The genus Spathius Nees (Hymenoptera,Braconidae, Doryctinae) in Mexico: occurrence of a highly diverse Old World taxon in the Neotropics |
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| Authors: | Sergey A Belokobylskij Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón |
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| Institution: | 1.Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg 199034, Russia ;2.Museum and Institute of Zoology PAN, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warsaw, Poland ;3.Colección Nacional de Insectos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 3er. circuito exterior s/n, Cd. Universitaria, Copilco, Coyoacán, A. P. 70–233, C. P. 04510., D. F., México |
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| Abstract: | Two new species of the parasitoid wasp genus Spathius Nees (Braconidae: Doryctinae) from Mexico, S. mexicanus
sp. n. and S. chamelae
sp. n., are described and illustrated. These represent the second and third described species of this highly diverse Old World genus in the Neotropics, and the first described species recorded for the Mexican territory. |
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| Keywords: | Ectoparasitoid Central America Ichneumonoidea taxonomy new species |
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