A new micropterous species of the genus Spathius Nees (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Doryctinae) from the North Eastern Himalayas, India

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2020
Authors:A. P. Ranjith, Belokobylskij, S. A., Priyadarsanan, D. R., Aswaj, P., Nasser, M.
Keywords:description, illustration, key, micropterous, Mizoram, new species, Winkler trap
Abstract:

Worldwide species of the genus Spathius Nees with reduced wings are reviewed. A new micropterous species, Spathius himalayicus Ranjith et Belokobylskij, sp. nov. from Northeast India is described and illustrated. A key to all known brachypterous, micropterous and apterous Spathius species is provided. Images of seven species not previously imaged, viz., S. apotanus Wilkinson, 1931, S. canariensis Hedqvist, 1976, S. critolaus Nixon, 1939, S. cursor Wilkinson, 1931, S. maderi Fahringer, 1930, S. pedestris Wesmael, 1838 and S. turneri Nixon, 1943, are provided.

URL:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F8EC8D95-5BFD-49B0-9E23-C8D21A7F8731
DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4763.1.1
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