02219nas a2200229 4500008004100000245021700041210006900258520138000327653001301707653001501720653002001735653001201755653000801767653001401775653001401789100001901803700002401822700001501846700002001861700001801881856009001899 2019 eng d00aRevision of the endemic New Zealand braconid wasp genus Metaspathius: new subfamily placement, and descriptions of four new species including three with fully winged females (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae)0 aRevision of the endemic New Zealand braconid wasp genus Metaspat3 a

The endemic New Zealand cyclostome braconid wasp genus Metaspathius Brues, which was previously only known from a single specimen, an apterous female, is revised. Four new species, including three with fully winged females, are described and illustrated: Metaspathius chathamicus Ward, sp. nov.; M. hemipterus Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; M. kuscheli Ward & Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; and M. sharkeyi Quicke & Butcher, sp. nov. Metaspathius apterus Brues is illustrated. The first host record for the genus is provided: Metaspathius kuscheli sp. nov. is recorded as a larval parasitoid of the New Zealand endemic weevil Phrynixus astutus Pascoe, 1876 (Curculionidae). DNA sequence data (CO1 and 28S) for two of the species are included in an analysis of a broad range of cyclostome Braconidae with emphasis on basal taxa. The results show that Metaspathius belongs to a clade restricted to New Zealand within the heterogeneous basal subfamily Mesostoinae van Achterberg, 1975. A revised morphological diagnosis of the Mesostoinae is presented in the light of the discovery that Metaspathius is a member. The relationships of the Maxfischeriinae are discussed in the light of molecular findings.

10aapterous10aBraconidae10aChatham Islands10aendemic10akey10aPhrynixus10aphylogeny1 aQuicke, D.L.J.1 aBelokobylskij, S.A.1 aWard, D.F.1 aHerbert, P.D.N.1 aButcher, B.A. uhttp://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:512AD512-5F2A-44C8- 9951-AD739995C10C01209nas a2200217 4500008004100000245010800041210006900149300001200218490000900230520055100239653001500790653001500805653001400820653001600834653001800850653001700868653001800885100001900903700001800922856005100940 2015 eng d00aPreembobracon gen. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae: Ypsistocerini: Embobraconina) from Brazil0 aPreembobracon gen nov Hymenoptera Braconidae Doryctinae Ypsistoc a275-2800 v40003 a

Preembobracon zaldivarriveroni gen et sp. nov. from Brazil is described and illustrated. It belongs to the poorly known tribe Ypsistocerini for which biology, is only partly known and then only for the genera of nominal subtribe which are both associated with termite colonies. Preembobracon displays both derived and plesiomorphic character states relative to Embobracon the only other genus of its tribe, and its position in relation to the other genera discussed. Its biology is unknown.

10aDoryctinae10amorphology10anew genus10anew species10aPreembobracon10atermitophily10aYpsistocerini1 aQuicke, D.L.J.1 aButcher, B.A. uhttps://doryctinaekey.myspecies.info/node/1890