
Two new were described from the Korean Peninsula: C. fragiloides sp. nov. and C. semiflavus sp. nov. associations remain unknown for C. dersu, C. fragiloides, and C. interdictus.