A hymenopterous primary parasite of morabine grasshoppers

Abstract

The grasshoppers of the subfamily Morabinae (Orthoptera: Eumastacidae) are infested by a braconid wasp, the first record of a hymenopterous primary parasite, other than egg parasites, of any grasshopper or locust. The braconid is a distinctive new species of euphorine and is described, with notes on its distribution and life history. Other parasites are briefly noted.