Ibalia Explained

Ibalia is a genus of ibaliid wasps in the family Ibaliidae. There are about 14 described species in Ibalia. All species are parasitoids of Siricidae species, which they seek out by detecting volatiles emitted by the fungi Siricidae larvae feed on, Amylostereum.^[1]

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Ibalia:

• Ibalia anceps Say, 1824
• Ibalia aprilina Kerrich, 1973
• Ibalia arizonica Liu & Nordlander, 1992
• Ibalia hunanica Liu & Nordlander, 1994
• Ibalia jakowlewi Jacobson, 1899
• Ibalia japonica Matsumura, 1912
• Ibalia kirki Liu & Nordlander, 1992
• Ibalia leucospoides (Hochenwarth, 1785)
• Ibalia mirabilis Yasumatsu, 1941
• Ibalia montana Cresson, 1879
• Ibalia ornata Belizin, 1968
• Ibalia ruficollis Cameron, 1884
• Ibalia rufipes Cresson, 1879
• † Ibalia electra Engel & Liu, 2012

Further reading

• Phylogeny, classification and evolution of the Cynipoidea. 1999. Ronquist . Fredrik. Zoologica Scripta. 28. 1–2. 139–164. 10.1046/j.1463-6409.1999.00022.x. 86539477.

Notes and References

1. Coyle . David R. . Gandhi . Kamal J. K. . The Ecology, Behavior, and Biological Control Potential of Hymenopteran Parasitoids of Woodwasps (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in North America . Environmental Entomology . 1 August 2012 . 41 . 4 . 731–749 . 10.1603/EN11280. 84215371 .