New records of Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983 (Hymenoptera: Orussidae) represent a significant western range expansion.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Orussus minutus is an uncommonly collected parasitoid sawfly known from the eastern United States.

New information

We report specimens Orussus minutus Middlekauff, 1983, from Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, and Manitoba, which represent new state and province records and significantly expand the known range of the species west from previous records; provide collection information for unpublished specimens housed in the United States National Museum collection, which includes new state records for West Virginia and Michigan; and report two specimens housed in the Biological Museum at Lund University that represent new state records for Connecticut.

SUBMITTER: Skvarla MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4568401 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature