Table 2.
Species-groups of Apanteles in Mesoamerica, in alphabetical order. # of Spp: Total number of species currently within a group. Lepidoptera host families: “?” Unknown; for the carpatus group “??” refers to a mix of old and questionable references including nine different families (Gelechiidae, Lasiocampidae, Lecithoceridae, Lymantriidae, Pyralidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae, Zygaenidae). Larvae: S–wasp larvae solitary; S?–wasp larvae strongly suspected to be solitary but not conclusive evidence; G–wasp larvae gregarious. ?–Unknown. In cases where a species-group has both solitary and gregarious larvae, the most common occurrence is indicated first. MOR, DNA, BIO: degree of group support by morphological (MOR), molecular (DNA), and biological (BIO) data. “+” Strong support, “-”No support, “P” Partial support, “?” Unknown.
| Species-group | # of Spp | Lepidoptera host families | Larvae | MOR | DNA | B IO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adelinamoralesae | 19 | Elachistidae, Pyralidae | G, S | + | + | + |
| adrianachavarriae | 9 | Attevidae, Crambidae, Elachistidae, Tortricididae | S, G | P | P | P |
| adrianaguilarae | 3 | Tortricidae | G | + | + | + |
| alejandromorai | 13 | Elachistidae, Gelechiidae | S | + | + | + |
| anabellecordobae | 14 | Hesperiidae | G, S | + | + | + |
| anamarencoae | 2 | Elachistidae, Oecophoridae, Tortricidae | S | + | - | - |
| arielopezi | 2 | Elachistidae, Tortricidae | G | + | + | ? |
| ater | 9 | Crambidae, Pyralidae | S | - | - | ? |
| bernyapui | 4 | Crambidae, Elachistidae, Gelechiidae, Noctuidae | S | + | + | ? |
| bienvenidachavarriae | 3 | Elachistidae | S | + | P | + |
| calixtomoragai | 3 | Hesperiidae | S | + | + | + |
| carlosguadamuzi | 6 | Choreutidae, Crambidae, Gelechiidae, Elachistidae | G, S | + | + | ? |
| carlosrodriguezi | 3 | Elachistidae, Choreutidae, Crambidae | G, S | + | P | P |
| carloszunigai | 2 | ? | ? | + | + | ? |
| carpatus | 5 | ?? | G | + | + | ? |
| coffeellae | 4 | Gracillariidae, Lyonetiidae | S? | P | - | ? |
| diatraeae | 3 | Crambidae | G | + | + | + |
| dickyui | 2 | ? | ? | + | + | ? |
| erickduartei | 5 | Crambidae | S | + | + | + |
| glenriverai | 2 | Pyralidae | G | + | + | + |
| guadaluperodriguezae | 2 | Crambidae | G | + | - | + |
| humbertolopezi | 2 | Elachistidae | S | + | - | ? |
| isidrochaconi | 2 | ? | ? | + | + | ? |
| javierobandoi | 2 | Choreutidae | S | + | - | ? |
| Joserasi | 2 | Hesperiidae | S | + | + | + |
| keineraragoni | 2 | Crambidae, Riodinidae | G, S | + | - | - |
| Leucostigmus | 39 | Hesperiidae | G | + | + | + |
| marisolnavarroae | 2 | Pyralidae | S | + | + | + |
| megathymi | 2 | Hesperiidae | G | + | ? | - |
| paranthrenidis | 4 | Pyralidae, Crambidae, Gelechiidae, Noctuidae, Sesiidae | S, G | + | ? | - |
| ronaldgutierrezi | 2 | Choreutidae | S | + | P | ? |
| Samarshalli | 2 | ? | ? | + | + | ? |