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Issue: Vol. 5453 No. 3: 21 May 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-05-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.3.6
Page range: 387-394
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Leiobracon, a new genus of the subfamily Braconinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from Vietnam

Tay Bac University; Son La city; Son La province; Vietnam
Institute of Ecology & Biological Resources (IEBR); Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology (VAST); 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road; Cau Giay; Ha Noi; Vietnam
Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Postbus 9517; 2300 RA Leiden; Netherlands
Institute of Ecology & Biological Resources (IEBR); Vietnam Academy of Science & Technology (VAST); 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road; Cau Giay; Ha Noi; Vietnam
Hymenoptera Ichneumonoidea Braconinae taxonomy parasitoid wasp Oriental

Abstract

The genus Leiobracon gen. nov. and the type species Leiobracon vietnamicus sp. nov., are described from Vietnam. The new genus differs morphologically from all known braconine genera with bifurcate tarsal claws (Mesobracon group of genera) by having the metasoma smooth, the first metasomal tergite more than 2.6 × longer than wide medially, with its lateral areas largely reduced and without crenulations.

 

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