Revision of Paranastatus Masi (Eupelmidae,Eupelminae) with descriptions of four new species |
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| Authors: | Melanie L. Scallion Gary A.P. Gibson Barbara J. Sharanowski |
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| Affiliation: | 1.University of Manitoba, 214 Animal Science Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2;2.Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6 |
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| Abstract: | Paranastatus Masi, 1917 (Eupelmidae, Eupelminae) was originally described based on two species from Seychelles: Paranastatusegregius and Paranastatusviolaceus. Eady (1956) subsequently described Paranastatusnigriscutellatus and Paranastatusverticalis from Fiji. Here, four new species of Paranastatus are described: Paranastatusbellus Scallion, sp. n. and Paranastatuspilosus Scallion, sp. n. from Indonesia, and Paranastatushalko Scallion, sp. n. and Paranastatusparkeri Scallion, sp. n. from Fiji. A key to all Paranastatus species based on females is included and lectotypes are designated for Paranastatusegregius and Paranastatusviolaceus. Finally, previously unobserved colour variation from newly collected material of Paranastatusverticalis, distribution patterns of species, and possibilities for future research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | taxon-name" > genus" >Graeffea species" >crouanii, taxon-name" > genus" >Anastatus, South Pacific, Indian Ocean, dispersal mechanisms, biodiversity, lectotye designation, identification key |
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