Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00268
Heterospilus baeticatus
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About Heterospilus baeticatus
Heterospilus baeticatus is a parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larvae.
Ecology and introduction history
Heterospilus baeticatus is a parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larvae. Its ecological association is therefore with insects developing inside woody material, rather than direct feeding on the wood itself. A Kauaʻi specimen was collected along Kōkeʻe Road. It is treated as an accidental introduction. The record does not identify the beetle host of that specimen, and should not be extended to every native longhorn beetle.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Kauaʻi specimen from Kōkeʻe Road; parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larvae.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Heterospilus baeticatus
- Family
- Braconidae
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Heterospilus baeticatus is a parasitoid of wood-boring beetle larvae.