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Issue: Vol. 5463 No. 2: 5 Jun. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-06-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5463.2.2
Page range: 201-214
Abstract views: 81
PDF downloaded: 2

A new species-group in Calliscelio Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) takes shape

University Al. I. Cuza; Faculty of Biology; Carol I Avenue; No. 11; Iași; 700506 Romania
Department of Entomology; Jahrom Branch; Islamic Azad University; Jahrom; Iran
Department of Entomology; Marvdasht Branch; Islamic Azad University; Marvdasht; Iran
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology and National Museums of Kenya; Nairobi; Kenya; US National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution; Washington DC USA
Florida State Collection of Arthropods; Division of Plant Industry; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Gainesville; FL; USA
Hymenoptera wasp parasitoid taxonomy Iran Kenya Malaise trap

Abstract

Two new species of Calliscelio Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) are described: C. safavii Popovici & Talamas, sp. nov. from Iran and C. rungu Talamas & Copeland, sp. nov. from Kenya. Bidentate mandibles are found in both species, a rare condition for Calliscelio that is also known from two other species in Africa, C. erana (Nixon) and C. aphrodite (Nixon). Furthermore, C. rungu has two characters that are unique within Calliscelio: a frontal ledge and broad, colorful setae on the dorsal head and mesosoma.

 

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