Distatrix carolinae Fernandez-Triana , 2010

Fernandez-Triana, Jose L, 2014, Towards the conservation of parasitoid wasp species in Canada: Preliminary assessment of Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), Biodiversity Data Journal 2, pp. 1067-1067 : 1067

Distatrix carolinae Fernandez-Triana, 2010

Materials

Type status: Holotype. Occurrence: recordedBy: Jose Fernandez-Triana; individualCount: 1; sex: female; Location: country: Canada; stateProvince: Quebec; verbatimLocality: Old Chelsea, Gatineau Park, Summit of King Mountain; verbatimLatitude: 45°29'16" N; verbatimLongitude: 75°51'52" W; Event: eventDate: 26.vi.1977; Record Level: institutionCode: CNC

Distribution

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This species was described from a single female from Canada (Quebec, Gatinaeu Park, Old Chelsea, Summit of King Mountain, holotype deposited in the CNC) ( Fernandez-Triana 2010). So far this is the only known locality of Distatrix carolinae (100% of the global range of the species), and it also represents the northernmost record of the genus Distatrix .

Conservation

Assessment using the prioritization criteria developed by COSEWIC. Existing global conservation status: None (species is not listed on Natureserve nor has it been assigned a Canadian national conservation status rank). Canadian population size and trends: No information on population size is available. Threats: Residential and commercial development - low (the single area where the species occurs in Canada has some degree of protection); Agriculture and aquaculture - low; Human intrusions and disturbance - high (the park where the species occurs has a relative heavy load of visitors); Natural system modifications - high (alteration of the natural area currently protected would likely extirpate the species from Canada); Invasive and other problematic species and genes - unknown but likely medium; Climate change and severe weather - unknown but likely to be high. Small extent of occurrence or area of occupancy: Recorded from one locality in Canada (the only locality known for the species). Limiting biological factors: Unknown.