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Taxonomical studies on Oriental Platygastridae (Hymenoptera: Platygastroidea)

14 species new to science are described, viz. Amblyaspis joenssoni, Euxestonotus sabahensis, Leptacis cheyi (all from Malaysia), L. jani (from Laos), L. maliauensis (from Malaysia), L. ongkudoni (from Malaysia), L. pederseni (from Laos), L. reticulaticeps (from Malaysia), L. solodovnikovi, L. vilhel...

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Published in:Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2009, 12(3), , pp.123-132
Main Author: Buhl, Peter Neerup
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Language:English
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Summary:14 species new to science are described, viz. Amblyaspis joenssoni, Euxestonotus sabahensis, Leptacis cheyi (all from Malaysia), L. jani (from Laos), L. maliauensis (from Malaysia), L. ongkudoni (from Malaysia), L. pederseni (from Laos), L. reticulaticeps (from Malaysia), L. solodovnikovi, L. vilhelmseni (both from Laos), Sacespalus viklundi (from Malaysia), Synopeas laosianum (from Laos), S. opaciceps and S. waidii (both from Malaysia). The following species described in Leptacis by Ushakumari, R., Narendran, T.C., 2007. A taxonomic revision of Leptacis Foerster (Hymenoptera: Platygasteridae) of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India 107, 7–32 are transferred to Synopeas: L. aeros, L. alus, L. asiaticus, L. benazeer, L. diversus, L. manii, L. mustus, L. nuperus and L. scaposus. Synopeas saltaense is a nom. nov. for S. intermedius Buhl, 2005 preoccupied by S. intermedius (Ushakumari, R., 2004. Diversity of Platygaster Latreille (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) of Kerala. In Rajmohana, K., Narendran, T.C., Perspectives on biosystematics and biodiversity: Prof. T. C. Narendran commemoration volume. Systematic Entomology Research Scholars Association, University of Calicut, Kozhikode, India, pp. 573–591). New locality records for 20 already known Oriental platygastrid species are given.
ISSN:1226-8615
1876-7990
DOI:10.1016/j.aspen.2009.02.001