TY - JOUR T1 - Rhyukyuspathius, a new peculiar genus of the tribe Spathiini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Japan. JF - Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) Y1 - 2008 DO - 10.3161/000345408X396693 A1 - S.A. Belokobylskij SP - 761 EP - 766 KW - Braconidae KW - Doryctinae KW - Hymenoptera KW - new genus and species KW - parasitoids KW - Ryukyu Islands AB -

A new genus from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan belonging to the braconid wasp subfamily Doryctinae, Ryukyuspathius gen. nov., with its type species, R. spinifer sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The position of this genus in the tribe Spathiini sensu stricto and its morphological similarities with other genera are discussed.

VL - 58(4) ER -